Your Questions About Human Physiology And Anatomy Books

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The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Anatomy and Physiology and Shaum’s Easy Outlines Human Anatomy and Physiology Crash Course..Both are beginner books

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You can try Amazon. If you are looking for a deal try craigslist.org. That’s where I purchase all of my books for school.

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I don’t know which book you are referring to specifically, but I have found most international editions of text books pretty much are the same as their american counterparts.

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My instructors said there isn’t much difference but they would not be responsible for information missing from the 7th edition to the 8th, but you can ask.com, yahoo ask or whatever your preference is for any information missing. I don’t think it’s a big deal though. But I’m not telling you that you won’t need it, that decision is up to you.

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Anatomy and Physiology will be basically the same regardless of author; the only difference will be the style of presentation. Newer editions usually have better layouts and add very helpful visual aids and tables. Some Anatomy books (usually the older ones) use different names for the same structure so the terminologies might confuse you a little bit initially when they start teaching it in class. It would be nice if you can borrow a copy of the actual textbooks that your college uses, browse it, then compare it to what you have. If it’s a close match, then go ahead and do an advance reading. If you can get ahold of a course outline that will also assist you on which parts you’re required to read.

Many of the popular Anatomy and Physiology books also have ‘baby’ editions; these are pocketbook-sized summaries of the actual textbook. Not as detailed but they give a good overview of each chapter in the ‘mother’ textbook. See if the textbooks your class uses have baby editions.

Anatomy is pure memorization. Many people have a tough time memorizing muscles, nerves, bones, and circulatory system. The head and neck part are pretty intricate. I suggest that you have an Anatomy Atlas in front of you so you’ll know spot on what the textbook is describing. Atlas of Human Anatomy by F. Netter and Grant’s Atlas of Anatomy are excellent.

Physiology is all about the why’s so a book’s degree of understandability lies on the author’s talent. Potentially tough areas are metabolism and cardiovascular.

As much as possible, integrate Anatomy and Physiology as you go along. It’s like knowing how to take good care of your car. Know the parts and how they work, so that if one time you hear a funny sound, you’ll know exactly where to look. =) Good luck!