- UPDATED!! Clear, concise, and informative color illustrations enable you to better interpret the text. - MORE Functional/Clinical Notes highlight the applications and importance of the material. - MORE Analyses of Activities and Associated Movements boxes help you apply the anatomical information on movements and muscles to everyday life. - EXPANDED information on surface anatomy describes palpable structures and how to "visualize anatomy through the skin. - MORE Review Questions and Exercises are provided at the end of each chapter to enhance your level of comprehension.

Logically blending regional and systemic coverage of anatomy, this classic resource integrates material for a complete overview of the subject. An easy-to-read narrative style combines with numerous quick-reference tables and clear illustrations to support the text. Functional and clinical information is correlated with anatomical material in Functional/Clinical Notes boxes that offer analyses of everyday activities and associated movements, information on nerve lesions, and study questions and exercises. While focusing primarily on the musculoskeletal system of the limbs and back, this text also provides well-rounded coverage of the entire body with relevant information on the head and neck, thorax, and abdomen and pelvis. Provides detailed coverage of the musculoskeletal system of the limbs and back, as well as relevant information on the head and neck, thorax, and abdomen and pelvis. Anatomical information is described in a flowing, easy-to-read style of presentation. Abundant tables on muscles, nerves, as well as clear, concise, and informative illustrations, condense and clarify important concepts for easy reference. Complete discussions of specific joint movements and the muscles involved are provided following anatomical information on individual muscles, joints, and other structures within an area, to help unify related information. Sections on surface anatomy describe palpable structures that can be recognized by combining the sense of touch with anatomical knowledge, providing the reader with a means of "visualizing" anatomy during patient examination. The glossary provides a quick reference for essential terms related to the material in the text. Clear, concise, informative illustrations-some enhanced with a second color-provide excellent visual support for the text and enable the reader to better interpret the anatomical material. Content has been revised and edited to focus on clarity and readability. Functional and clinical information is highlighted in specific Functional/Clinical Notes boxes to support the anatomical content, with analyses of activities, associated movements, and review questions and exercises. Sections on analyses of everyday activities have been modified and renamed Analyses of Activities and Associated Movements, featuring twice as many additional activities as the last edition-designed to bring together and apply the anatomical information presented in the text. Numerous questions have been modified and new questions and exercises have been added in sections now called Review Questions and Exercises. Terminology has been revised to conform to the latest international anatomical nomenclature. Numerous figures have been enhanced with color and many new illustrations have been added, including several that support functional and clinical aspects of the text.

First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.

"'Irmgard Bartenieff has a profound knowledge of the human body and how it moves. I am delighted that this will now be made available to many more people.'." -- George Balanchine of Director, New York City Ballet "'Irmgard Bartenieff's pioneering work in the multiple applications of Labananalysis has had a transforming influence on many areas of movement training. Her careful and detailed development of the spatial principles into active corrective work has illuminated and altered the training of people as varied as dancers, choreographers, physical therapists, movement and dance therapists, and psychotherapists. Anthropologists and non-verbal communication researchers have found their world view necessarily altered by her fundamental innovations. The field of body/mind work will need to adapt to include her clear working through of basic principles.'." -- Kayla Kazahn Zalk of President, American Dance Guild

The Illustrated Guide to Functional Anatomy of the Musculoskeletal System, a new text from the American Medical Association, is designed to familiarize you quickly with musculoskeletal function and will help you: understand and evaluate normal functional anatomy; ascertain how deviation from normal function causes impairment; and quickly determine how the body works through an abundant number of illustrations (nearly twice the number of illustrations than similar resources). The text also uses colored line drawings to thoughtfully show function with clear, concise text from an expert educator and provides balanced, thorough coverage of the entire body with relevant information on the head and neck, thorax, abdomen, and pelvis. Logically integrating regional and systemic coverage of anatomy, this new resource offers a complete overview of the subject. The illustrations were developed with you in mind to quickly elicit meaningful diagnostic studies and appropriate therapeutic approaches. The text is well suited for independent study as well as for use in conjunction with structured courses.