The Pocket Atlas of Human Anatomy, Revised Edition: A Reference for Students of Physical Therapy, Medicine, Sports, and Bodywork

by Chris Jarmey

Overview

Revised and updated: a user-friendly illustrated guide to human anatomy, written for students and practitioners.

This concise, pocket-sized guide is a full-color on-the-go reference for students and practitioners of anatomy, massage, physical therapy, chiropractics, medicine, nursing, and physiotherapy. This second edition is more comprehensive, and now includes the skin, and the cardiovascular system, and more.

Chapters 1 through 7 explain anatomical orientation, tissues, bones, the axial and appendicular skeletons, joints, and skeletal muscles and fascia. Subsequent chapters detail the four major muscle groups with composite illustrations of each region’s deep and superficial muscles in both anterior and posterior views. Color tables show each muscle’s origin, insertion, innervation, and action.

A final chapter by Thomas W. Myers outlines myofascial meridians, presenting a map of fascial tracks and illustrating how they wind longitudinally through series of muscles. This new approach to structural patterning has far-reaching implications for effective movement training and manual therapy treatment.

Three appendices illustrate cutaneous nerve supply and dermatomes (Appendix 1), the major skeletal muscles (Appendix 2), including detailed charts of the main muscles involved in movement, and the remaining body systems (Appendix 3).

“Impressive artwork throughout—far better than many of the current textbooks.”—Dr. Robert Whitaker, MA MD MChir FRCS FMAA, Anatomist, University of Cambridge, author of Instant Anatomy, Fifth Edition and A Visual Guide to Clinical Anatomy (Wiley-Blackwell)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781623177348
Publisher:	North Atlantic Books
Publication date:	03/01/2022
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	284,915
Product dimensions:	4.50(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

The late Chris Jarmey, MCSP DS MRSS, qualified as a chartered physiotherapist in 1979, and subsequently taught body mechanics, bodywork therapy, and anatomy extensively throughout Europe for more than 30 years. He was the author of several best-selling books, including The Concise Book of Muscles, Fourth Edition, also published by North Atlantic Books.

Contributor Thomas W. Myers is the author of Anatomy Trains, Fourth Edition (2020 Elsevier) and a number of online learning programs available at www.anatomytrains.com.

Table of Contents

Foreword 5

A Note About Peripheral Nerve Supply 7

1 Anatomical Terms 9

Positions 9

Regions 12

Planes 13

Movements 14

2 Tissues 19

Connective Tissue 19

Muscle Tissue 23

3 Bones 25

Bone Development and Growth 25

Cartilage 26

Functions of Bones 29

Types of Bone-According to Density 30

Types of Bone-According to Shape 32

Components of a Long Bone 34

Bone Markings 37

4 The Axial Skeleton 41

The Skull, Comprising the Cranium and the Facial Bones 41

The Vertebral Column (Spine) 44

The Bony Thorax 49

5 The Appendicular Skeleton 51

The Pectoral Girdle 51

The Upper Limb 52

The Pelvic Girdle (Os Innominatum) 57

The Lower Limb 59

General Skeletal Interrelationships 64

Bony Landmarks Seen or Felt Near the Body Surface 71

6 Joints 75

Part One-Classification of Joints 75

Part Two-Features of Specific Joints 84

Joints of the Head and Vertebral Column 84

Joints of the Ribs and Sternum 89

Joints of the Shoulder Girdle and Upper Limb 92

Joints of the Pelvic Girdle and Lower Limb 106

7 The Musculoskeletal System 123

Structure and Function of Skeletal Muscle 123

Musculoskeletal Mechanics 143

References 159

8 Fascia and the Anatomy Trains Myofascial Meridians 161

Practical Holism 161

The Single Muscle Theory 163

Whole Body Communicating Networks 165

The Connective Tissue System 167

Tensegrity 168

The Anatomy Trains 170

References 178

Appendix 1 Dermatomes and Sensory Nerve Supply 179

Appendix 2 Muscles Involved in Movement 183

Appendix 3 Organisation of the Human Body 225