Human Anatomy, 10th edition

About our authors

Dr. Frederic (Ric) Martini received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in comparative and functional anatomy for work on the pathophysiology of stress. In addition to professional publications that include journal articles and contributed chapters, technical reports, and magazine articles, he is the lead author of 10 undergraduate texts on anatomy and physiology or anatomy.

Dr. Martini is currently affiliated with the University of Hawaii at Manoa and has a long-standing bond with the Shoals Marine Laboratory, a joint venture between Cornell University and the University of New Hampshire. He has been active in the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS) for over and was a member of the committee that established the course curriculum guidelines for A&P. He is now a President Emeritus of HAPS after serving as President-Elect, President, and Past-President over 2005–2007. Dr. Martini is also a member of the American Physiological Society, the American Association for Anatomy, the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, the Australia/New Zealand Association of Clinical Anatomists, the Hawaii Academy of Science, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the International Society of Vertebrate Morphologists.

Dr. Robert B. Tallitsch received his Ph.D. in physiology with an anatomy minor from the University of Wisconsin–Madison at the ripe old age of 24. Dr. Tallitsch served on the biology faculty at Augustana College (Illinois) for 43 years, retiring in 2018. He is currently Professor Emeritus and Writer in Residence at Augustana. During his career at Augustana Bob taught Human Anatomy, Neuroanatomy, Histology, Kinesiology, and Cadaver Dissection. From 1989 until his retirement Bob also served as member of the Asian Studies faculty at Augustana College, teaching a course in traditional Chinese medicine, both on campus as well as on the academic term abroad in East Asia. Bob also served as a health professions advisor for pre-physical therapy and pre-occupational therapy students for most of his career at Augustana.

Augustana College has a long-standing tradition of asking graduating seniors to vote for up to 3 faculty members to present a “Last Lecture” during senior week. Faculty members that have been given this honor view this award as the “Unofficial Teacher of the Year Award”, as conveyed by the graduating seniors at Augustana. Bob was given this award out of his last on the faculty. In addition, in 2019 a laboratory in the new wing of Hanson Hall of Science at Augustana was dedicated in his name. This honor was initiated by alumni of Augustana College that Bob had the pleasure of teaching during his time at Augustana.

Dr. Tallitsch is a member of the American Association for Anatomy, where he served as a Career Development Mentor; the American Association of Clinical Anatomists; and the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Dr. Tallitsch served as a reviewer for the Problem-Based Learning Clearinghouse and as a visiting faculty member at the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacology (Beijing, PRC), the Foreign Languages Faculty at Central China Normal University (Wuhan, PRC), and in the Biology Department at Central China Normal University (Wuhan, PRC).

Dr. Judi Nath is Biology Professor Emerita and a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES). A perennial educator, she has spent her career in academics teaching at Lourdes University and Penn State University. As a lifelong learner, she has studied in both the United States and Europe, having earned degrees in biology and German. Favorite teaching courses include anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, medical terminology, nutrition, and biochemical pharmacology at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. She received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Bowling Green State University, which included study abroad at the University of Salzburg in Austria. Her doctoral work focused on autoimmunity, and she completed her Ph.D. from the University of Toledo.

Dr. Nath is devoted to all students of science and strives to convey the intricacies of human biology in captivating ways that are meaningful, interactive, and exciting. She has won the Faculty Excellence Award (an accolade recognizing effective teaching, scholarship, and community service) multiple times and in 2013 was named Ohio Memorable Educator. She is active in many professional organizations, notably the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS), where she has served several terms on the board of directors, notably as a President and Past President. In addition to Human Anatomy, Dr. Nath authors several other textbooks and trade books in the fields in which she teaches. Higher education is a passion, so she and her husband, Mike, endowed the Nath Science Scholarship at Lourdes University to assist students pursuing science-based careers. When not working, Judi’s days are filled with bicycling and hanging with her dogs.

About the contributors

Dr. William C. Ober (Art Coordinator and Illustrator) received his undergraduate degree from Washington and Lee University and his M.D. from the University of Virginia. He also studied in the Department of Art as Applied to Medicine at Johns Hopkins University. After graduation Dr. Ober completed a residency in Family Practice, and later was on the faculty at the University of Virginia in the Department of Family Medicine and in the Department of Sports Medicine. He also served as Chief of Medicine of Martha Jefferson Hospital in Charlottesville, VA. He is currently a Visiting Professor of Biology at Washington and Lee University, where he has taught several courses and led student trips to the Galápagos Islands. He was on the Core Faculty at Shoals Marine Laboratory for 24 years, where he taught Biological Illustration every summer. Dr. Ober has collaborated with Dr. Martini on all of his textbooks in every edition.

Claire E. Ober (Illustrator), R.N., B.A., practiced family, pediatric, and obstetric nursing before turning to medical illustration as a full-time career. She returned to school at Mary Baldwin College, where she received her degree with distinction in studio art. Following a 5-year apprenticeship, she has worked as Dr. Ober’s partner at Medical & Scientific Illustration since 1986. She was on the Core Faculty at Shoals Marine Laboratory and co-taught the Biological Illustration course with Dr. Ober for 24 years. The textbooks illustrated by Medical & Scientific Illustration have won numerous design and illustration awards.

Dr. Kathleen Welch (Clinical Consultant) received her B.A. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and her M.D. from the University of Washington in Seattle, and did her residency in Family Practice at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Participating in the Seattle WWAMI regional medical education program, she studied in Fairbanks, Anchorage, and Juneau, Alaska with time in Boise, Idaho, and Anacortes, Washington. For 2 years, she served as Director of Maternal and Child Health at the LBJ Tropical Medical Center in American Samoa and subsequently was a member of the Department of Family Practice at the Kaiser Permanente Clinic in Lahaina, Hawaii, and on the staff at Maui Memorial Hospital. She was in private practice from 1987 until her retirement in 2012. Dr. Welch is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Practice and a member of the Hawaii Medical Association, the Maui County Medical Association, and the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS). With Dr. Martini, she has coauthored both a textbook on anatomy and physiology and the A&P Applications Manual. She and Dr. Martini were married in 1979, and they have 1 son.

Dr. Ruth Anne O’Keefe did undergraduate and graduate studies at Marquette University and the University of Wisconsin, then received her M.D. from The George Washington University. She was the first woman to study orthopaedic surgery at The Ohio State University. She completed fellowship training in orthopaedic trauma surgery at Loma Linda University. In addition to the practice of surgery she has studied, taught, and worked in Scotland and New Zealand. She has always been passionate about global health and has taken orthopaedic surgery teams to high-need areas around the world, including the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Peru, Vietnam, and Burkina Faso. She serves on the board of Global Health Partnerships, an NGO that partners with a clinic serving impoverished people in rural Kenya. Dr. O’Keefe has enjoyed teaching surgical residents and students of all levels in universities and hospitals everywhere she has lived and worked. She is the mother of four, grandmother of thirteen, and great grandmother of 3. She now lives, learns, laughs and loves in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Ralph T. Hutchings (Clinical Consultant) was associated with The Royal College of Surgeons of England for 20 years. An engineer by training, he has focused for years on photographing the structure of the human body. The result has been a series of color atlases, including the Color Atlas of Human Anatomy, the Color Atlas of Surface Anatomy, and The Human Skeleton (all published by Mosby-Yearbook Publishing). For his anatomical portrayal of the human body, the International Photographers Association chose Mr. Hutchings as the best photographer of humans in the 20th century. He lives in North London, where he tries to balance the demands of his photographic assignments with his hobbies of early motor cars and airplanes.