Anatomy Coloring Book, The, 4th edition

Published by Pearson (14 July 2021) © 2022

  • Wynn Kapit
  • Lawrence M. Elson
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In this eTextbook — More ways to learn

  • More flexible. Start learning right away, on any device.
  • More supportive. Get AI explanations and practice questions (select titles).
  • More interactive. Bring learning to life with audio, videos, and diagrams.
  • More memorable. Make concepts stick with highlights, search, notes, and flashcards.
  • More understandable. Translate text into 100+ languages with one tap.
 
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Details

  • A print edition

Title overview

The Anatomy Coloring Book, 4th Edition, by Wynn Kapit and Lawrence Elson, has remained the classic anatomy coloring textbook for over 35 years. Used by students of anatomy, nursing, and other health professions, the book includes 162 two-page coloring spreads organized by body system. Each spread features precise, hand-drawn figures crafted for easy coloring and interactive study.

As you color, you’ll build visual connections among key concepts, terminology, and anatomical structures, including the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, endocrine, and reproductive systems. Engaging your kinesthetic memory, you’ll learn structures as you color them in and as you link anatomical names to locations. This approach will also help you review more efficiently before quizzes and practicals.

The 4th Edition features enlarged art, boldface headings, and clearer, more concise text descriptions, making this premier learning resource accessible to a wider range of readers.

Table of contents

  • PREFACE
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • INTRODUCTION TO COLORING
  • ORIENTATION TO THE BODY
  • CELLS & TISSUES
  • INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM
  • SKELETAL & ARTICULAR SYSTEMS
  • MUSCULAR SYSTEM
  • NERVOUS SYSTEM
  • CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
  • CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM: CAVITIES & COVERINGS
  • PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
  • AUTONOMIC (VISCERAL) NERVOUS SYSTEM
  • SPECIAL SENSES
  • CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
  • LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
  • IMMUNE (LYMPHOID) SYSTEM
  • RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
  • DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
  • URINARY SYSTEM
  • ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
  • REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES
  • APPENDIX A: ANSWER KEYS
  • APPENDIX B: INNERVATION OF SKELETAL MUSCLES
  • GLOSSARY
  • INDEX

 

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