Human body · 4th Edition
The Anatomy Coloring Book
Lawrence M. Elson, Ph.D., author · Wynn Kapit, illustrator and designer
The book that started it all. Concise text and hand-drawn plates take you through the human body one system at a time, and you color each structure as you learn its name.
About the book
The best-selling way to learn anatomy since 1977
For nearly fifty years, students have learned human anatomy from this book by doing rather than just reading. Short, clear text sits beside hand-drawn illustrations that you color as you study, so every name is tied to the structure it belongs to.
The book is organized system by system, from bones and muscles to vessels and nerves. Every structural drawing has its own colorable terms, so you learn the vocabulary and the picture together.
Who it's for
From first anatomy class to the clinic
Written for college, medical school and healthcare students, and just as useful to anyone who works with the body or wants to understand it.
Sample pages
Look inside, blank and colored
Choose a page, then drag across it to compare the clean line art with a finished, colored plate.
Colored
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Page 22 · Skeletal & Articular Systems
Bones of the Skull
The 8 cranial and 14 facial bones, shown in anterior, lateral, superior and posterior views.
Coloring notes
- Save the brightest colors for the smallest bones and the lightest for the largest.
- Finish one bone in every view before moving to the next.
- Look closely at the small bones inside the orbits.
What's inside
The whole body, system by system
From cells to the reproductive system, each part builds on the one before it.
- 01Cells and tissues
- 02Skin, body cavities and linings
- 03Bones and skeletal muscles
- 04Brain, spinal cord, cranial and spinal nerves
- 05Autonomic nervous system, special senses, heart and blood vessels
- 06Lymphatics and the immune system
- 07Respiratory, digestive and urinary systems
- 08Endocrine and reproductive systems
“During my lab exam I found myself remembering the colors I used for each structure.”
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