Anatomy For Attorneys

ABA Medical-Legal Guides: Clinical Anatomy for Lawyers offers in-depth coverage and medical illustrations of each bodily system, including the common diseases and disorders of each and their relevant legal issues and cases. Several medical problems that overlap body systems--such as trauma, immune disorders, and pain--are also included, along with their legal ramifications.

From one of the most popular continuing legal education instructors in the country, known for the interactive teaching style of his anatomy for lawyers courses, author Sam Hodge and co-author Jack Hubbard, MD, have written this essential guide. Covering all the systems of the body, from the skeletal system to the immune system and its disorders, this book gives lawyers a clear understanding of every facet of human anatomy affecting their client's case. The book includes more than 275 medical illustrations and examples of cases dealing with medical issues.

Designed for the attorney-reader, this text describes human anatomy with an emphasis on terminology and the general anatomy of each of the systems of the body. It includes case studies which have been selected to incorporate in context a great deal of the anatomy of the region to be considered.

ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY FOR LAWYERS covers the detail of a clinical text but interprets the information in a way that is much easier to grasp. the book explains how the body works and how injuries and illnesses affect it. In addition, the author uses 'Clinical Notes' to clarify symptoms, injuries, and illnesses. the notes give you practical information and understandable explanations. Also included are a variety of illustrations to augment the discussions.

This book provides attorneys and research assistants with quick and easy access to information previously found only by searching multiple sources. The format of the book includes a careful balance of text describing anatomic structures and illustrations enhancing those descriptions. The text is placed on one page with its corresponding illustrations on the opposing page. Information is grouped into separate sections of arteries, bones, muscles, nerves, and veins. These anatomic structures are alphabetized, by Latin nomenclature, to expedite access to them. Although the Latin and English terms are sufficiently similar, an index of the English equivalents has been added at the end of the book. Each illustration is coordinated with the text by means of colour and a large bold letter for easy identification. The book provides clear and concise descriptions of technical anatomic information.