LWW Digital Catalogue 2014

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Are remediation tools included? Each program comes with a review section to test knowledge. These come in the format of multiple choice ‘need-to-know’ tests with images & short clips. Students receive results with prescriptive remediation. Acland’s Video Atlas of Human Anatomy presents expertly dissected cadavers in a searchable online video atlas. Created by the renowned clinical anatomist Dr Bob Acland, this resource uniquely displays specimens in their natural colour with instructive audio & captured in 3D. What makes Acland’s Video Atlas of Human Anatomy different? Unlike other anatomy program s Acland’s Video Atlas of Human Anatomy displays only cadaver dissections & does not rely on animations or diagrams. In this way, it provides a reliable real-life introduction to muscle movement & anatomical structures in the human body. Medical & Dental students Acland’s Video Atlas of Human Anatomy is a productive & time efficient adjunct to dissection & a useful review tool. It is also helpful for students who need to re-learn clinically relevant anatomy for their surgical rotations. Since surgeons in training must re-learn anatomy at many stages in their careers the video atlas is also with interns & residents in surgical specialities. Medical practitioners Practicing surgeons & physicians value the video atlas as a quick way to renew their anatomical knowledge, & also as a way to help their patients understand an ailment, injury, or procedure. Acland’s Video Atlas of Human Anatomy Users

• Specimens are unembalmed & so retain their natural colour, mobility & texture to provide a uniquely realistic online experience. • Real movement. Besides showing the structure of the human body, the video atlas shows moving structures – muscles, tendons & joints – making life-like movements. • Navigation. The content can be searched by anatomical regions & parts, as well as by the A-Z index. • Amazing dissections. The dissections were done by skilled clinical anatomists, using the finest surgical techniques. • Clear narration & labelled structures. A concise narration runs throughout the program, using the simplest possible language. • Building complex structures step-by-step. In each part of the body, the Video Atlas starts with structures that give you the foundation for your

understanding. The bones are shown first, then joints & their movements, then the muscles, & then the blood vessels & nerves.