Quirks of Human Anatomy [Format Kindle] Author: Jr Held | Language: English | ISBN:
B002SA2OUY | Format: PDF, EPUB
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'Author Lewis Held brings readers a rich and extensively documented exploration of the evolutionary and developmental bases of modern human anatomy. … From my perspective as a teacher of anatomy, I rejoice any time that an exploration of the human form makes clear the evolutionary basis of our biological features. However, Quirks hits the jackpot by delivering on the other two components that contribute to our current form: development and function. A second strength of this book is that it provides detailed - and extensively illustrated and documented - accounts of developmental genetics and pathways focused around the sorts of questions that beginning students in anatomy might have … the illustrations are very helpful … I heartily recommend this book and found it a joy to read.' Andrew J. Petto, Evolution: Education and Outreach
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With the emergence of the new field of evolutionary developmental biology we are witnessing a renaissance of Darwin’s insights 150 years after his On the Origin of Species. Thus far, the exciting findings from ‘evo-devo’ have only been trickling into college courses and into the domain of non-specialists. With its focus on the human organism, Quirks of Human Anatomy opens the floodgates by stating the arguments of evo-devo in plain English, and by offering a cornucopia of interesting case studies and examples. Its didactic value is enhanced by 24 schematic diagrams that integrate a host of disparate observations, by its Socratic question-and-answer format, and by its unprecedented compilation of the literature. By framing the ‘hows’ of development in terms of the ‘whys’ of evolution, it lets readers probe the deepest questions of biology. Readers will find the book educational and enjoyable, as it revels in the fun of scientific exploration.
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Held does an excellent job of exploring and explaining some quirks of human anatomy. Through a series of interesting and provocative questions, he examines human development and evolution in an entertaining and didactic but rigorous way. Using the coined term "bislagiatt," an acronym for "but it seemed like a good idea at the time", and an array of fascinating diagrams with detailed explanations, the author sets out to show how the current discipline of evolutionary development, or evo-devo, can address some of the most fundamental aspects of human form, growth, and development. Questions such as why some parts of our anatomy are symmetric and others are not, why are arms different from legs, why men and women have different size and shapes, and why some of our structures seem ill-equipped for certain tasks, provide the basis for covering much of what is known about evolution, genetics, and development. "Quirks of Human Anatomy" would be quite useful as additional reading for any course on evolution or development. It also stands alone as a very worthwhile, very enjoyable scientific book.
Par Barry R. Davis
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This little book summarizes many strange aspects of human anatomy, including not only the musculo-skeletal system, organ structure and placement, and neurology, but the external soft tissue (e.g., hair). The chapters on the possibilities of evolution (why no flying elephants and 6-limbed vertebrates) and human sexual dimorphism are great. The only drawback is that the illustrations are hugely complicated, even with extensive captioning. They need to be studied a long time.
Par Susan Cachel
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