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Author: George C. Kent
ISBN : 0071282416
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Deemed a classic for its reading level and high-quality illustrations, this respected text is ideal for your one-semester Comparative Anatomy course. For the ninth edition, George Kent is joined by new co-author Bob Carr.
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- Publisher: McGraw Hill Higher Education; 9th Revised edition edition (December 1, 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0071282416
- ISBN-13: 978-0071282413
- Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 6.7 x 29.5 inches
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Being a young professor teaching comparative anatomy using Dr. Kent's textbook, I can't stop wondering what was the goal that Dr. Kent had in mind when he wrote this textbook. Judging the content by the viewpoint of a classically trained anatomist, Dr. Kent's anatomic prospect over his subjects is far worse than inadequate. He put up with anatomic pictures of disproportionally emphasized part (e.g., the pelvis of a turtle), and displayed it in a skewed view that, to the best ot if, will only confuse the students/readers. In addition, Dr. Kent had a tendency to write examples that are exception to the general scheme, and made it read like a general case. This will definitely confuse, and mislead the readers/students.
Further, the content need to be updated. For example, we all know that oxytocin can loose pubis symphysis during laboring. However, in the textbook Dr. Kent still described this hormone as "relaxin". This is pretty strong proof that the content is very outdated. There are plenty of typo, and in one instance, one portion of a big three-part figure was missing. The editorial office apparently did an excellent job in omitting such an obvious "detail". Excellency to the highest!
By comparison, I think Dr. Kardong's textbook did a much better job. (I have both copies)
By Dr. Cat
Though this book is a decent introductory guide to comparative vertebrate anatomy, there is a significant lack of detail in certain sections. The text is very condensed, and difficult to read at certain parts. I recommend using a similar book by Walker.
By A Customer