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Bones : The Unity of Form and Function by R. McNeill Alexander (2000, Trade Paperback)

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Few creations of nature display the perfect unity of form and function found in the vertebrate skeleton. Ingeniously designed by the processes of evolution, bones are marvels of engineering. With its blend of lively science and unexpected beauty, Bones leaves readers with insight into the workings of the skeleton, and a sense of wonder at its intricacy.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherAvalon Publishing

ISBN-100813338069

ISBN-139780813338064

eBay Product ID (ePID)1660622

Product Key Features

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameBones : the Unity of Form and Function

SubjectOrthopedics, General

Publication Year2000

TypeTextbook

AuthorR. Mcneill Alexander

Subject AreaNature, Medical

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight38.5 Oz

Item Length11 in

Item Width9.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN00-043791

Dewey Edition20

Photographed byKosoff, Brian

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal596/.01852

SynopsisFew creations of nature display the perfect unity of form and function found in the vertebrate skeleton. Ingeniously designed by the processes of evolution, bones are marvels of engineering. In tribute to both the beauty and mechanics of its subject, Bones explores the structure, material, and movement of bones. It examines the composition of bone material, looks at joints and muscle attachments that allow for movement-including such elaborate mechanisms as fish jaws, rattlesnake fangs, and a lion's retractable claws-and shows how the same bone is shaped wildly differently in a variety of animals.A wealth of specially commissioned color plates shows bones as they have seldom been seen before. The luminous images range from the unusual (the skeleton of a pygmy flying squirrel) to the ordinary (the tailbones of a domestic cat), and from the enormous (the vertebra of a dinosaur) to the minuscule (the acoustic bones of a desert kangaroo rat). With its blend of lively science and unexpected beauty, Bones leaves readers with insight into the workings of the skeleton, and a sense of wonder at its intricacy., Here, in stunning color photographs, is the awesome beauty of bones-their form, structure, and movement-as they perfectly serve the design of living creatures.

LC Classification NumberQM101.A38 2000

Illustrated byHeck, Edward