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The Head, Neck and Trunk
by John H Warfel PhD. Lea and Febiger, USA.
UK distributor: Waverley Europe Ltd. Broadway
House, 2 - 6 fulham Broadway. London SW6
1AA (6th edn) 7993 (ISBN 0 8727 1583 A’). lllus.
743 pages. f 78.
This book is principally an atlas of
musculature of the head, neck and
trunk.
There are 16 chapters - 15 relating to
muscles of various regions, for example
the scalp and face, larynx, back and
thorax. The final chapter presents two
charts of foramina of the skull.
The illustrations of the muscles are
particularly clear and informative, being
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A drawing of the diaphragm fiom ‘The
Head, Neck and Trunk’showing location
of muscle with nerves and arteries
presented a s black and white line
drawings. Below each drawing, the
legend states the origin, insertion,
function, nerve supply and arterial supply
of the muscle.
References given, however, relate to the
American edition of Gray’s Anatomy and
some nomenclatilre differs from that used
in the British Isles.
The author does not state in the
foreword for whom the book is intended.
Nevertheless, given the quality and
clarity of the illustrations, this book
Constructing Questions for
Interviews and Questionnaires -
Theory and practice in social
research
by William Foddy. Cambridge University Press.
The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 2RU.
1993 (ISBN 0 527 42009 1). Diagrams. 228
pages. f30.
William Foddy is a senior lecturer in
the department of anthropology and
sociology a t Monash University, Mel-
bourne. He teaches courses in social
psychology, the sociology of self processes,
and techniques of survey research.
His book of 228 tightly-packed pages is
in hardback and has 13 chapters, entitled
for example ‘Formulating intelligible
requests for information’, ‘Contextual
influences on respondents’ interpreta-
tions of questions’, ‘The need to provide
response frameworks’, ‘The limitations of
Physiotherapy, June 1994, vol80, no 6
would be useful for students and
clinicians and would be a n extremely
valuable addition to any library.
Maureen Maxwell MA MCSP DipTP
The Extermities - it would have been for an editor to redo
Muscles and Motor Points
by John H Warfel PhD. Lea and febiger, USA.
U K distributor: Waverley Europe Ltd, Broadway
House, 2 - 6 Fulham Broadway, London SW6
1AA (6th edn) 1993 (ISBN 0 8721 1582 1). lllus.
740 pages. f 18.
The principal purpose of this small book
is to provide students with a succinct
summary or aide memoire on the key
aspects of the muscles of the extremities,
including, as the title indicates, the motor
points. It is therefore primarily intended
as an aid to learning and thus the book
is limited on text; rather, it dedicates a
full page for each muscle covered,
comprising a line drawing of the muscle
to illustrate its main attachments, nerve
supply and other anatomical structures
where appropriate, as well a s presenting
relevant key facts under five headings:
origin, insertion, function, nerve, and
artery. The information for the muscles
included in the book is logically divided
by region into 16 chapters, including:
‘Muscles of the shoulder’, ‘Anterior
muscles of the thigh’, ‘Muscles of the foot’,
etc, and where appropriate into sub-
chapters for superficial and deep groups
(eg in the two chapters devoted to the
muscles of the forearm).
In addition to these chapters, the book
also (helpfully)provides an index and nine
summary charts of the brachial plexus,
nerves and arteries of the upper and
lower extremities, and attachments of
the muscles in the upper and lower
extremities from anterior and posterior
views.
The major shortcoming of the book as
a student text is in the references provided
a t the bottom of each page for further
reading and information. While these
should represent a n excellent feature of
the book, the references cited are to pages
in popular American anatomy texts, eg
the 30th American edition of Gray’s
Anatomy (Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia,
human memory’, and ‘Filters: Estab-
lishing the relevance of questions to
respondents’. Each chapter is helpfully
sub-divided by bold headings and
concludeswith a summary of the material
covered. The book is well referenced, with
all the references used being collected in
a 19-page section a t the back.
This very readable book is not a guide
to quick and easy question construction.
It is a thoughtful and scholarly text which
digs deeply into the sociology and
psychology of phrasing and answering of
questions to show possible flaws, fallacies
and inconsistencies. Actual research
examples are used to illustrate both
simple and complex pitfalls. The author
discusses ideas of his own and of others
as to solutions or alternative strategies.
Further, he does not hesitate to
challenge established concepts, for
example, that answers to open questions
1985). Thus, although this sixth edition
of the book has been revised to provide the
most upto-date references to the cited
texts, students in Britain and Ireland
would find it difficult to use this feature;
this is indeed a pity, given its potential
use and when it is considered how easy
the references for such students.
This limitation notwithstanding, the
line illustrations, the major feature of the
text, are clear and of a consistently high
quality. In this respect, the potential
criticism of lack of colour plates is
Lateral thoracic artery
Upper subscapular nerve
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Position of subscapularis muscle in
relation to shoulderjoint. A n illustration
born ‘The Extermities’
excusable, given the quality of these
figures as well as the target market and
consequent need to limit costs.
Furthermore, while the preface to the
book may be somewhat terse, it does
stress the essential caveats concerning
oversimplifying details of attachments,
nerve supply, etc, and the limitations of
considering in isolation the primary
functions of muscle The author also
highlights the variance in position of
motor points among individuals and thus
the approximate nature of these points
where indicated for particular muscles.
Despite the single major shortcoming
indicated, this book would still represent
a useful addition to any physiotherapy
school library.
G David Baxter TD DPhii MCSP
indicate what issues are salient in the
respondent’s mind. Altogether it is a very
thought-provoking, even worrying book;
worrying for researchers as to whether
one will ever ‘get it right’, or whether
one’s results have any credibility. It is
suitable for serious researchers and
libraries.
Jill Mantle BA MCSP DipTP
Update
Counselling for Managers, by J M
Hughes (reviewed March 1994).
This book is now available from 35 Harbour
Exchange Square, London E l 4 9GE.
Coping with Disability, by M M Isherwood
(reviewed February 1994)
This book is now available from the author at
Quaker Cottage, Hornsea. East Yorkshire HU18
lBL, at f3.50 including postage.