410 Book Reviews

Atlas of Clinical Anatomy. By R. S. SNELL. (Pp. 530; 381 illustrations, mostly

coloured. $24.951C16.25.) Boston: Little, Brown & Co. 1978.
This atlas is a remarkable tour-de-force: it has large, bold, exceedingly clear and accurate
anatomical drawings, whose vivid colour and absence of fussy detail are the answer to the
student's prayer: it has photographs of live models illustrating every facet of surface anatomy
and every bodily movement that the clinical student needs to know: its notes on the clinical
significance of the parts and arrangements in each dissection are full, interesting and important.
I would like those so-called medical educationalists who resent the time given to Anatomy
in the medical curriculum to peruse this book: I am sure that only the most prejudiced would
fail to be convinced that a sound knowledge of Anatomy is the sure foundation of all medical
practice. J. J. PRITCHARD

The Anatomy of the Domestic Birds. By R. NICKEL, A. SCHUMMER, andE. SEIFERLE.

(Translated by W. G. SILLER and P. A. L. WIGHT). (Pp. X + 202; 141 illus-
trations, some in colour; $42.30). Berlin, Hamburg: Verlag Paul Parey.
New York, Heidelberg, Berlin: Springer-Verlag. 1977.
This is an authorized translation of volume V (Anatomy of the Domestic Birds by A. Schummer,
1973) of the Textbook of the Anatomy of the Domestic Animals by Nickel, Schummer and
Seiferle. In a translators' preface, W. G. Siller and P. A. L. Wight state that they have adhered
closely to the original text, and that, in compliance with the wishes of author and publisher, the
Latin name of each structure is given the first time it occurs but subsequently the English is
generally used.
In this book the accent is on the anatomy of the domestic fowl, in view of its great economic
importance, but attention is given to morphological peculiarities of other birds, especially the
turkey, goose, and pigeon. The layout is systematic and covers the locomotor apparatus, and the
digestive, respiratory, urogenital, circulatory, lymphatic, endocrine and nervous systems.
Chapters on the special senses and the skin are included. The illustrations, which include 7
coloured plates, are of a very high quality, with structures indicated by letters or numbers. There
are over 30 pages of bibliography, and an index.
There are two minor errors: p. 65, line 6, 'cervical' should be 'thoracic' and p. 141, line 26,
'cerebellum' should be 'medulla oblongata'.
This book is well written, comprehensive and interesting. It is recommended without reser-
vation to veterinary students, graduates and research workers engaged in poultry science and
comparative anatomy, as a work giving a well illustrated account of avian anatomy with
useful references to important publications. T. J. HARRISON

Neuroanatomy Review. 1100 Multiple Choice Questions and Referenced Answers.

By ALVIN M. EARLE and WILLIAM K. METCALF. (Pp. 164; $8.00.) New York:
Medical Examination Publishing Co., Inc. 1977.
Multiple choice questions are now a part of most undergraduate and postgraduate examinations
and are increasingly used by students for self-assessment. Constructing good M.C.Q.'s is
time-consuming, requiring trial runs with selected student groups. Earle and Metcalf have
compiled a useful book of 1100 multiple choice questions with answers referenced to four
well-known textbooks, one of which is Gray's Anatomy. Questions are grouped in relation to
the usual topics: neurohistology, blood supply, reticular formation, olfactory and limbic systems
and so on. An important feature considerably enhancing the value of the book is a concluding
group of 82 questions on 'Clinical Considerations', many of which are based on short case-
histories.
This book can be recommended with confidence to all for whom, in the words of the book's
dedication, 'a knowledge of neuroanatomy is essential'. T. J. HARRISON