I read this book throughout 2010 in conjunction with viewing Marian Diamond's videos. Below is what I posted on my Neurons Firing blog about the videos and the book:

MARION DIAMOND’S Anatomy Lectures
I have become a huge fan of the youtube Human Anatomy lectures by Professor Marian Diamond of UC Berkeley. I purchased a 99% like-new copy (for just over $40 on amazon) of the Human Anatomy & Physiology text, sixth edition, and have been reading the chapters in concert with viewing the videos. Here are my posts about Human Anatomy, which seemed the perfect “next step” in my exploration of the brain. By the way, I am enthralled by Dr. Diamond!

Jaunary 6, 2011 – Turns out there is another series of 36 General Human Anatomy lectures by Marian Diamond, as published on Academic Earth. From a cursory glance it appears that the content is more or less the same but the sequence is slightly different.

Lack of close reading notwithstanding, this is a great book for people who want a glimpse into the workings of the human body. And future massage therapists. Keywords (mostly from memory, even though this book has a sweet glossary) that everyone should know:

Axon
Bolus
Centriole
Duodenum
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Fascicle
Golgi apparatus
Homeostasis!
Innervation
Jejunem
Keratin
Lysosomes
Myofibril
Neuron
Organelle
Peristalsis
Quadriceps muscles
Reflex arc
Sarcolemma
Thalamus
Ureters
Vasoconstriction
White blood cell (a.k.a. leukocyte)
Xiphoid process
Yellow bone marrow
Zygote

Look. If I had to spend a couple hundred dollars on this book AND it's going to dominate my life for the next few months... it's sure as hell going to count for my reading challenge

No doubt I'll be reading this over and over for the rest of the semester. And yes it does still count as a book!!

It's a fine text.

Using this book for uni, easy to read and easy to understand. Love the chapter summaries.

It's been just like an anatomy textbook to me. <3