Ross and Wilson Anatomy and Physiology in Health and Illness

If you are doing any type of medical or medically associtaed course then I suggest that you buy this book now.


Anatomy and Physiology Made Easy   May 31, 2008
Vicky Welsby (NSW, Australia)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I've owned this book since my first year of nurse training in 1998. Ten years later and having been qualified for 7 years, it's still in regular use. I recently did my Acute Care Foundation Course for emergency nursing, and out it came yet again. It's easy to understand and logical. Each body system is covered separately, starting with the biology theory and moving on to talk about diseases which can affect that particular system. For anyone who wants to learn about human biology who doesn't like jargon and wants things explained to them in plain English, this book is essential.


Anatomy & Physiology   July 25, 2002
56 out of 56 found this review helpful

As a nursing student I have found this book very useful for explaining diseases and how different parts of the body work. It explains each system of the body separately, explains what diseases can occur and then simply explains what the diseases are. Does not go too deep into the biochemistry side and is very good for people getting to grips with overall human physiology.
However, it may be too basic for some, but is great as a foundation text.


Brilliant for those not too hot on biology!   October 1, 1999
77 out of 79 found this review helpful

I am a student nurse, I've just started the diploma course in Derby. At senior school it took me so long all the time to get to grips with many issues in biology lessons and I always needed things explaining so much simpler to me!! (I think my science teacher got quite fed up of me in the end actually!!) So when I began this course I was terrified of how I was going to keep up with all the 'big names' used for parts of the anatomy! Then I heard of Ross and Wilsons book about Anatomy and Phisiology, it was recommended to me by a biology lecturer who sympathised with me, she said it was a brilliant book for those who worry about biology and was so simple to understand. So there we go, I bought it and could now tell you anything you need to know about the Cardivascular System (makes me sound clever doesn't it!!!). It's fab and I would recommend it for those of you who aren't too hot on biology. It's perhaps too simple for those clever biologists but is definitely brill for others not too good at it.