The Muscular System Manual by Dr. Joseph E. Muscolino makes the study of musculoskeletal anatomy easier and more engaging with a highly visual approach! This innovative, vibrantly illustrated atlas details the muscles and bones of the human body with unrivaled clarity and helps you build the strong anatomic understanding needed for success in practice.

• A full-color, student-friendly design
• Notes on Functions section explains each muscle’s mover, antagonist, and stabilization functions to help you learn and retain content instead of just memorizing it.
• Palpation boxes include numbered steps instructing how to palpate each muscle so you can apply this assessment skill in practice.
• Expert author, Dr. Joseph E. Muscolino, shares his 24 years of experience as an educator to make this the most complete resource on musculoskeletal anatomy available.
• Full-color anatomic illustrations drawn onto photos of the human body present muscles and bones in physical context to help students confidently identify musculoskeletal structures.
• Content organized by functional group mirrors the way this material is most often taught, making this book more user friendly for the classroom.
• Expanded coverage of muscles, including new content on eccentric and stabilization functions, myofascial meridians, pelvic floor muscles, and more make this the most

The MSDict Dictionary Format

The Muscular System Manual is here presented in MSDict electronic format. MSDict offers best experience in mobile reference and is available for any handheld platform.

• Quick dynamic search of words while you type
• Ability to add bookmarks to favorite words
• Hyperlinks between different related words
• History to see the last 50 words you have looked up
• Filters to help you locate the word you are searching for:
• Fuzzy filter- used when you are not sure of the correct spelling of a word
• Keyword-used to locate the instances of a key word within other compound words
• Wild card - “?” and “*” replace a letter and group of letters in words
• Convenient two pane design for tablets
• Fast article scrolling
• Online and offline modes supported; the offline mode allows you to download the whole dictionary and work independently from data connections
• Ability to have dictionary Word of the day as a widget on the phone home screen
• Ability to search words in the installed dictionaries through the standard phone search feature
• Support for memory cards

New Features in version 4.1

• New stylish design
• Ability to bookmark words and create favorites lists
• Two pane design for tablets
• Optimization for tablets with hardware keyboard