Porphyrins and Metalloporphyrins

This is another of an increasing number of human gross anatomy books being published in abbreviated form. Throughout the book each left-hand page contains quite accurate written descriptions of structures that are illustrated as line drawings on the opposite right-hand page. Even though the text is written in a telegraphic style and the drawings are small, the book still contains 443 pages. It would have been desirable to have a number of the drawings with many labels larger than they are. One of the authors, Dr. Pansky, made the drawings that the authors state the book was written around. Most of the drawings appear quite familiar to be because they are very similar to illustrations in other popular textbooks. The color added to a few drawings enhance their attractiveness more than their clarity. The authors state that even though the material is simplified, concise, and in outline form, it is, nevertheless, complete. However, the drawings of the bony pelvis are those of a female and no mention is made of the fact that the male pelvis is quite different. The terminology used is with few exceptions, an anglicized form of the revised Paris terminology. The book is exactly what is stated in its title, a review. It is of use to one who has already studied gross anatomy with a standard textbook, and who wants to make a quick check on the essentials of a given structure or region. The book serves this purpose quite well. E. S. CRELIN