Human Anatomy And Physiology by Elaine N. Marieb, Katja Hoehn (2008)

So far, my experience with the book has been good. I like how they have etymological derivations listed when defining anatomical terms (for instance, giving the Latin or Greek word and what it means, as part of the derivation of the English word). This really helps me a lot in understanding and remembering the terms, since I have a foreign language background. Also, I enjoy how they incorporate illnesses and their causes as part of the anatomy explanation, relating to what goes wrong in the anatomical realm during illness. I bought the book because it was required in a college class which I am taking presently. To this point, I have not found any noticeable flaws within the book. I have used this book for approximately 1 month now.

Marieb's Anatomy and Physiology is an exceptional work. She really puts her heart and soul in this book. I took a college course in Anatomy and Physiology and found this book not only to help me make an A in my course, but it also sparked my knowledge of Anatomy. The pictures included in this book really help emphasize the wonder of the Human System.
However, if you need this for Anatomy, most teachers will accept the 2003 edition and the only variances are the page numbers.( I think that they are 2 page numbers behind the new edition.) However the 2003 edition is made available at a fraction of the cost!
Best of luck to the future doctors, nurses, pharmacists, dentists and those concious of our human anatomy and physiology after reading this book!