The Human Skeleton

by Pat Shipman, Alan Walker, David Bichell

A detailed look at the skeletal system covers bone structure, growth, joints, functions, diseases, and reconstruction

Genres: Science

343 pages, Hardcover

First published March 14, 1986

About the author

Pat Shipman is a professor of anthropology at Penn State University. Coauthor of the award-winning The Ape in the Tree, she writes for American Scientist and lives in Moncure, North Carolina.