Kinetic Anatomy

Understand human musculoskeletal anatomy with over 300 visual elements.

The human body is a complex machine with many parts working together to facilitate movement. Kinetic Anatomy, Fifth Edition, introduces students to musculoskeletal anatomy by systematically assembling each component of the human body. Layer by layer, readers will study bones, ligaments, joints, and muscles as well as the nerves and blood vessels that supply these muscles that are essential for movement.

Over 300 full-color illustrations, photos, and infographics help students visualize and apply structural anatomy concepts to their own lives. Online learning tools such as anatomy labeling and coloring sheets, review questions, and flash cards can be used to boost student comprehension. Written with the goal of making human anatomy accessible to students, Kinetic Anatomy, Fifth Edition, has a variety of tools to aid in understanding and application, including the following:

• Hands On exercises instruct readers to physically identify anatomical structures on themselves or on a partner
• Focus On sidebars illustrate circumstances in everyday activity that relate to the specific anatomical structures in the text
• Pop Quiz sidebars provide readers an opportunity to strengthen their clinical reasoning skills by asking them to identify the muscles shown in the accompanying photo
• A new glossary helps readers learn the terms used throughout the text

Part I presents the basic concepts of anatomy. The remainder of the text divides the body as follows:

• Part II: The upper extremity
• Part III: The head (brain), spinal column, thorax (heart and lungs), and pelvis
• Part IV: The lower extremity

Part III includes unique coverage not found in other anatomy texts, explaining how the brain, heart, and lungs—as the power centers of the nervous, cardiovascular, and respiratory systems—affect movement. The text includes summary tables that provide a convenient resource for students when seeking the components of a particular joint, including its type, bones, ligaments, and movements, as well as the components of a particular muscle, including its origin, insertion, action, nerve, and blood supply.

Readers of Kinetic Anatomy, Fifth Edition, will learn what structures are involved in movement and how those structures should function, allowing them to identify problems and correct them to enhance physical activity. Anyone interested in how their body functions during physical activity and how overuse or misuse can affect certain anatomical structures will benefit from this book.

Earn continuing education credits/units! A continuing education exam that uses this book is also available. It may be purchased separately or as part of a package that includes both the book and exam.

Part I. General Concepts of Anatomy
Chapter 1. Structures
Chapter 2. Movement

Part II. Upper Extremity
Chapter 3. The Shoulder
Chapter 4. The Elbow and Forearm
Chapter 5. The Wrist and Hand
Chapter 6. Nerves and Blood Vessels of the Upper Extremity

Part II. Summary Tables
Articulations of the Upper Extremity
Muscles, Nerves, and Blood Supply of the Upper Extremity

Part III. The Head, Spinal Column, Thorax, and Pelvis
Chapter 7. The Head
Chapter 8. The Spinal Column and Pelvis
Chapter 9. The Thorax
Chapter 10. Nerves and Blood Vessels of the Head, Spinal Column, Thorax, Heart, and Lungs

Part III. Summary Tables
Articulations of the Head, Spinal Column, Thorax, and Pelvis
Muscles, Nerves, and Blood Supply of the Head, Thorax, and Spinal Column

Part IV. Lower Extremity
Chapter 11. The Hip and Thigh
Chapter 12. The Knee
Chapter 13. The Lower Leg, Ankle, and Foot
Chapter 14. Nerves and Blood Vessels of the Lower Extremity

Part IV. Summary Tables
Articulations of the Lower Extremity
Muscles, Nerves, and Blood Supply of the Lower Extremity

Answers to Pop Quiz Questions
Suggested Readings
Index

Rachel M. Koldenhoven, PhD, ATC, is an associate professor of athletic training and prerehabilitation sciences in the department of health and human performance at Texas State University. She has taught a variety of anatomy courses since 2015. Her research focuses on biomechanics, rehabilitation, and wearable technology, with an emphasis on understanding movement in individuals with chronic ankle instability and developing strategies to improve gait biomechanics. In 2025, she received the Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Service from Texas State University. She was also the recipient of the College Achievement Award for Excellence in Scholarly Activity and the NATA Research and Education Foundation Free Communications Award for Early Career.

Robert S. Behnke, HSD, is retired after 39 years of teaching anatomy, kinesiology, physical education, and athletic training courses at the high school and university levels. Behnke has been honored on several occasions for excellence in teaching, including receiving the Caleb Mills Outstanding Teaching Award at Indiana State University and the Educator of the Year Award from the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA). He served 11 years as chair of the NATA Professional Education Committee. In 1990, Behnke was inducted into the NATA Hall of Fame. He is also in the Indiana State University Athletic Hall of Fame, the Illinois Athletic Trainers Association Hall of Fame, and the Indiana Athletic Trainers' Association Hall of Fame.

Behnke spent most of his career at Indiana State University (1975-1998), where he was a full professor of physical education and athletic training and director of undergraduate and graduate athletic training programs; in retirement, he holds the rank of professor emeritus. He served as head athletic trainer and an instructor at Illinois State University from 1966 to 1969. He was head athletic trainer and an assistant professor at the University of Illinois from 1969 to 1975. He was an athletic trainer for boxing, men's field hockey, team handball, ice skating, roller hockey, gymnastics, judo, and cycling at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs in 1984 and 1991.