The Human Body in Health and Disease

Description:

Get a complete introduction to A&P with the resources that make challenging concepts easier to understand! The Human Body in Health & Disease, 6th Edition includes 25 highly visual, student-friendly chapters that cover the most important structures and functions of the human body along with disease concepts. With detailed illustrations and the unique Clear View of the Human Body transparencies, A&P doesn’t get any clearer!

Features:

• UNIQUE! Creative design includes more than 475 full-color photos and illustrations to simplify explanations of difficult material.
• UNIQUE! Clear View of the Human Body transparencies embedded within the textbook provide a graphically stunning atlas of the male and female body that can be peeled back layer by layer.
• Quick Check questions, active learning activities including case studies, study tips, outline summaries, and more provide helpful reviews and self-assessment opportunities.
• A straightforward, conversational writing style explains difficult anatomy and physiology principles.
• UNIQUE! Special boxes throughout each chapter help reinforce and apply what you've learned with specific guidance in:
  • Health and Well-being
  • Clinical Applications
  • Research, Issues, and Trends
  • Science Applications

New To This Edition:

• NEW! Art, layout, and content updates in each chapter give you the most current visual and textual information possible.
• NEW! Terms and pronunciations lists at the beginning of each chapter familiarize you with new terms and the meanings of individual word parts.
• NEW! Division of previous Cells and Tissues chapter breaks the material into two chapters (Chapter 3 Cells and Chapter 4 Tissues) to provide a much more digestible serving of the information.

Table of Contents:

1. An Introduction to the Structure and Function of the Body
2. Chemistry of Life
3. Cells
4. Tissues
5. Organ Systems of the Body
6. Mechanisms of Disease
7. The Integumentary System and Body Membranes
8. The Skeletal System
9. The Muscular System
10. The Nervous System
11. The Senses
12. The Endocrine System
13. Blood
14. The Heart
15. The Circulation of the Blood
16. The Lymphatic System and Immunity
17. The Respiratory System
18. The Digestive System
19. Nutrition and Metabolism
20. The Urinary System
21. Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
22. Acid-Base Balance
23. The Reproductive Systems
24. Growth and Development
25. Genetics and Genetic Diseases

Appendix A: Examples of Pathological Conditions
Appendix B: Medical Terminology
Appendix C: Clinical and Laboratory Values
Glossary
Illustration/Photo Credits
Index

By Kevin T. Patton, PhD, Professor of Life Science, St. Charles Community College, Cottleville, MO, Professor of Anatomy & Physiology Instruction (adjunct), New York Chiropractic College, Seneca Falls, NY, Emeritus Assistant Professor of Physiology, Saint Louis University Medical School, St. Louis, MO and Gary A. Thibodeau, PhD, Chancellor Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Biology, University of Wisconsin, River Falls, River Falls, WI