Study Guide for the Human Body in Health and Disease

Description:

Enhance your learning and comprehension with review questions for each chapter, including fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice, labeling, and matching, plus additional activities like crossword puzzles, word scrambles, and word finds. The use of humor throughout makes it easier to understand difficult topics. In addition, tips, such as how to study from the textbook, how to use mnemonic devices, and how to take examinations, make this is a valuable study tool for anyone using The Human Body in Health & Disease.

Features:

• UPDATED! Did You Know? provides fun, interesting facts on A&P topics.
• A brief synopsis at the beginning of each chapter previews core concepts that will be covered.
• Crossword Puzzle, Unscramble and Word Find activities help you learn new vocabulary terms and their proper spelling.
• Diagrams and labeling exercises reinforce your understanding of where the structures of the body are located.
• Answers to exercises are located in the back of the study guide, along with page-number references to the textbook.

New To This Edition:

• NEW! Know Your Medical Terms exercises help you learn and understand the various word parts used in medical terminology, as presented in the new Language of Science and Language of Medicine word lists in the textbook.
• Matching and fill-in-the-blank exercises enhance your comprehension of chapter content.
• Application questions develop your critical thinking skills and help you apply information to real-world scenarios.

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

Answer Key

By Linda Swisher, RN, EdD; 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