Anatomy & Physiology, Fourth Edition answers the demand for a leaner version of Elaine Marieb and Katja Hoehn¡¯s top-selling Human Anatomy & Physiology. This streamlined text has removed coverage of pregnancy, heredity, and the developmental aspects of various body systems, while keeping basic themes such as homeostatic imbalances strategically in place. Marieb draws on her career as an A&P professor and her experience as a part-time nursing student, while Hoehn relies on her medical education and classroom experience to explain concepts and processes in a meaningful and memorable way.
The most significant revision to date, the Fourth Edition makes it easier for students to learn key concepts in A&P. The new edition features a whole new art program that is not only more visually dynamic and vibrant than in previous editions but is also much more pedagogically effective for today¡¯s students, including new Focus figures, which guide students through the toughest concepts in A&P. The text has been edited to make it easier than ever to study from and navigate, with integrated objectives, new concept check questions, and a new design program. The new, easy-to-use Instructor Resource DVD includes brand-new A&P Flix animations and all the tools instructors need to prepare their lecture presentations. The robust media package provides students with indispensable practice tools, tutorials, and self-assessments to help them succeed in their A&P lecture and lab course.
I. ORGANIZATION OF THE BODY
1.The Human Body: An Orientation
2. Chemistry Comes Alive
3. Cells: The Living Units
4. Tissues: The Living Fabric
II. COVERING, SUPPORT, AND MOVEMENT OF THE BODY
5. The Integumentary System
6. Bones and Skeletal Tissues
7. The Skeleton
8. Joints
9. Muscles and Muscle Tissue
10. The Muscular System
III. REGULATION AND INTEGRATION OF THE BODY
11. Fundamentals of the Nervous System and Nervous Tissue
12. The Central Nervous System
13. The Peripheral Nervous System and Reflex Activity
14. The Autonomic Nervous System
15. The Endocrine System
IV. MAINTENANCE OF THE BODY
16. Blood
17. The Cardiovascular System: The Heart
18. The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels
19. The Lymphatic System and Lymphoid Organs and Tissues
20. The Immune System: Innate and Adaptive Body Defenses
21. The Respiratory System
22. The Digestive System
23. Nutrition, Metabolism, and Body Temperature Regulation
24. The Urinary System
25. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Based Balance
V. CONTINUITY
26. The Reproductive System