Biology of Humans: Concepts, Applications, and Issues, Third Edition personalizes the study of human biology with a friendly writing style, stunning art, abundant applications, and tools to help students develop critical-thinking skills. With clarity, currency, and consistency, the authors give students a conceptual framework for understanding how their bodies work and for dealing with issues relevant to human health in the modern world. Students will gain an appreciation for the intricacy of the human body and the place of humans in the ecosphere.
The Third Edition features an expansion of the critical thinking elements, two new Special Topics chapters, and a significantly revised art program.
1. Humans in the World of Biology
2. Chemistry Comes to Life
2a. Special Topics: Food Safety
3. The Cell
4. Body Organization and Homeostasis
5. The Skeletal System
6. The Muscular System
7. Neurons: The Matter of the Mind
8. The Nervous System
8a. Special Topic: Drugs and the Mind
9. Sensory Systems
10. The Endocrine System
11. Blood
12. The Cardiovascular and Lymphatic System
13. Body Defense Mechanisms
13a. Special Topic: Infectious Disease
14. The Respiratory System
15. The Digestive System
16. The Urinary System
17. Reproductive Systems
18. Development Through Life
18a. Special Topic: Autism Spectrum Disorders
19. Chromosomes and Cell Division
19a. Special Topics: Stem Cells --A Repair Kit for the Body
20. Genetics and Human Inheritance
21. DNA and Biotechnology
21a. Special Topic: Cancer
22. Evolution and Our Heritage
23. Ecology, The Environment, and Us
24. Human Populations, Limited Resources, and Pollution
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