Anatomy and Physiology
ISBN: 9780321616401 | 0321616405
Edition: 4thFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
Pub. Date: 1/22/2010
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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 pro... MORE
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 Skel... MORE
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
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