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Mader's Understanding Human Anatomy and Physiology
ISBN: 9780072945836 | 0072945834
Edition: 6thFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: MCGRAW HILL
Pub. Date: 1/1/2007
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| About the Authors | p. viii |
| Preface | p. ix |
| Human Organization | |
| Organization of the Body | p. 1 |
| The Human Body | p. 2 |
| Anatomical Terms | p. 2 |
| Body Cavities and Membranes | p. 6 |
| Organ Systems | p. 8 |
| Medical Focus: Meningitis and Serositis | p. 9 |
| Homeostasis | p. 10 |
| Medical Focus: Imaging the Body | ... MORE |
| Chemistry of Life | p. 20 |
| Basic Chemistry | p. 21 |
| Water, Acids, and Bases | p. 24 |
| Molecules of Life | p. 26 |
| Carbohydrates | p. 26 |
| Medical Focus: Nutrition Labels | p. 28 |
| Lipids | p. 28 |
| Proteins | p. 31 |
| Medical Focus: Prions: Malicious Proteins? | p. 33 |
| Nucleic Acids | p. 34 |
| Cell Structure and Function | p. 39 |
| Cellular Organization | p. 40 |
| Crossing the Plasma Membrane | p. 48 |
| Medical Focus: Dehydration and Water Intoxication | p. 51 |
| The Cell Cycle | p. 52 |
| Focus on Forensics: DNA Fingerprinting | p. 57 |
| Body Tissues and Membranes | p. 61 |
| Epithelial Tissue | p. 62 |
| Connective Tissue | p. 65 |
| Muscular Tissue | p. 69 |
| Nervous Tissue | p. 72 |
| Extracellular Junctions, Glands, and Membranes | p. 73 |
| Medical Focus: Cancer-The Traitor Inside | p. 74 |
| What's New: Blocking Blood Supply to Treat Cancer | p. 76 |
| Support, Movement, and Protection | |
| The Integumentary System | p. 79 |
| Structure of the Skin | p. 80 |
| Medical Focus: Decubitus Ulcers | p. 82 |
| Accessory Structures of the Skin | p. 82 |
| Disorders of the Skin | p. 84 |
| Effects of Aging | p. 87 |
| What's New: Pills for Sun Protection | p. 88 |
| Homeostasis | p. 88 |
| Medical Focus: Body Art: Buyer Beware! | p. 91 |
| The Skeletal System | p. 94 |
| Skeleton: Overview | p. 95 |
| Medical Focus: Osteoporosis | p. 99 |
| Axial Skeleton | p. 100 |
| Appendicular Skeleton | p. 108 |
| Joints (Articulations) | p. 115 |
| What's New: Coaxing the Chondrocytes for Knee Repair | p. 118 |
| Effects of Aging | p. 119 |
| Homeostasis | p. 119 |
| Focus on Forensics: Skeletal Remains | p. 121 |
| The Muscular System | p. 126 |
| Functions and Types of Muscles | p. 127 |
| Microscopic Anatomy and Contraction of Skeletal Muscle | p. 129 |
| Medical Focus: To Botox, or Not to Botox? | p. 131 |
| Muscle Responses | p. 135 |
| Focus on Forensics: Rigor Mortis | p. 136 |
| Skeletal Muscles of the Body | p. 138 |
| Effects of Aging | p. 148 |
| Medical Focus: Benefits of Exercise | p. 149 |
| Medical Focus: Muscular Disorders and Neuromuscular Disease | p. 150 |
| Homeostasis | p. 150 |
| Integration and Coordination | |
| The Nervous System | p. 155 |
| Nervous System | p. 156 |
| Medical Focus: Alzheimer Disease | p. 161 |
| Central Nervous System | p. 162 |
| What's New: Spinal Cord Injuries-Cause for Hope | p. 165 |
| Medical Focus: Left and Right Brain | p. 168 |
| Peripheral Nervous System | p. 169 |
| Effects of Aging | p. 175 |
| Homeostasis | p. 175 |
| Medical Focus: Pacemakers for Parkinson Disease | p. 177 |
| The Sensory System | p. 181 |
| General Senses | p. 182 |
| Senses of Taste and Smell | p. 184 |
| Sense of Vision | p. 186 |
| Medical Focus: Corrective Lenses | p. 191 |
| What's New: A Bionic Cure for Macular Degeneration | p. 192 |
| Focus on Forensics: Retinal Hemorrhage in Shaken Baby Syndrome | p. 194 |
| Sense of Hearing | p. 196 |
| Sense of Equilibrium | p. 197 |
| Medical Focus: Hearing Damage and Deafness | p. 200 |
| Effects of Aging | p. 200 |
| The Endocrine System | p. 204 |
| Endocrine Glands | p. 205 |
| Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland | p. 208 |
| Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands | p. 211 |
| Adrenal Glands | p. 213 |
| Pancreas | p. 216 |
| What's New: Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplants | p. 218 |
| Other Endocrine Glands | p. 219 |
| Medical Focus: Side Effects of Anabolic Steroids | p. 220 |
| Chemical Signals | p. 221 |
| Effects of Aging | p. 222 |
| Homeostasis | p. 222 |
| Medical Focus: Glucocorticoid Therapy | p. 224 |
| Maintenance of the Body | |
| Blood | p. 227 |
| The Composition and Functions of Blood | p. 228 |
| The Blood Cells | p. 230 |
| Medical Focus: Avoiding Transfusion, Autotransfusion, and Blood Substitutes | p. 233 |
| Platelets and Hemostasis | p. 234 |
| Medical Focus: Abnormal Red and White Blood Cell Counts | p. 235 |
| Capillary Exchange | p. 236 |
| What's New: Zeolite for Hemostasis | p. 237 |
| Blood Typing and Transfusions | p. 239 |
| Effects of Aging | p. 241 |
| Focus on Forensics: Blood at the Crime Scene | p. 242 |
| The Cardiovascular System | p. 246 |
| Anatomy of the Heart | p. 247 |
| Physiology of the Heart | p. 251 |
| Medical Focus: Arteriosclerosis, Atherosclerosis, and Coronary Artery Disease | p. 252 |
| Medical Focus: The Electrocardiogram | p. 255 |
| Anatomy of Blood Vessels | p. 257 |
| Physiology of Circulation | p. 259 |
| Circulatory Routes | p. 263 |
| What's New: Aneurysm Sensors | p. 265 |
| Medical Focus: Stroke: Beware of Brain Attack! | p. 268 |
| Medical Focus: Preventing Cardiovascular Disease | p. 270 |
| Effects of Aging | p. 270 |
| Homeostasis | p. 271 |
| The Lymphatic System and Body Defenses | p. 276 |
| Lymphatic System | p. 277 |
| Medical Focus: Bone Marrow Transplants | p. 278 |
| Organs, Tissues, and Cells of the Immune System | p. 278 |
| Medical Focus: The Lymphatic System and Illnesses | p. 281 |
| Nonspecific and Specific Defenses | p. 281 |
| Medical Focus: AIDS Epidemic | p. 288 |
| Medical Focus: Immunization: The Great Protector | p. 290 |
| Induced Immunity | p. 291 |
| What's New: Avian Flu-Potential Pandemic? | p. 293 |
| Effects of Aging | p. 295 |
| Homeostasis | p. 295 |
| The Respiratory System | p. 300 |
| The Respiratory System | p. 301 |
| Mechanism of Breathing | p. 306 |
| Medical Focus: Emphysema: Medical and Surgical Treatment | p. 310 |
| Gas Exchange and Transport | p. 310 |
| Medical Focus: Respiratory and Nonrespiratory Patterns | p. 311 |
| Respiration and Health | p. 312 |
| Medical Focus: The Most-Often-Asked Questions About Tobacco and Health | p. 316 |
| Effects of Aging | p. 316 |
| Homeostasis | p. 318 |
| The Digestive System | p. 323 |
| Anatomy of the Digestive System | p. 324 |
| Medical Focus: Human Teeth | p. 325 |
| What's New: Swallowing a Camera? | p. 332 |
| Medical Focus: Constipation | p. 335 |
| Accessory Organs of Digestion | p. 336 |
| Chemical Digestion | p. 339 |
| Effects of Aging | p. 340 |
| Homeostasis | p. 340 |
| Nutrition | p. 342 |
| Medical Focus: Antioxidants | p. 343 |
| Medical Focus: Bariatric Surgery for Obesity | p. 347 |
| The Urinary System and Excretion | p. 351 |
| Urinary System | p. 352 |
| Anatomy of the Kidney and Excretion | p. 354 |
| Regulatory Functions of the Kidneys | p. 358 |
| Problems with Kidney Function | p. 362 |
| Focus on Forensics: Urinalysis | p. 363 |
| Effects of Aging | p. 364 |
| Homeostasis | p. 364 |
| Medical Focus: Prostate Enlargement and Cancer | p. 365 |
| Reproduction and Development | |
| The Reproductive System | p. 370 |
| Human Life Cycle | p. 371 |
| Male Reproductive System | p. 373 |
| Female Reproductive System | p. 379 |
| Medical Focus: Ovarian Cancer | p. 383 |
| A Control of Reproduction and Sexually Transmitted Diseases | p. 387 |
| Medical Focus: Shower Check for Cancer | p. 391 |
| What's New: Endocrine-Disrupting Contaminants | p. 392 |
| Medical Focus: Preventing Transmission of STDs | p. 395 |
| Effects of Aging | p. 396 |
| Homeostasis | p. 397 |
| Focus on Forensics: Rape | p. 397 |
| Human Development and Birth | p. 402 |
| Fertilization | p. 403 |
| Development | p. 404 |
| What's New: Therapeutic Cloning | p. 407 |
| Medical Focus: Premature Babies | p. 413 |
| Birth | p. 415 |
| Medical Focus: Preventing Birth Defects | p. 416 |
| Human Genetics | p. 423 |
| Chromosomal Inheritance | p. 424 |
| Medical Focus: Living with Klinefelter Syndrome | p. 428 |
| Genetic Inheritance | p. 429 |
| Medical Focus: Preimplantation Genetic Studies | p. 433 |
| DNA Technology | p. 434 |
| What's New: Chimeras | p. 435 |
| Reference Figures: The Human Organism | p. 438 |
| Understanding Medical Terminology | p. 445 |
| Glossary | p. 455 |
| Credits | p. 470 |
| Index | p. 471 |
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