Elaine N. Marieb

After receiving her Ph.D. in zoology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Elaine N. Marieb began teaching at Holyoke Community College, where many of her students were pursuing nursing degrees. Her students inspired her to gain a better understanding of the relationship between the scientific study of the human body and the clinical aspects of the nursing practice. While continuing to teach full time, Dr. Marieb pursued her nursing education, which culminated in a Master of Science degree with a clinical specialization in gerontology from the University of Massachusetts. It is this experience that has informed the unique perspective and accessibility for which her publications are known.

As an individual and through the Elaine Nicpon Marieb Charitable Foundation, Dr. Marieb has given generously to provide opportunities for students to further their education. In recent years, she gave generous philanthropic support to Florida Gulf Coast University as a long-term investment in education, research, and training for healthcare and human services professionals in the local community.  In honor of her contributions, the university is now home to the Elaine Nicpon Marieb College of Health and Human Services.

Lori A. Smith received her Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of California at Davis.  Before discovering her passion for teaching, she worked as a research scientist and project leader in the medical diagnostics industry. In 1999, she joined the faculty at American River College in the Biology Department, where she teaches anatomy and physiology and microbiology to students preparing for nursing or other allied health careers Since 2005, she has coauthored Pearson’s PhysioEx™ Laboratory Simulations in Physiology and has continued to coauthor several Pearson lab manuals. Dr. Smith has been named Instructor of the Year by the American River College Associated Student Body, and she is a member of the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS) and the California Academy of Sciences.  When not teaching or writing, she enjoys spending time with her family: hiking, cycling, and kayaking.

Preface for the Instructor

A Word to the Student

The Human Body: An Orientation

Exercise 1. The Language of Anatomy

Exercise 2. Organ Systems Overview

The Microscope and Its Uses

Exercise 3. The Microscope

The Cell

Exercise 4. The Cell: Anatomy and Division

Histology: Basic Tissues of the Body

Exercise 5. Classification of Tissues

The Integumentary System

Exercise 6. The Integumentary System

The Skeletal System

Exercise 7. Overview of the Skeleton: Classification and Structure of Bones and Cartilages

Exercise 8. The Axial Skeleton

Exercise 9. The Appendicular Skeleton

Exercise 10. Articulations and Body Movements

The Muscular System

Exercise 11. Microscopic Anatomy and Organization of Skeletal Muscle

Exercise 12. Gross Anatomy of the Muscular System

The Nervous System

Exercise 13. Histology of Nervous Tissue

Exercise 14. Gross Anatomy of the Brain and Cranial Nerves

Exercise 15. The Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves

Exercise 16. The Autonomic Nervous System

Exercise 17. Special Senses: Anatomy of the Visual System

Exercise 18. Special Senses: Visual Tests and Experiments

Exercise 19. Special Senses: Hearing and Equilibrium

Exercise 20. Special Senses: Olfaction and Taste

The Endocrine System

Exercise 21. Functional Anatomy of the Endocrine Glands

The Circulatory System

Exercise 22. Blood

Exercise 23. Anatomy of the Heart

Exercise 24. Anatomy of Blood Vessels

Exercise 25. The Lymphatic System and Immune Response

The Respiratory System

Exercise 26. Anatomy of the Respiratory System

The Digestive System

Exercise 27. Anatomy of the Digestive System

The Urinary System

Exercise 28. Anatomy of the Urinary System

The Reproductive System

Exercise 29. Anatomy of the Reproductive System

Surface Anatomy

Exercise 30. Surface Anatomy Roundup

Appendix: The Metric System

Credits

Index

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