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Get the most out of your A&P textbook with this practical review! Corresponding to the chapters in The Human Body in Health and Illness, 7th Edition, this study guide makes it easy to understand, remember, and apply basic Anatomy & Physiology. Engaging exercises, activities, and quizzes help students learn the most important A&P concepts and terminology.
- Each chapter includes three parts:
- Mastering the Basics with matching, ordering, labeling, diagram reading, similars and dissimilars, and coloring exercises.
- Putting It All Together including multiple-choice practice quizzes and case studies.
- Challenge Yourself! featuring critical thinking questions and puzzles.
- Coloring activities help you study and remember the details of anatomy.
- Page references from the textbook are included with the questions, helping you locate the information needed for self-remediation.
- Objectives at the beginning of each chapter reinforce the learning goals of the textbook and set a framework for study.
- NEW! Updated content throughout matches the new and revised content and new emphases of the 7th edition of Herlihy's The Human Body in Health and Illness textbook.
List of contents
1. Introduction to the Human Body 2. Basic Chemistry 3. Cells 4. Cell Metabolism 5. Microbiology Basics 6. Tissues and Membranes 7. Integumentary System and Body Temperature 8. Skeletal System 9. Muscular System 10. Nervous System: Nervous Tissue and Brain 11. Nervous System: Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerves 12. Autonomic Nervous System 13. Sensory System 14. Endocrine System 15. Blood 16. Anatomy of the Heart 17. Function of the Heart 18. Anatomy of the Blood Vessels 19. Functions of the Blood Vessels 20. Lymphatic System 21. Immune System 22. Respiratory System 23. Digestive System 24. Urinary System 25. Water, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance 26. Reproductive Systems 27. Human Development and Heredity
Answer Key on Evolve for faculty only.
About the author
Professor Barbara Herlihy works in the School of Nursing and Health Professions at University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX.
