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Informationen zum Autor Maggie Norris is a freelance science writer. Donna Rae Siegfried has instructed anatomy and physiology courses at the college level. They are the coauthors of Anatomy & Physiology For Dummies, 2nd Edition. Klappentext The "must-know" functions of systems Exactly what you need to know to ace anatomy Key concepts in quick, focused lessons Your guide to anatomy essentials If you're looking for a handy refresher or an easy-to-use reference for your anatomy and physiology class, Anatomy Essentials For Dummies is for you. It's filled with need-to-know terms and important info about how the body works. Find out how your nervous system keeps everything functioning and how your immune system keeps you healthy. Explore the inner workings of the circulatory, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems. And much more! So get ready to skip the suffering and score high marks at exam time. Inside... The levels of organism organization A careful look at major bodily systems The inside track on tissues Hormones explained Detailed drawings and clear diagrams Find balance with homeostasis Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 About This Book 1 Conventions Used in This Book 2 Foolish Assumptions 2 Icons Used in This Book 2 Where to Go from Here 3 Chapter 1: Focusing on the Framework of Anatomy and Physiology 5 Looking at the Science of Anatomy and Physiology 6 Fitting anatomy and physiology into science 6 Breaking down the subsets of anatomy 6 Familiarizing Yourself with Anatomical Jargon 7 Arranging Organisms by Levels of Organization 10 Level I: The cellular level 10 Level II: The tissue level 10 Level III: The organ level 12 Level IV: The organ system level 12 Level V: The organism level 12 Metabolism: Keeping Body Processes in Motion 12 Seeing why your cells metabolize 13 Understanding the process behind cellular metabolism 14 Balancing Bodily Reactions with Homeostasis 18 Regulating body temperature 18 Maintaining a fluid balance 19 Examining blood glucose concentration 20 Gauging variables that keep the body balanced 21 Chapter 2: Examining Cell Biology Basics 23 How Cells Spend Their Time 23 Creating new cells 24 Manufacturing tissues 24 Constructing and moving products 24 Transmitting signals around the body 25 Exploring Eukaryotic Cells 25 Enclosing it all with the cell membrane 27 Relinquishing control to the nucleus 29 Giving the organelles a place to hang in the cytoplasm 29 Seeing how mitochondria provide energy to cells 29 Producing protein in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) 30 Taking out the trash with lysosomes 30 Macromolecules, the Building Blocks of Life 31 Naming the nucleic acids and nucleotides 31 Energizing organisms with polysaccharides 32 Peeking at proteins 32 Discovering How Genetic Material Makes You Who You are 33 Cycling through Life, Cell-Style 34 Progressing through interphase 34 Pushing ahead to DNA replication 34 Entering mitosis 35 Forming Tissues from Cells 37 Linking structures with connective tissue 37 Reviewing types of epithelial tissue 38 Chapter 3: Scoping Out the Body's Structural Layers 41 The Skinny on Your Skeleton 42 Examining the skeleton's makeup 42 Surveying joints and their movements 45 The 411 on the Muscular System 48 Seeing what your skeletal muscles do 48 Taking a look at tissue types 51 Making muscles contract: The sliding filament model 56 An Introduction to the Integument 58 Studying up on the structure of the in...
