Human Anatomy & Physiology

With each edition of her top-selling Human Anatomy & Physiology text, Elaine N. Marieb draws on her own, unique experience as a full-time A & P professor and part-time nursing student to explain concepts and processes in a meaningful and memorable way. With the Seventh Edition, Dr. Marieb has teamed up with co-author Katja Hoehn to produce the most exciting edition yet, with beautifully-enhanced muscle illustrations, updated coverage of factual material and topic boxes, new coverage of high-interest topics such as Botox, designer drugs, and cancer treatment, and a comprehensive instructor and student media package.

Indhold: Organization of the Body (The Human Body: an orientation ; Chemistry Comes Alive ; Cells: the living units ; Tissue: the living fabric) ; Covering, Support, and Movement of the Body (The Integumentary System ; Bones and Skeletal Tissues ; The Skeleton ; Joints ; Muscles and Muscle Tissue ; The Muscular System) ; Regulation and Integration of the Body (Fundamentals of the Nervous System and Nervous Tissue ; The Central Nervous System ; The Peripherel Nervous System and Reflex Activity ; The Autonomic Nervous System ; The Special Senses ; The Endocrine System) ; Maintenance of the Body (Blood ; The Cardiovascular System: the heart ; The Cardiovascular System: blood vessels ; The Lymphatic System ; The Immune System: innate and adaptive body defenses ; The Respiratory System ; The Digestive System ; Nutrition, Metabolism, and Body Temperature Regulation ; The Urinary System ; Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance) ; Continuity (The Reproductive System ; Pregnancy and Human Development ; Heredity)

Appendices:The Metric System ; Functional Groups in Organic Molecules ; the Amino Acides ; Two Important Metabolic Pathways ; Periodic Table of the Elements ; Reference Values …