Anatomy & Physiology

HumanAnatomyandPhysiologyisdesignedforthetwo-semesteranatomyandphysiologycoursetakenbylifescienceandalliedhealthstudents.
TheappfollowsthescopeandsequenceofmostHumanAnatomyandPhysiologycourses,anditscoverageandorganizationwereinformedbyhundredsofinstructorswhoteachthecourse.

Theartworkforthisappisaimedfocusingstudentlearningthroughapowerfulblendoftraditionaldepictionsandinstructionalinnovations.
Colorisusedsparingly,toemphasizethemostimportantaspectsofanygivenillustration.SignificantuseofmicrographsfromtheUniversityofMichigancomplementtheillustrations,andprovidethestudentswithameaningfulalternatedepictionofeachconcept.
Finally,enrichmentelementsproviderelevanceanddeepercontextforstudents,particularlyintheareasofhealth,disease,andinformationrelevanttotheirintendedcareers.

Features:
-Studyprogress
-Quizprogress
-6Studyunits
-197Lessons
-28Quizzes
-714Practicequestions
-370Flashcards
-3187Glossaries

Unit1:LevelsofOrganization
Chapters1–4providestudentswithabasicunderstandingofhumananatomyandphysiology,includingitslanguage,thelevelsoforganization,andthebasicsofchemistryandcellbiology.Thesechaptersprovideafoundationforthefurtherstudyofthebody.Theyalsofocusparticularlyonhowthebody’sregions,importantchemicals,andcellsmaintainhomeostasis.
Chapter1AnIntroductiontotheHumanBody
Chapter2TheChemicalLevelofOrganization
Chapter3TheCellularLevelofOrganization
Chapter4TheTissueLevelofOrganization

Unit2:SupportandMovement
InChapters5–11,studentsexploretheskin,thelargestorganofthebody,andexaminethebody’sskeletalandmuscularsystems,followingatraditionalsequenceoftopics.Thisunitisthefirsttowalkstudentsthroughspecificsystemsofthebody,andasitdoesso,itmaintainsafocusonhomeostasisaswellasthosediseasesandconditionsthatcandisruptit.
Chapter5TheIntegumentarySystem
Chapter6BoneandSkeletalTissue
Chapter7TheAxialSkeleton
Chapter8TheAppendicularSkeleton
Chapter9Joints
Chapter10MuscleTissue
Chapter11TheMuscularSystem

Unit3:Regulation,Integration,andControl
Chapters12–17helpstudentsanswerquestionsaboutnervousandendocrinesystemcontrolandregulation.Inabreakwiththetraditionalsequenceoftopics,thespecialsensesareintegratedintothechapteronthesomaticnervoussystem.Thechapterontheneurologicalexaminationoffersstudentsauniqueapproachtounderstandingnervoussystemfunctionusingfivesimplebutpowerfuldiagnostictests.
Chapter12IntroductiontotheNervousSystem
Chapter13TheAnatomyoftheNervousSystem
Chapter14TheSomaticNervousSystem
Chapter15TheAutonomicNervousSystem
Chapter16TheNeurologicalExam
Chapter17TheEndocrineSystem

Unit4:FluidsandTransport
InChapters18–21,studentsexaminetheprincipalmeansoftransportformaterialsneededtosupportthehumanbody,regulateitsinternalenvironment,andprovideprotection.
Chapter18Blood
Chapter19TheCardiovascularSystem:TheHeart
Chapter20TheCardiovascularSystem:BloodVesselsandCirculation
Chapter21TheLymphaticSystemandImmunity

Unit5:Energy,Maintenance,andEnvironmentalExchange
InChapters22–26,studentsdiscovertheinteractionbetweenbodysystemsandtheoutsideenvironmentfortheexchangeofmaterials,thecaptureofenergy,thereleaseofwaste,andtheoverallmaintenanceoftheinternalsystemsthatregulatetheexchange.Theexplanationsandillustrationsareparticularlyfocusedonhowstructurerelatestofunction.
Chapter22TheRespiratory