Visualizing Human Biology
4th Edition
Published on 26. July 2013
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Paperback/Softback
752 pages
978-1-118-16987-2 (ISBN)
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This book includes many new features, additions, and visuals used to teach and explain. Varied learning styles are used through blogs, podcasts, animations and videos. Furthermore, box features highlight engaging stories that help maintain interest in the science behind the stories and connect what's relevant today with how human biology works. A new Visualizing Human Biology Lab Manual is fully compatible with the text, bringing the Visualizing approach into the laboratory setting.
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Kathleen Ireland was born and raised on the East Coast of the United States and obtained her B.S. from the University of Alabama while gaining experience working both for a major pharmaceutical company in their basic research labs and for a Marine Sciences Foundation in Florida. She continued her education at the University of Alabama, earning an M.S. in Marine Sciences in 1981, studying aquatic ecology, and working for the Geological Survey of Alabama in strip mine reclamation. After a few years working for an agricultural genetics corporation and giving birth to two sons, Kathleen returned to school, earning a Ph.D. from Iowa State University while teaching their Human Biology course. She joined the faculty at ISU until moving to Maui for a position teaching human biology for the University of Hawaii, Maui Community College. Kathleen is a member of Phi Kappa Phi, Golden Key, Alpha Gamma Delta, NSTA, HAPS, and AACE, where she serves on their editorial board. She regularly participates in AP exam readings and has been published as a media editor and contributing author on both anatomy and anatomy and physiology premedical textbooks. She has received a 2008 Toyota Motor Corporation Institute of International Education Galapagos excursion, a 2009/2010 Toyota Tapestry large grant, and a multi-year HAIS/ HCF grant to enhance the schoolwide teaching of 21st century skills.
Content
0 How To Be a Successful Student 2
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: The Brain and Learning 7
I WONDER: Where can I Get The Best Information For My Research Paper? 8
I WONDER: Do All Night Study Sessions Help or Hurt? 13
UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF LIFE
1 What Is Life? 16
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Homeostasis Is a Way of Life! 19
I WONDER... Are Viruses Considered Living Organisms? 24
ETHICS AND ISSUES: Why Should Endangered Species Matter to Me? 29
2 Where Do We Come from and Where Do We Fit? 36
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Neanderthal Extinction 42
I WONDER... How Are Fossilized Human Remains "Interpreted" to Produce Our Family Tree? 43
ETHICS AND ISSUES: Are Humans Still Evolving? 44
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Environmental Illness: Real or Imagined? 51
Taylor S. Kennedy/NG Image Collection 3Everyday Chemistry of Life 56
I WONDER... If I Take Ginseng, Will I Pass My Exams?! 58
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Electrolytes and Homeostasis 61
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: van der Waals Forces in Nature 64
ETHICS AND ISSUES: Environmental Estrogens: Are We Feminizing the Planet? 73
4 Cells: Organization and Communication 84
I WONDER... Can Stem Cells Really Cure Cancer? 87
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: "This Baby Needs Water!" 88
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Malfunctioning Organelles Can Be Life Threatening 92
ETHICS AND ISSUES: Artificial Life: Why Is It So Hard to Create? 105
5 Tissues 110
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Knee Troubles! 116
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Is Liposuction the Easy Way Out? 119
I WONDER... What Is Tissue Typing? 121
ETHICS AND ISSUES: Organ Farming?! 126
UNIT 2 MOVING THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENT
6 The Skeletomuscular System 134
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Broken Bones 142
ETHICS AND ISSUES: Reinventing the Skeletomuscular System 151
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: "To Supplement or Not...That Is the Question" 162
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Exercise Can Do a Body Good 163
I WONDER... Can I Really "Think" My Way to a Better Athletic Performance? 164
7 The Nervous System 172
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Your Brain on Alcohol 183
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: What Causes Drug Addiction? 184
I WONDER... What Is a Concussion? 189
ETHICS AND ISSUES: Is Early Detection of Alzheimer's Benefician? 190
I WONDER... Does Sleep Really Make a Difference? 192
8 The Special Senses 204
I WONDER... Do Humans Respond to Phenomones? 206
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Sensory Sensitive Healing 220
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Laser Eye Surgery 221
ETHICS AND ISSUES: Let There Be Sight 222
UNIT 3 PROTECTION FROM THE ENVIRONMENT
9 Immunity and the Lymphatic System 226
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Marriage May Often Cause a Momentary Feeling of Panic 231
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Mononucleosis and the Spleen 240
ETHICS AND ISSUES: How Do Thoughts and Emotions Affect Our T Cells and Immune Systems? 250
I WONDER... Are There Any Vaccines Against Cancer? 252
10 Infectious Disease and Epidemiology 260
I WONDER... Are Any Epidemics Occurring Right Now? 266
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Testing Antibiotics 270
ETHICS AND ISSUES: MRSA Causes and Implications 271
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Current Actions in Worldwide Disease Prevention 285
11 Cancer 294
ETHICS AND ISSUES: How Do We React to Cancer Clusters? 304
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Unraveling Genetic Links to Cancer Risks 306
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Getting Back to Work After Cancer 311
I WONDER... How Can I Lower My Cancer Risks? 318
UNIT 4 THRIVING WITHIN THE ENVIRONMENT
12 The Cardiovascular System 324
Nutrient Delivery 326
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: AEDs and Cardiac Arrest 333
ETHICS AND ISSUES: When Do People Have the Right to Refuse a Blood Transfusion? 345
I WONDER... How Does Blood Doping Work? 350
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Blood Thinners: How and Why 353
13 The Respiratory System: Movement of Air 360
I WONDER... Can I Really Get Sick from Breathing Deeply in Caves? 371
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Aging and Changing Respiratory Volumes 375
ETHICS AND ISSUES: When Does Particulate Air Pollution Become a Serious Public Health Hazard? 384
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Tobacco, the Universal Poison 386
14 Nutrition: You Are What You Eat 392
I WONDER... How Is My Ideal Body Weight Determined? 400
ETHICS AND ISSUES: The Obesity Epidemic 410
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: A Hidden Peril: E. Coli-Infested Food 411
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: How Do Environmental Agents Become Concentrated in My Food? 413
15 The Digestive System 418
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Do Whitening Toothpastes and Gels Work? 423
I WONDER... How Does Gastric Bypass Surgery Work? 427
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Gallbladder Removal Options 435
ETHICS AND ISSUES: How Much Do We Help the World If We Go Vegan? 441
16 The Urinary System 446
I WONDER... Is "Smart Water" Really a Smart Choice? 453
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Why Is Salt Intake Imortant? 460
ETHICS AND ISSUES: How Does a Urine Test Prove Drug Abuse? 463
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: What Are the Risks in Donating a Kidney? 465
UNIT 5 POPULATING THE ENVIRONMENT
17 The Endocrine System and Development 470
I WONDER... What is Precocious Puberty? 480
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Shrinking and Hormonal Imbalances 485
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Ah, to Be Young Again... 494
ETHICS AND ISSUES: Has Your Endocrine System Been Disrupted Today? 495
18 The Reproductive Systems: Maintaining the Species 500
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Man and Woman 502
I WONDER... Why Are Circumcisions Performed? 510
I WONDER... Can PMS Really Cause Mood Swings and Emotional Outbursts? 521
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Hormonal Controls: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 527
ETHICS AND ISSUES: RU-486: A Chemical Abortion Fraught with Issues 528
19 Pregnancy: Development from Conception to Newborn 538
I WONDER... What Causes Twins, and How Do They Contribute to the Study of Epigenetics? 546
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Is Morning Sickness Normal? 550
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Prematurity--How Young Is Too Young? 561
ETHICS AND ISSUES: How Do We Respond to Intersexuality? 563
20 Inheritance, Genetics, and Molecular Biology 570
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Individualized Medicine?! 588
I WONDER... Can We Create Super-Babies? 590
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Are Genetically Modified Foods Safe for the Environment? Are They Healthy to Eat? 597
ETHICS AND ISSUES: Can Your Genetic Information Be Used Against You? 602
21 Populations Evolve in Ecosystems 608
I WONDER... How Can Darwin's Theory Account for Sudden Evolutionary Changes? 616
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Does Climate Affect Evolutionary Rate? 617
I WONDER... How Many People Can the Earth Support? 636
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Solid Reasons to Recycle 637
ETHICS AND ISSUES: Which Worldview Do You Have? 640
Appendix A: Periodic Table 646
B: Measurements 647
C: Answers to Self-Tests 649
Glossary 651
Index 657
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: The Brain and Learning 7
I WONDER: Where can I Get The Best Information For My Research Paper? 8
I WONDER: Do All Night Study Sessions Help or Hurt? 13
UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF LIFE
1 What Is Life? 16
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Homeostasis Is a Way of Life! 19
I WONDER... Are Viruses Considered Living Organisms? 24
ETHICS AND ISSUES: Why Should Endangered Species Matter to Me? 29
2 Where Do We Come from and Where Do We Fit? 36
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Neanderthal Extinction 42
I WONDER... How Are Fossilized Human Remains "Interpreted" to Produce Our Family Tree? 43
ETHICS AND ISSUES: Are Humans Still Evolving? 44
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Environmental Illness: Real or Imagined? 51
Taylor S. Kennedy/NG Image Collection 3Everyday Chemistry of Life 56
I WONDER... If I Take Ginseng, Will I Pass My Exams?! 58
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Electrolytes and Homeostasis 61
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: van der Waals Forces in Nature 64
ETHICS AND ISSUES: Environmental Estrogens: Are We Feminizing the Planet? 73
4 Cells: Organization and Communication 84
I WONDER... Can Stem Cells Really Cure Cancer? 87
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: "This Baby Needs Water!" 88
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Malfunctioning Organelles Can Be Life Threatening 92
ETHICS AND ISSUES: Artificial Life: Why Is It So Hard to Create? 105
5 Tissues 110
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Knee Troubles! 116
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Is Liposuction the Easy Way Out? 119
I WONDER... What Is Tissue Typing? 121
ETHICS AND ISSUES: Organ Farming?! 126
UNIT 2 MOVING THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENT
6 The Skeletomuscular System 134
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Broken Bones 142
ETHICS AND ISSUES: Reinventing the Skeletomuscular System 151
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: "To Supplement or Not...That Is the Question" 162
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Exercise Can Do a Body Good 163
I WONDER... Can I Really "Think" My Way to a Better Athletic Performance? 164
7 The Nervous System 172
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Your Brain on Alcohol 183
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: What Causes Drug Addiction? 184
I WONDER... What Is a Concussion? 189
ETHICS AND ISSUES: Is Early Detection of Alzheimer's Benefician? 190
I WONDER... Does Sleep Really Make a Difference? 192
8 The Special Senses 204
I WONDER... Do Humans Respond to Phenomones? 206
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Sensory Sensitive Healing 220
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Laser Eye Surgery 221
ETHICS AND ISSUES: Let There Be Sight 222
UNIT 3 PROTECTION FROM THE ENVIRONMENT
9 Immunity and the Lymphatic System 226
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Marriage May Often Cause a Momentary Feeling of Panic 231
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Mononucleosis and the Spleen 240
ETHICS AND ISSUES: How Do Thoughts and Emotions Affect Our T Cells and Immune Systems? 250
I WONDER... Are There Any Vaccines Against Cancer? 252
10 Infectious Disease and Epidemiology 260
I WONDER... Are Any Epidemics Occurring Right Now? 266
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Testing Antibiotics 270
ETHICS AND ISSUES: MRSA Causes and Implications 271
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Current Actions in Worldwide Disease Prevention 285
11 Cancer 294
ETHICS AND ISSUES: How Do We React to Cancer Clusters? 304
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Unraveling Genetic Links to Cancer Risks 306
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Getting Back to Work After Cancer 311
I WONDER... How Can I Lower My Cancer Risks? 318
UNIT 4 THRIVING WITHIN THE ENVIRONMENT
12 The Cardiovascular System 324
Nutrient Delivery 326
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: AEDs and Cardiac Arrest 333
ETHICS AND ISSUES: When Do People Have the Right to Refuse a Blood Transfusion? 345
I WONDER... How Does Blood Doping Work? 350
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Blood Thinners: How and Why 353
13 The Respiratory System: Movement of Air 360
I WONDER... Can I Really Get Sick from Breathing Deeply in Caves? 371
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Aging and Changing Respiratory Volumes 375
ETHICS AND ISSUES: When Does Particulate Air Pollution Become a Serious Public Health Hazard? 384
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Tobacco, the Universal Poison 386
14 Nutrition: You Are What You Eat 392
I WONDER... How Is My Ideal Body Weight Determined? 400
ETHICS AND ISSUES: The Obesity Epidemic 410
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: A Hidden Peril: E. Coli-Infested Food 411
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: How Do Environmental Agents Become Concentrated in My Food? 413
15 The Digestive System 418
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Do Whitening Toothpastes and Gels Work? 423
I WONDER... How Does Gastric Bypass Surgery Work? 427
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Gallbladder Removal Options 435
ETHICS AND ISSUES: How Much Do We Help the World If We Go Vegan? 441
16 The Urinary System 446
I WONDER... Is "Smart Water" Really a Smart Choice? 453
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Why Is Salt Intake Imortant? 460
ETHICS AND ISSUES: How Does a Urine Test Prove Drug Abuse? 463
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: What Are the Risks in Donating a Kidney? 465
UNIT 5 POPULATING THE ENVIRONMENT
17 The Endocrine System and Development 470
I WONDER... What is Precocious Puberty? 480
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Shrinking and Hormonal Imbalances 485
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Ah, to Be Young Again... 494
ETHICS AND ISSUES: Has Your Endocrine System Been Disrupted Today? 495
18 The Reproductive Systems: Maintaining the Species 500
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Man and Woman 502
I WONDER... Why Are Circumcisions Performed? 510
I WONDER... Can PMS Really Cause Mood Swings and Emotional Outbursts? 521
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Hormonal Controls: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 527
ETHICS AND ISSUES: RU-486: A Chemical Abortion Fraught with Issues 528
19 Pregnancy: Development from Conception to Newborn 538
I WONDER... What Causes Twins, and How Do They Contribute to the Study of Epigenetics? 546
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Is Morning Sickness Normal? 550
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Prematurity--How Young Is Too Young? 561
ETHICS AND ISSUES: How Do We Respond to Intersexuality? 563
20 Inheritance, Genetics, and Molecular Biology 570
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Individualized Medicine?! 588
I WONDER... Can We Create Super-Babies? 590
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Are Genetically Modified Foods Safe for the Environment? Are They Healthy to Eat? 597
ETHICS AND ISSUES: Can Your Genetic Information Be Used Against You? 602
21 Populations Evolve in Ecosystems 608
I WONDER... How Can Darwin's Theory Account for Sudden Evolutionary Changes? 616
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Does Climate Affect Evolutionary Rate? 617
I WONDER... How Many People Can the Earth Support? 636
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Solid Reasons to Recycle 637
ETHICS AND ISSUES: Which Worldview Do You Have? 640
Appendix A: Periodic Table 646
B: Measurements 647
C: Answers to Self-Tests 649
Glossary 651
Index 657