Introduction to the Human Body: Learning Guide
The Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology
6th Edition
Published on 16. July 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
383 pages
978-0-471-43217-3 (ISBN)
Description
Work more effectively and gauge your progress along the way! This Learning Guide is designed to accompany "Tortora's Introduction to the Human Body, 6th Edition". This valuable aid for students includes numerous and varied exercises, labeling and coloring diagrams, and mastery tests. Like its predecessors, "Introduction to the Human Body, 6th Edition" offers a balanced introduction to the human body especially developed to meet the needs of the one semester course. It provides an effective blend of stunning art and clearly written text to illuminate the complexities of the human body. Class-tested pedagogy is woven into the narrative and figures to ensure that students gain a solid understanding of the material.
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Edition
6th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 215 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
892 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-43217-3 (9780471432173)
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Persons
Kathleen Schmidt Prezbindowski, Ph.D., M.S.N., is a professor of biology at the College of Mount St. Joseph, where she was recently named Distinguished Teacher of the Year. She has taught anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, and biology of aging for 35 years. Dr. Prezbindowski's Ph.D. is in biology, and she has earned M.S.N.s in both Gerontological and Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing. Through a grant from the U.S. Administration on Aging, she produced the first video series on the human body ever designed especially for older people. She is also the author of four other learning guides and a wellness manual for older adults.
Content
Preface.To the Student.About the Author.Chapter 1. Organization of the Human Body.Chapter 2. Introdctory Chemistry.Chapter 3. Cells.Chapter 4. Tissues.Chapter 5. The Integumentary System.Chapter 6. The Skeletal System.Chapter 7. Joints.Chapter 8. The Muscular System.Chapter 9. Nervous Tissue.Chapter 10. Central Nervous System, Spinal Nerves, and Cranial Nerves.Chapter 11. Autonomic Nervous System.Chapter 12. Somatic Senses and Special Senses.Chapter 13. The Endocrine System.Chapter 14. The Cardiovascular System: Blood.Chapter 15. The Cardiovasclar System: Heart.Chapter 16. The Cardiovascular Systme: Blood Vessels and Circulation.Chapter 17. The Lymphatic and Immune System and Resistance to Disease.Chapter 18. The Respiratory System.Chapter 19. The Digestive System.Chapter 20. Nutrition and Metabolism.Chapter 21. The Urinary System.Chapter 22. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance.Chapter 23. The Reproductive Systems.Chapter 24. Development and Inheritance.