Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology
Published on 6. October 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
640 pages
978-0-8036-2256-2 (ISBN)
Description
This title leads the way for 20 years with unsurpassed clarity, content, and completeness. Fun to teach and easy to study, this popular text delivers a clear, concise presentation of must-know content with an superb art program, complete with the textual and electronic learning tools that assure mastery. Through five editions, it has led the way with exactly what students need to begin their educations with a firm foundation in anatomy and physiology. Now in its 6th Edition, you'll find even more of what students need to meet the challenges of health care today. Scanlon delivers classroom-ready learning for nursing and allied health students in a variety of disciplines. New, precisely detailed, full-color illustrations throughout make every concept clear. Thoroughly revised and updated coverage reflects all of today's new knowledge. Questions for every figure in the book encourage critical thinking and reinforce understanding of the image and the content. Flexible presentation of content makes the text suitable for any course. Clinical application boxes put theory into action. Extensive microbiology tables reinforce the text.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Pennsylvania
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
340 illustrations
ISBN-13
978-0-8036-2256-2 (9780803622562)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Organization and General Plan of the Body; Some Basic Chemistry; Cells; Tissues and Membranes; The Integumentary System; The Skeletal System; The Muscular System; The Nervous System; The Senses; The Endocrine System; Blood; The Heart; The Vascular System; The Lymphatic System and Immunity; The Respiratory System; The Digestive System; Body Temperature and Metabolism; The Urinary System; Fluid-Electrolyte and Acid-Base Balance; The Reproductive Systems; Human Development and Genetics; An Introduction to Microbiology and Human Disease; Appendices; Glossary.