Human Anatomy, Global Edition

Elaine Marieb, Patricia Wilhelm, Jon Mallatt (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

904 Seiten

2016 | 8th edition
Pearson Education Limited (Verlag)
978-1-292-15679-8 (ISBN)

Infos

For one-semester courses in human anatomy. Help students visualize human anatomy The #1 best-selling textbook for the human anatomy course, Human Anatomy, Eighth Edition is widely regarded as the most readable and visually accessible book on the market. The book's hallmark strengths - detailed art that teaches better and a student-friendly narrative are enhanced through more prominent in-text media references and updated Focus Figures. Within the text, photos reinforce real-world applications, and cadaver photos and micrographs appear side-by-side with art, working together to help students accurately visualize key anatomical structures. MasteringA&P not included. Students, if MasteringA&P is a recommended/mandatory component of the course, please ask your instructor for the correct ISBN and course ID. MasteringA&P should only be purchased when required by an instructor. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information. MasteringA&P is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results.
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Inhalt

1. The Human Body: An Orientation

2. Cells: The Living Units

3. Basic Embryology

4. Tissues

5. The Integumentary System

6. Bones and Skeletal Tissues

7. Bones, Part 1: The Axial Skeleton

8. Bones, Part 2: The Appendicular Skeleton

9. Joints

10. Skeletal Muscle Tissue

11. Muscles of the Body

12. Fundamentals of the Nervous System and Nervous Tissue

13. The Central Nervous System

14. The Peripheral Nervous System

15. The Autonomic Nervous System and Visceral Sensory Neurons

16. The Special Senses

17. The Endocrine System

18. Blood

19. The Heart

20. Blood Vessels

21. The Lymphatic and Immune Systems

22. The Respiratory System

23. The Digestive System

24. The Urinary System

25. The Reproductive System

Appendix A. The Metric System

Appendix B. Answers to Check Your Understanding, Multiple Choice, and Matching Questions

Glossary

Photo and Illustration Credits

Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheinungsdatum: 27.10.2016
• Verlagsort: Harlow
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 232 x 276 mm
• Gewicht: 1862 g
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Anatomie / Neuroanatomie
• ISBN-10: 1-292-15679-1 / 1292156791
• ISBN-13: 978-1-292-15679-8 / 9781292156798
• Zustand: Neuware