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• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Contents in Brief
• Copyright
• About the authors
• Contributor panel
• Preface
• How to use this book
• List of Illustrations
• List of Tables
• 1.  Introduction to the body
• Language of science & medicine
• Scientific method
• Levels of organization
• Anatomical position
• Anatomical directions
• Planes of the body
• Body cavities
• Body regions
• Balance of body functions
• Human microbiome
• ❏ Outline summary
• ❏ Active learning
• Review Questions
• Critical Thinking
• Chapter Test
• 2.  Chemistry of life
• Language of science & medicine
• Levels of chemical organization
• Chemical bonding
• Inorganic chemistry
• Organic chemistry
• Chemistry in the human body
• ❏ Outline summary
• ❏ Active learning
• Review Questions
• Critical Thinking
• Chapter Test
• 3.  Cells
• Language of science & medicine
• Overview of cells
• Parts of the cell
• Relationship of cell structure and function
• Movement of substances through cell membranes
• Cell growth and reproduction
• ❏ Outline summary
• ❏ Active learning
• Review Questions
• Critical Thinking
• Chapter Test
• 4.  Tissues
• Language of science & medicine
• Introduction to tissues
• Epithelial tissue
• Connective tissue
• Muscle tissue
• Nervous tissue
• Tissues and the whole body
• ❏ Outline summary
• ❏ Active learning
• Review Questions
• Critical Thinking
• Chapter Test
• 5.  Organ systems
• Language of science & medicine
• Organ systems of the body
• Body as a whole
• ❏ Outline summary
• ❏ Active learning
• Review Questions
• Critical Thinking
• Chapter Test
• 6.  Skin & membranes
• Language of science & medicine
• Body membranes
• Skin
• Skin cancer
• Burns
• ❏ Outline summary
• ❏ Active learning
• Review Questions
• Critical Thinking
• Chapter Test
• 7.  Skeletal system
• Language of science & medicine
• Functions of the skeletal system
• Gross structure of bones
• Microscopic structure of bones
• Bone development
• Axial skeleton
• Appendicular skeleton
• Skeletal variations
• Joints
• ❏ Outline summary
• ❏ Active learning
• Review Questions
• Critical Thinking
• Chapter Test
• 8.  Muscular system
• Language of science & medicine
• Muscle tissue
• Structure of skeletal muscle
• Function of skeletal muscle
• Role of other body systems in movement
• Motor unit
• Muscle stimulus
• Types of skeletal muscle contractions
• Effects of exercise on skeletal muscle
• Movements produced by skeletal muscle contractions
• Skeletal muscle groups
• ❏ Outline summary
• ❏ Active learning
• Review Questions
• Critical Thinking
• Chapter Test
• 9.  Nervous system
• Language of science & medicine
• Organization of the nervous system
• Cells of the nervous system
• Nerves and tracts
• Nerve signals
• Central nervous system
• Peripheral nervous system
• Autonomic nervous system
• ❏ Outline summary
• ❏ Active learning
• Review Questions
• Critical Thinking
• Chapter Test
• 10.  Senses
• Language of science & medicine
• Classification of senses
• Sensory pathways
• General senses
• Special senses
• Integration of senses
• ❏ Outline summary
• ❏ Active learning
• Review Questions
• Critical Thinking
• Chapter Test
• 11.  Endocrine system
• Language of science & medicine
• Endocrine glands
• Mechanisms of hormone action
• Regulation of hormone secretion
• Prostaglandins
• Pituitary gland
• Hypothalamus
• Thyroid gland
• Parathyroid glands
• Adrenal glands
• Pancreatic islets
• Sex glands
• Thymus
• Placenta
• Pineal gland
• Endocrine functions throughout the body
• ❏ Outline summary
• ❏ Active learning
• Review Questions
• Critical Thinking
• Chapter Test
• 12.  Blood
• Language of science & medicine
• Blood composition
• Red blood cells
• White blood cells
• Platelets and blood clotting
• ❏ Outline summary
• ❏ Active learning
• Review Questions
• Critical Thinking
• Chapter Test
• 13.  Cardiovascular system
• Language of science & medicine
• Heart
• Blood vessels
• Routes of circulation
• Hemodynamics
• Pulse
• ❏ Outline summary
• ❏ Active learning
• Review Questions
• Critical Thinking
• Chapter Test
• 14.  Lymphatic system & immunity
• Language of science & medicine
• Lymphatic system
• Immune system
• Immune system molecules
• Immune system cells
• ❏ Outline summary
• ❏ Active learning
• Review Questions
• Critical Thinking
• Chapter Test
• 15.  Respiratory system
• Language of science & medicine
• Structural plan
• Upper respiratory tract
• Lower respiratory tract
• Respiration
• Pulmonary ventilation
• Gas exchange and transport
• ❏ Outline summary
• ❏ Active learning
• Review Questions
• Critical Thinking
• Chapter Test
• 16.  Digestive system
• Language of science & medicine
• Overview of digestion
• Wall of the digestive tract
• Mouth
• Pharynx
• Esophagus
• Stomach
• Small intestine
• Liver and gallbladder
• Pancreas
• Large intestine
• Appendix
• Peritoneum
• Digestion
• Absorption
• ❏ Outline summary
• ❏ Active learning
• Review Questions
• Critical Thinking
• Chapter Test
• 17.  Nutrition & metabolism
• Language of science & medicine
• Metabolic function of the liver
• Macronutrients
• Micronutrients
• Regulating food intake
• Metabolic rates
• Body temperature
• ❏ Outline summary
• ❏ Active learning
• Review Questions
• Critical Thinking
• Chapter Test
• 18.  Urinary system
• Language of science & medicine
• Kidneys
• Formation of urine
• Control of urine volume
• Elimination of urine
• Urinalysis
• ❏ Outline summary
• ❏ Active learning
• Review Questions
• Critical Thinking
• Chapter Test
• 19.  Fluid & electrolyte balance
• Language of science & medicine
• Body fluid volumes
• Body fluid compartments
• Mechanisms that maintain fluid balance
• Fluid imbalances
• Importance of electrolytes in body fluids
• Electrolyte imbalances
• ❏ Outline summary
• ❏ Active learning
• Review Questions
• Critical Thinking
• Chapter Test
• 20.  Acid-base balance
• Language of science & medicine
• pH of body fluids
• Mechanisms that control pH of body fluids
• pH imbalances
• ❏ Outline summary
• ❏ Active learning
• Review Questions
• Critical Thinking
• Chapter Test
• 21.  Reproductive systems
• Language of science & medicine
• Sexual reproduction
• Male reproductive system
• Female reproductive system
• Summary of the reproductive systems
• ❏ Outline summary
• ❏ Active learning
• Review Questions
• Critical Thinking
• Chapter Test
• 22.  Growth, development, & aging
• Language of science & medicine
• Prenatal period
• Birth
• Postnatal period
• Effects of aging
• ❏ Outline summary
• ❏ Active learning
• Review Questions
• Critical Thinking
• Chapter Test
• Appendix A.  Body mass index
• Appendix B.  Common medical abbreviations, prefixes, & suffixes
• Appendix C.  Chapter test answers
• Glossary
• Illustration/photo credits
• Index
• Tips and shortcuts for surviving and succeeding in A&P
• Clear view of the human body
• Anatomical directions