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• Cover image
• Title page
• Disclaimer
• Table of Contents
• Contents in brief
• On the cover
• Copyright
• About the author
• Student survey
• Contributor panel
• Preface
• How to use this book
• 1.  Introduction to the body
• Language of science and medicine
• Introduction
• Scientific method
• Levels of organization
• Anatomical position
• Anatomical directions
• Planes of the body
• Body cavities
• Body regions
• Balance of body functions
• ❑ Outline summary
• ❑ Active learning
• 2.  Chemistry of life
• Language of science and medicine
• Introduction
• Levels of chemical organization
• Chemical bonding
• Inorganic chemistry
• Organic chemistry
• Chemistry in the human body
• ❑ Outline summary
• ❑ Active learning
• 3.  Cells
• Language of science and medicine
• Introduction
• 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
• 4.  Tissues
• Language of science and medicine
• Introduction
• Introduction to tissues
• Epithelial tissue
• Connective tissue
• Muscle tissue
• Nervous tissue
• ❑ Outline summary
• ❑ Active learning
• 5.  Organ systems
• Language of science and medicine
• Introduction
• Organ systems
• The body as a whole
• ❑ Outline summary
• ❑ Active learning
• 6.  Skin and membranes
• Language of science and medicine
• Introduction
• Body membranes
• Skin
• Skin cancer
• Burns
• ❑ Outline summary
• ❑ Active learning
• 7.  Skeletal system
• Language of science and medicine
• Introduction
• 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
• 8.  Muscular system
• Language of science and medicine
• Introduction
• Muscle tissue
• Structure of skeletal muscle
• Functions 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
• 9.  Nervous system
• Language of science and medicine
• Introduction
• 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
• 10.  Senses
• Language of science and medicine
• Introduction
• Classification of senses
• Sensory pathways
• General senses
• Special senses
• Integration of senses
• ❑ Outline summary
• ❑ Active learning
• 11.  Endocrine system
• Language of science and medicine
• Introduction
• 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
• 12.  Blood
• Language of science and medicine
• Introduction
• Blood composition
• Red blood cells
• White blood cells
• Platelets and blood clotting
• ❑ Outline summary
• ❑ Active learning
• 13.  Cardiovascular system
• Language of science and medicine
• Introduction
• Heart
• Blood vessels
• Routes of circulation
• Hemodynamics
• Pulse
• ❑ Outline summary
• ❑ Active learning
• 14.  Lymphatic system and immunity
• Language of science and medicine
• Introduction
• Lymphatic system
• Immune system
• Immune system molecules
• Immune system cells
• ❑ Outline summary
• ❑ Active learning
• 15.  Respiratory system
• Language of science and medicine
• Introduction
• Structural plan
• Upper respiratory tract
• Lower respiratory tract
• Respiration
• Pulmonary ventilation
• Gas exchange and transport
• ❑ Outline summary
• ❑ Active learning
• 16.  Digestive system
• Language of science and medicine
• Introduction
• 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
• 17.  Nutrition and metabolism
• Language of science and medicine
• Introduction
• Metabolic function of the liver
• Macronutrients
• Micronutrients
• Regulating food intake
• Metabolic rates
• Body temperature
• ❑ Outline summary
• ❑ Active learning
• 18.  Urinary system
• Language of science and medicine
• Introduction
• Kidneys
• Formation of urine
• Control of urine volume
• Elimination of urine
• Urinalysis
• ❑ Outline summary
• ❑ Active learning
• 19.  Fluid and electrolyte balance
• Language of science and medicine
• Introduction
• 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
• 20.  Acid-base balance
• Language of science and medicine
• Introduction
• pH of body fluids
• Mechanisms that control pH of body fluids
• pH imbalances
• ❑ Outline summary
• ❑ Active learning
• 21.  Reproductive systems
• Language of science and medicine
• Introduction
• Sexual reproduction
• Male reproductive system
• Female reproductive system
• Summary of the reproductive systems
• ❑ Outline summary
• ❑ Active learning
• 22.  Growth, development, and aging
• Language of science and medicine
• Introduction
• Prenatal period
• Birth
• Postnatal period
• Effects of aging
• ❑ Outline summary
• ❑ Active learning
• Appendix A Body mass index
• Appendix B Common medical abbreviations, prefixes, and suffixes
• Appendix C Chapter test answers
• Glossary
• Illustration/photo credits
• Index