Synopses & Reviews
Principles of Anatomy and Physiology has been the market leading text through many editions due to its solid scientific presentation of the principles of the human structure and function. Equally important has been the pioneering and continually evolving efforts of the authors to develop an outstanding illustration program and innovative pedagogical features that promote understanding. The product of years of teaching experience, this text provides a superb balance between anatomy and physiology while emphasizing correlation between normal physiology and pathophysiology, normal anatomy and pathology, and homeostasis and homeostatic imbalances.
Review
"...well worth the price...the anatomical atlas and interactive CD ROM are added value." (RAD Magazine, September 2000)
About the Author
Gerard J. Tortora, Bergen Community College and
Sandra Reynolds Grabowski, Purdue University
Table of Contents
ORGANIZATION OF THE HUMAN BODY.
An Introduction to the Human Body.
The Chemical Level of Organization.
The Cellular Level of Organization.
The Tissue Level of Organization.
The Integumentary System.
PRINCIPLES OF SUPPORT AND MOVEMENT.
The Skeletal System: Bone Tissue.
The Skeletal System: The Axial Skeleton.
The Skeletal System: The Appendicular Skeleton.
Joints.
Muscle Tissue.
The Muscular System.
CONTROL SYSTEMS OF THE HUMAN BODY.
Nervous Tissue.
The Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves.
The Brain and Cranial Nerves.
Sensory, Motor, and Integrative Systems.
The Special Senses.
The Autonomic Nervous System.
The Endocrine System.
MAINTENANCE OF THE HUMAN BODY.
The Cardiovascular System: The Blood.
The Cardiovascular System: The Heart.
The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels and Hemodynamics.
The Lymphatic System, Nonspecific Resistance to Disease, and Immunity.
The Respiratory System.
The Digestive System.
Metabolism.
The Urinary System.
Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Homeostasis.
CONTINUITY.
The Reproductive Systems.
Development and Inheritance.
Appendices.
Glossary.
Credits.
Index.