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Laboratory Manual for Anatomy and Physiology, 3rd Edition

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The Laboratory Manual for Anatomy and Physiology by Allen and Harper presents material covered in the 2-semester undergraduate anatomy & physiology laboratory course in a clear and concise way, while maintaining a student-friendly tone. This best selling manual is bundled with a Cat or Fetal Pig Dissection Manual for courses that require them. It is very interactive and contains activities and experiments that enhance students’ ability to both visualize anatomical structures and understand physiological topics. Lab exercises are designed to require students to first apply information they learned and then to critically evaluate it. All lab exercises promote group learning and the variety offers learning experiences for all types of learners (visual, kinesthetic, and auditory). Additionally, the design of the lab exercises makes them easily adaptable for distance learning courses.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Exercise 1 – Anatomical Language

Exercise 2 – Organ Systems and Body Cavities

Cell and Tissues

Exercise 3 – Compound Light Microscope

Exercise 4 – Cell Structure and Function

Exercise 5 – Transport Across the Plasma Membrane

Exercise 6 – Tissues

Integumentary System

Exercise 7 – Integumentary System Structure and Function

Skeletal System and Joints

Exercise 8 – Bone Structure and Function

Exercise 9 – Axial Skeleton

Exercise 10 – Appendicular Skeleton

Exercise 11 – Joints and Synovial Joint Movements

Muscular System: Skeletal Muscles

Exercise 12 – Skeletal Muscle Structure

Exercise 13 – Contraction of Skeletal Muscle

Exercise 14 – Skeletal Muscles and Their Actions

Surface Anatomy

Exercise 15 - Surface Anatomy

Nervous System

Exercise 16 – Nervous Tissue

Exercise 17 – Spinal Cord Structure and Function

Exercise 18 – Spinal Nerves

Exercise 19 – Somatic Reflexes

Exercise 20 – Brain Structure and Function

Exercise 21 – Cranial Nerves

Exercise 22 – Autonomic Nervous System Structure and Function

Exercise 23 – General Senses

Exercise 24 – Special Senses

Endocrine System

Exercise 25 – Endocrine Structure and Function

Cardiovascular System

Exercise 26 – Blood Components and Blood Tests

Exercise 27 – Heart Structure and Function

Exercise 28 – Cardiac Cycle

Exercise 29 – Blood Vessel Structure and Function

Exercise 30 – Blood Vessel Identification

Lymphatic and Immune Systems

Exercise 31 – Lymphatic System Structure and Immune System Function

Respiratory System

Exercise 32 – Respiratory System Structure and Function

Exercise 33 – Pulmonary Ventilation

Digestive System

Exercise 34 – Digestive System Structure and Function

Exercise 35 – Chemical Digestion

Urinary System

Exercise 36 – Urinary System Structure and Function

Exercise 37 – Urine Formation and Urinalysis

Reproductive Systems

Exercise 38 – Male Reproductive System Structure and Function

Exercise 39 – Female Reproductive System Structure and Function

Human Development and Heredity

Exercise 40 – Human Development

Exercise 41 – Heredity

Answer Key to Activities

Appendix A : Word Roots

Appendix B: Skeletal Muscle Origins and Insertions

Photo Credits

Index

New To This Edition

Two new exercises -- Cardiac Cycle and Pulmonary Ventilation – are added to this third edition.
New activities within exercises increase the opportunity for students to use their visual and motor skills in learning key concepts.
Coverage is now more integrated within individual laboratory exercises, rather than an atlas at the end of the text.
Based on reviewer feedback new introductory narratives - a brief overview of the basic structure and function of each body system
Each new lab manual includes a PowerPhys CD for students to use. PowerPhys is physiological simulation software that allows students to explore physiology principles through 10 self-contained activities. Each activity progresses through objectives with illustrated and animated review material, pre-lab quizzes, pre-lab reports, data collection and analysis, and a full lab report with discussion and application questions. Experiments contain randomly generated data, allowing users to experiment multiple times, but still arrive at the same conclusions. Updated and Enhanced Media Support – This third edition is supported by fully revised media components such as Anatomy Drill and Practice, Cadaver Practical, and Histology Review. The dynamic new program, Real Anatomy, brings the cadaver dissection experience to your students desktop. A rat dissection video is added to the already available cat and fetal pig videos, and cadaver review videos are also now available.

Hallmark Features

Concise text -- The authors include just enough text to introduce concepts in each section and to set up and support the laboratory activities.
Self-contained Lab Exercises -- All information and features needed to complete a set of laboratory activities are complete for each exercise, including lab reports. This keeps students focused on the topics learned in that lab.
Variety of Questions and Activities -- Includes fill-in-the blank, art labeling, drawing, and identification questions.
Lab Reporting – Two types of lab reports complete each exercise. The “Reviewing Your Knowledge” section at the end of each lab exercise provides a thorough review of the material in the lab. “Using Your Knowledge” reports ask students to apply the information they have learned.
Illustration Program -- Unlabeled four-color drawings, photographs, and photomicrographs are included for students to label. Many of the figures are modified version of art from the Tortora A&P books, though some of the illustrations are unique to the Lab Manual.