 
Introduction to the Human Body, 8th Edition
January 2009, ©2010
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Preface.
Acknowledgements.
Note to the Student.
Chapter 1. Organization of the Human Body.
Chapter 2. Introductory Chemistry.
Chapter 3. Cells.
Chapter 4. Tissues.
Chapter 5. The Integumentary System.
Chapter 6. The Skeletal System.
Chapter 7. Joints.
Chapter 8 . The Muscular System.
Chapter 9. Nervous Tissue.
Chapter 10. Central Nervous System, Spinal Nerves, and Cranial Nerves.
Chapter 11. Autonomic Nervous System.
Chapter 12. Somatic Senses and Special Senses.
Chapter 13. The Endocrine System.
Chapter 14. The Cardiovascular System: Blood.
Chapter 15. The Cardiovascular System: Heart.
Chapter 16. The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels and Circulation.
Chapter 17. The Lymphatic System and Immunity.
Chapter 18. The Respiratory System.
Chapter 19. The Digestive System.
Chapter 20. Nutrition and Metabolism.
Chapter 21. The Urinary System.
Chapter 22. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance.
Chapter 23. The Reproductive Systems.
Chapter 24. Development and Inheritance.
Answers to Self-Quizzes and Critical Thinking Applications.
Glossary.
Credits.
Index.
- Revision of the Nervous Tissue and Immune System chapters receive special attention in this edition. Both chapters have been rewritten to provide greater clarity and include newly developed figures to aid student comprehension of these difficult topics
- New and enhanced visual program - In particular, all images for the skeletal and muscular systems have been newly rendered in a more realistic, contemporary style. Most cadaver photographs and histology micrographs are new to this edition. These photographs are paired with the illustrations, offering students an enriched visual environment from which to learn.
- MP3 Downloads – Selected illustrations within the text, highlighted by an iPod icon, indicate that a MP3 file is available for download. These audio files provide narration and discussion about the illustration and content that it depicts.
- Enhanced Clinical Applications are evident in the thoroughly revised text. This material is found within the chapters and the Common Disorders and Medical Terminology and Conditions sections at the end of chapters. All have been carefully reviewed by a practicing professional to ensure that the information is relevant.
- Real Anatomy, dynamic NEW software, allows students to dissect through 6 layers of a three-dimensional real human body and study and learn the anatomical structures of all body systems from multiple perspectives. It completes a suite of media offerings for both lecture and lab [with Interactions and PowerPhys], providing the richest and most complete media enhanced content available in the market.
- Resources for students within WileyPLUS are organized around learning styles, with specific strategies and tips for effective study to encourage, engage and maximize students’ time. WileyPLUS is a powerful online tool providing instructors and students with an integrated suite of teaching and learning resources, including an online version of the text, in one easy-to-use website.
- Provides students with a basic understanding of the structures and functions of the human body with an emphasis on homeostasis
- Introduces an innovative illustration program that surrounds high quality art with useful pedagogical elements: key concept statements; questions with every figure; orientation insets; matched numbered art to numbered processes listed in text; function overviews with anatomical art.
- Employs a concise writing style that emphasizes core content over extraneous detail.
- Relates the relevancy of the basic content to everyday life with highly praised Wellness Focus Essays in each chapter, as well as Common Disorders and Medical Terminology and Conditions found at the end of chapters.
- Offers an extensive ancillary package with supplements that facilitate the variety of teaching and learning styles.
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