Anatomy & Physiology with Integrated Study Guide

Designed for an introductory, one-semester course, the scope, organization, writing style, depth of presentation, and pedagogical aspects of this text have been tailored to meet the needs of students preparing for a career in allied health. This text does not assume any prior science knowledge on the part of the student and effectively presents students with the fundamentals of anatomy and physiology. It's the only one-semester text available with a built-in study guide/workbook.Critical-thinking questions have been added at the end of each chapter to challenge students to go beyond the memorization of facts and to apply what they've read.|Excessive details have been omitted, technical terms have been minimized, and complex topics have been simplified in this text.|The sequence of chapter topics progresses from simple to complex, and a similar progression occurs within each chapter to enhance learning.|Additional learning tools include chapter outlines, chapter objectives, the incorporation of key terms with phonetic pronunciations, and chapter summaries.|Numerous high-quality illustrations and tables are used throughout the text to help students to visualize anatomical features and physiological processes.|Numerous boxes containing related clinical information are strategically placed throughout the text.|In-text review questions are located at the end of major section to challenge students to assess their understanding before proceeding further into the chapter.|Normal anatomy and physiology are emphasized including the mechanisms that maintain homestasis. Also highlighted are common disorders that allied health students are likely to encounter in a clinical setting.|This makes the text completely accessible and effective for those students with little or no science background.|Chapters covering organ systems begin with anatomy so that students are well-prepared to understand the physiology that follows.|Tables are used to summarize information in a way that is more easily learned by students.|These clinical boxes serve to provide interesting and useful information related to the topic at hand and are identified by an icon for easy recognition.