Main description:

A component of the "PASSport to Success", this "Study Guide" is the ideal companion to the Tenth Edition of "Memmler's Structure and Function of the Human Body", the acclaimed classic text for anatomy and physiology. Following the text's organization chapter by chapter, "The Study Guide" offers a full complement of self-study aids to engage students in learning and enable them to assess and build their knowledge as they advance through the text. Most importantly, it allows them to get the most out of their study time, with a variety of exercises that meet the needs of all types of learners. Self-study aids include all-new illustrations, chapter overviews, writing exercises, coloring and labeling exercises, concept maps, practical application scenarios, matching exercises, short-essay questions, multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and true-false questions, and more.

Contents:

Unit I - The Body as a Whole1: Organization of the Human Body2: Chemistry, Matter, and Life3: Cells and Their Functions4: Tissues, Glands, and Membranes5: The Integumentary System Unit III - Movement and Support6: The Skeleton: Bones and Joints7: The Muscular System Unit IV - Coordination and Control8: The Nervous System: The Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves9: The Nervous System: The Brain and Cranial Nerves10: The Sensory System11: The Endocrine System: Glands and Hormones Unit V - Circulation and Body Defense12: The Blood13: The Heart and Heart Disease14: Blood Vessels and Blood Circulation15: The Lymphatic System and Lymphoid Tissue Unit VI - Energy: Supply and Use16: The Respiratory System17: The Digestive System18: Metabolism, Nutrition, and Body Temperature19: The Urinary System and Body Fluids Unit VII - Perpetuation of Life20: The Male and Female Reproductive Systems21: Development and Heredity