Main description:

A component of "The PASSport to Success", this "Study Guide" is the ideal companion to the Twelfth Edition of "Memmler's The Human Body in Health and Disease", 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 Membranes Unit II - Disease and the First Line of Defense5: Disease and Disease-Producing Organisms6: The Skin in Health and Disease Unit III - Movement and Support7: The Skeleton: Bones and Joints8: The Muscular System Unit IV - Coordination and Control9: The Nervous System: The Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves10: The Nervous System: The Brain and Cranial Nerves11: The Sensory System12: The Endocrine System: Glands and Hormones Unit V - Circulation and Body Defense13: The Blood14: The Heart and Heart Disease15: Blood Vessels and Blood Circulation16: The Lymphatic System and Lymphoid Tissue17: Body Defenses, Immunity, and Vaccines Unit VI - Energy: Supply and Use18: The Respiratory System19: The Digestive System20: Metabolism, Nutrition, and Body Temperature21: Body Fluids22: The Urinary System Unit VII - Perpetuation of Life23: The Male and Female Reproductive Systems24: Development and Birth25: Heredity and Hereditary Diseases