Human Biology : Concepts and Current Issues Package

by Johnson, Michael D.

• ISBN13: 9780805350715
• ISBN10: 0805350713
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-12-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

Summary

Taking advantage of nonscience students' natural curiosity about how the human body works, Human Biology: Concepts and Current Issues sparks readers' interest in science and encourages active learning. With a focus on body systems, the text seeks to make students better consumers of health and science information. The inspired narrative tells a story instead of listing facts. A magazine-style presentation sets off key ideas so students can remember them.

Table of Contents

Human Biology, Science and Society	1	(23)
The Chemistry of Living Things	23	(30)
Structure and Function of Cells	53	(26)
From Cells to Organ Systems	79	(26)
The Skeletal System	105	(20)
The Muscular System	125	(22)
Blood	147	(20)
Heart and Blood Vessels	167	(28)
The Immune System and Mechanisms of Defense	195	(38)
The Respiratory System: Exchange of Gases	233	(24)
The Nervous System--Integration and Control	257	(34)
Sensory Mechanisms	291	(24)
The Endocrine System	315	(28)
The Digestive System and Nutrition	343	(30)
The Urinary Systems	373	(26)
Reproductive Systems	399	(26)
Cell Reproduction and Differentiation	425	(24)
Cancer	449	(20)
Genetics and Inheritance	469	(24)
Development and Aging	493	(26)
Evolution and the Origins of Life	519	(18)
Ecosystems and Human Populations	537
Glossary	G-1
Answers to Test Yourself Questions	A-1
Credits	C-1
Index	I-1