Principles of Anatomy and Physiology

by Tortora, Gerard J.; Derrickson, Bryan H.

• ISBN13: 9781118345009
• ISBN10: 1118345002
• Edition: 14th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2013-12-02
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

The 14th edition of the phenomenally successful Principles of Anatomy and Physiology continues to set the standard for the discipline. The authors have maintained a superb balance between structure and function and continue to emphasize the correlations between normal physiology and pathophysiology, normal anatomy and pathology, and homeostasis and homeostatic imbalances. No other text and package offers a teaching and learning environment as rich and complete.

Author Biography

Gerard J. Tortora is Professor of Biology and former Coordinator at Bergen Community College in Paramus, NJ, where he teaches human anatomy and physiology as well as microbiology. He received his bachelor's degree in biology from Fairleigh Dickinson University and his master's degree in science education from Montclair State College. He is a member of many professional organizations, such as the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS), the American Society of Microbiology (ASM), American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), National Education Association (NEA), and the Metropolitan Association of College and University Biologists (MACUB).

Bryan Derrickson is Professor of Biology at Valencia Community College in Orlando, Florida, where he teaches human anatomy and physiology as well as general biology and human sexuality. He received his bachelor's degree in biology from Morehouse College and his Ph.D. in Cell Biology from Duke University. Bryan's study at Duke was in the Physiology Division within the Department of Cell Biology, so while his degree is in Cell Biology his training focused on physiology. At Valencia, he frequently serves on faculty hiring committees. He has served as a member of the Faculty Senate, which is the governing body of the college, and as a member of the Faculty Academy Committee (now called the Teaching and Learning Academy), which sets the standards for the acquisition of tenure by faculty members. Nationally, he is a member of the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS) and the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT).

Table of Contents

Unit I: Organization of the Human Body

1. An Introduction to the Human Body       

2. The Chemical Level of Organization

3. The Cellular Level of Organization

4. The Tissue Level of Organization

5. The Integumentary System

Unit II: Principles of Support and Movement

6. The Skeletal System:  Bone Tissue

7. The Skeletal System: The Axial Skeleton

8. The Skeletal System:  The Appendicular Skeleton

9. Joints

10. Muscle Tissue

11. The Muscular System

Unit III:  Control Systems of the Human Body

12. Nervous Tissue

13. The Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves

14. The Brain and Cranial Nerves

15. The Autonomic Nervous System

16. Sensory, Motor and Integrative Systems

17. The Special Senses

18. The Endocrine System

Unit IV:  Maintenance of the Human Body

19. The Cardiovascular System: The Blood

20. The Cardiovascular System: The Heart

21. The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels and Hemodynamics

22. The Lymphatic System, Nonspecific Resistance to Disease, and Immunity

23. The Respiratory System

24. The Digestive System

25. Metabolism

26. The Urinary System

27. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Homeostasis

Unit V:  Continuity

28. The Reproductive Systems

29. Development and Inheritance