Study Guide to Accompany Memmler's The Human Body in Health and Disease

by Cohen, Barbara Janson; Hull, Kerry

• ISBN13: 9781609139063
• ISBN10: 1609139062
• Edition: 12th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-03-01
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Unit I – The Body as a Whole 1: Organization of the Human Body 2: Chemistry, Matter, and Life 3: Cells and Their Functions 4: Tissues, Glands, and Membranes   Unit II – Disease and the First Line of Defense 5: Disease and Disease-Producing Organisms 6: The Skin in Health and Disease   Unit III – Movement and Support 7: The Skeleton: Bones and Joints 8: The Muscular System   Unit IV – Coordination and Control 9: The Nervous System: The Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves 10: The Nervous System: The Brain and Cranial Nerves 11: The Sensory System 12: The Endocrine System: Glands and Hormones   Unit V – Circulation and Body Defense 13: The Blood 14: The Heart and Heart Disease 15: Blood Vessels and Blood Circulation 16: The Lymphatic System and Lymphoid Tissue 17: Body Defenses, Immunity, and Vaccines   Unit VI – Energy: Supply and Use 18: The Respiratory System 19: The Digestive System 20: Metabolism, Nutrition, and Body Temperature 21: Body Fluids 22: The Urinary System   Unit VII – Perpetuation of Life 23: The Male and Female Reproductive Systems 24: Development and Birth 25: Heredity and Hereditary Diseases