Study Guide to Accompany Memmler's Structure and Function of the Human Body

by Cohen, Barbara Janson

• ISBN13: 9781609139018
• ISBN10: 1609139011
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780781765961, 9781496317742
• Edition: 10th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-03-30
• Publisher: LWW
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Summary

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.

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 5: The Integumentary System   Unit III – Movement and Support 6: The Skeleton: Bones and Joints 7: The Muscular System   Unit IV – Coordination and Control 8: The Nervous System: The Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves 9: The Nervous System: The Brain and Cranial Nerves 10: The Sensory System 11: The Endocrine System: Glands and Hormones   Unit V – Circulation and Body Defense 12: The Blood 13: The Heart and Heart Disease 14: Blood Vessels and Blood Circulation 15: The Lymphatic System and Lymphoid Tissue   Unit VI – Energy: Supply and Use 16: The Respiratory System 17: The Digestive System 18: Metabolism, Nutrition, and Body Temperature 19: The Urinary System and Body Fluids   Unit VII – Perpetuation of Life 20: The Male and Female Reproductive Systems 21: Development and Heredity