Valerie C. Scanlon - Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology

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Scanlon, Valerie C.,
Essentials of anatomy and physiology/ Valerie C. Scanlon, Tina
Sanders. 5th ed.
p.;cm.
Includes index.
ISBN13: 978-0-8036-1546-5ISBN10: 0-8036-1546-9
1. Human anatomy.2. Human physiology.I. Sanders, Tina,
1943-.II. Title.III. Title: Anatomy and physiology.
[DNLM: 1. Anatomy.2. Physiology.QS 4 S283e 2006]
QP34.5.S288 2006
612dc222006015120

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A fifth edition of Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology is very gratifying, and again wehave the pleasure of thanking all of our colleagues in teaching who continue to use ourtextbook and of welcoming new teachers and students.

Changes have been made in the content of the book to keep the material as currentas possible. Most of these are small changes, such as a new cell organelle, the proteasome, in Chapter 3; a clarification of blood cell production in Chapters 4, 11, and 14;and the addition of concentric and eccentric contractions to Chapter 7. The mostextensive revision is in Chapter 14: The section on immunity has been rewritten usingthe categories of innate and adaptive immunity.

New illustrations in this edition include positive and negative feedback mechanisms in Chapter 1, cellular transport mechanisms in Chapter 3, hormones that affectblood pressure in Chapter 13, innate immunity in Chapter 14, and synthesis uses offoods in Chapter 17. Illustrations that have been revised include protein structure,active site theory, and DNA and RNA structure in Chapter 2, blood cells in Chapter11, and adaptive immunity in Chapter 14.

Also new to this edition are illustration questions. Each figure legend is followedby a question for the student; the answers are in Appendix G.
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As the science and arts of medicine and health care become increasingly complex,so too does the education of those who pursue careers in nursing and other healthrelated fields. Human anatomy and physiology is often a first course in many education programs, and is the basis for so many of the more specialized courses. Teachersof introductory anatomy and physiology thus take on a special challenge: We mustdistill and express the complexities of human structure and function in a simple way,without losing the essence and meaning of the material. That is the goal of this textbook: to make this material readily accessible to students with diverse backgroundsand varying levels of educational preparation.

No prior knowledge of biology or chemistry is assumed, and even the most fundamental terms are defined thoroughly. Essential aspects of anatomy are presentedclearly and reinforced with excellent illustrations. Essential aspects of physiology arediscussed simply, yet with accuracy and precision. Again, the illustrations complementthe text material and foster comprehension on the part of the student. These illustrations were prepared especially for students for whom this is a first course in anatomyand physiology. As you will see, these are images in which detail is readily apparent.All important parts have been labeled, but the student is not overwhelmed withunnecessary labels. Illustrations of physiology lead the student step-by-step.Wherever appropriate, the legends refer students to the text for further description orexplanation. Each illustration also has a question for the student; the illustration questions in a chapter form an ongoing self-test. (The answers are given in Appendix G.)

The text has three unifying themes: the relationship between physiology andanatomy, the interrelations among the organ systems, and the relationship of eachorgan system to homeostasis. Although each type of cell, tissue, organ, or organ system is discussed simply and thoroughly in itself, applicable connections are made toother aspects of the body or to the functioning of the body as a whole. Our goal is toprovide your students with the essentials of anatomy and physiology, and in doing so,to help give them a solid foundation for their future work, and an appreciation for theincredible living organism that is the human body.

The sequence of chapters is a very traditional one. Cross-references are used toremind students of what they have learned from previous chapters. Nevertheless, thetextbook is very flexible, and, following the introductory four chapters, the organ systems may be covered in almost any order, depending on the needs of your course.

Each chapter is organized from the simple to the more complex, with the anatomyfollowed by the physiology. The Instructors Guide presents modifications of the topicsequences that may be used, again depending on the needs of your course. Certainmore advanced topics may be omitted from each chapter without losing the meaningor flow of the rest of the material, and these are indicated, for each chapter, in theInstructors Guide.