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Memmler’sTheHumanBody inHealthandDisease, ThirteenthEdition Barbara JansonCohen, BA,MEd

978-1-4511-9374-9 •October2014 •Hardbound •8.375” x10.875” •656pp. 978-1-4511-9280-3 • September2014 • Softbound •8.375” x10.875” •464pp.

Prepare your students for success in their allied health careers with Memmler’s The Human Body in Health and Disease, Thirteenth Edition . Acclaimed for its innovations in pedagogy and approach, the book has already helped hundreds of thousands of allied health students (including thosewith little or no background in science and/ or weak language skills) tomaster the content of the course. From its pioneeringuseofphoneticpronunciations to itspedagogicallyeffective skin-to-bone transparencies of the human body, to this edition’s new personalized chapter-by-chapter quizzes powered by prepU; this book continues to set the standard for theone-semester course. Features • UpdatedProcessDiagrams ensure studentmasteryby callingout the stepsof a complexprocess, suchas negative feedback control or maintaininghomeostasis and feedbackmechanisms. • RevisedandupdatedDisease inContextboxes openeach chapter witha familiar scenario that integrates chapter content intoa real- life setting, bringing the information to life for students. • RevisedandupdatedDisease inContextRevisitedboxes apply the chapter’s concepts to theopening scenariohelp students increase their analytic abilities. • Increasedclinical content in thechapter case studies ask students toevaluateandanalyze simple lab tests tohelp them develop their higher level thinking skills. • Greater emphasison learningconcepts , for examplegrouping diseases by common causes, provides studentswitha less encyclopedic andmore conceptual approach to the content. • Improvedanatomicdrawings featuregreater accuracyand clarity without increasing the level of complexity. • A full-body transparency insert assists students inperforminga virtual dissectionof thehumanbody from skindown toboneand allows them to test themselveson their understandingof skin, muscles, bones, veins/arteries, etc. • Full-colordissectionphotographs fromRohen’sColorAtlasof Anatomy, 6e, show students exactlywhat theywould see ina dissection lab. • Updated Disease inContext chapter-openingboxes bring information to life throughmedical cases that use familiar scenarios to transport content into real life settings.

Anatomy & Physiology

Table of Contents Unit I: TheBodyas aWhole Ch. 1:Organization of theHumanBody Ch. 2: Chemistry,Matter, andLife Ch. 3: Cells andTheir Functions Ch. 4:Tissues, Glands, andMembranes Unit II: Diseaseand theFirst Lineof Defense Ch. 5:Disease andDisease-Producing Organisms Ch. 6:The Integumentary System Unit III: Movement andSupport Ch. 7:The Skeleton: Bones and Joints Ch. 8:TheMuscular System Unit IV: CoordinationandControl Ch. 9:TheNervous System:The Spinal Cord and SpinalNerves Ch. 10:TheNervous System:TheBrain and CranialNerves Ch. 11:The Sensory System Ch. 12:The Endocrine System: Glands and Hormones UnitV: CirculationandBodyDefense Ch. 13:TheBlood Ch. 14:TheHeart andHeartDisease Ch. 15: BloodVessels andBloodCirculation Ch. 16:The Lymphatic System and LymphoidTissue Ch. 17: Immunity UnitVI: Energy: SupplyandUse Ch. 18:TheRespiratory System Ch. 19:TheDigestive System Ch. 20:Metabolism,Nutrition, andBody Temperature Ch. 21: Body Fluids Ch. 22:TheUrinary System UnitVII: Perpetuationof Life Ch. 23:TheMale andFemaleReproductive Systems Ch. 24:Development andBirth Ch. 25:Heredity andHeredityDiseases

StudyGuide forMemmler’s TheHumanBody inHealthandDisease,ThirteenthEdition KerryL.Hull 978-1-4511-9348-0 •September2014 •Softbound