Anatomy & Physiology All-in-One For Dummies (+ Chapter Quizzes Online)

ISBN-13: 9781394153657 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 500 str.

Erin Odya

Spis treści

Introduction 1Unit 1: Locating Physiology on the Web of Knowledge 5Chapter 1: Learning a New Language: How to Speak Fluent A&P 7Chapter 2: Better Living through Chemistry 25Chapter 3: The Secret Life of Cells 45Chapter 4: Joining Forces: Cells Organize into Tissues 71Unit 2: Weaving It All Together: The Structural Layers 87Chapter 5: It's Just Skin Deep: The Integumentary System 89Chapter 6: More than a Scaffold to Build On: The Skeletal System 109Chapter 7: Getting in Gear: The Muscles 153Unit 3: Talking to Yourself 189Chapter 8: Your Electric Personality 191Chapter 9: Raging Hormones: The Endocrine System 233Unit 4: Traveling the World 257Chapter 10: The River(s) of Life 259Chapter 11: Spreading the Love: The Cardiovascular System 269Chapter 12: Underground Defenses: The Lymphatic System 295Unit 5: Supply and Demand 321Chapter 13: Oxygenating the Machine: The Respiratory System 323Chapter 14: Fueling the Fire: The Digestive System 347Chapter 15: Cleaning Up Your Act: The Urinary System 375Unit 6: Making a Mini-Me: Behind the Scenes 395Chapter 16: Why Ask Y? Gamete Production 397Chapter 17: Baking the Bundle of Joy 427Chapter 18: From Cradle to Grave 445Index 457

O autorze

Erin Odya is an anatomy and physiology teacher at Carmel High School in Carmel, Indiana. She's the author of Anatomy & Physiology For Dummies and Anatomy & Physiology Workbook For Dummies.