Main description:

This package includes MasteringA&P(R). For 2-semester Anatomy & Physiology Courses~ Built for the Way Today's Students Learn Human Anatomy & Physiology takes a learner-centered approach to help today's A&P students grasp key concepts in anatomy and physiology, and apply these concepts to understand how the human body works. Amerman uses just-in-time coaching, focused and uncluttered visuals that show one-concept-at-a-time, rich self-assessments, and author-narrated animations and videos to provide students the help they need when they need it most. The text's approachable style and wide variety of online learning tools for today's on-the-go student makes A&P accessible for all learners-visual, kinesthetic, or auditory. Personalize Learning with MasteringA&P MasteringA&P is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to improve results by helping students quickly master concepts. Students benefit from self-paced tutorials that feature immediate wrong-answer feedback and hints that emulate the office-hour experience to help keep students on track.
MasteringA&P's wide range of interactive, engaging, and assignable activities encourage students to actively learn and retain tough course concepts. MasteringA&P should only be purchased when required by an instructor. Please be sure you have the correct ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information.

Contents:

Unit 1: Fundamental Principles of Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 1: Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology
Chapter 2: The Chemistry of Life
Chapter 3: The Cell
Chapter 4: Histology
Unit 2: Body Coverings and Movement
Chapter 5: The Integumentary System
Chapter 6: Bones and Bone Tissue
Chapter 7: The Skeletal System
Chapter 8: Articulations
Chapter 9: The Muscular System
Chapter 10: Muscle Tissue & Physiology
Unit 3: Integration, Control, and Maintenance of Homeostasis
Chapter 11: Introduction to the Nervous System & Nervous Tissue
Chapter 12: The Central Nervous System
Chapter 13: The Peripheral Nervous System
Chapter 14: The Autonomic Nervous System & Homeostasis
Chapter 15: The Special Senses
Chapter 16: The Endocrine System
Unit 4: Transport and Immunity
Chapter 17: The Cardiovascular System I: The Heart
Chapter 18: The Cardiovascular System II: Blood Vessels
Chapter 19: Blood
Chapter 20: The Lymphatic System & Immunity
Chapter 21: The Respiratory System
Unit 5: Regulation of the Body's Intake and Output
Chapter 22: The Digestive System
Chapter 23: Metabolism & Nutrition
Chapter 24: The Urinary System
Chapter 25: Fluid, Electrolyte & Acid-Base Homeostasis
Unit 6: Continuity of Life
Chapter 26: The Reproductive System
Chapter 27: Development & Heredity