Colorful cartoons, engaging learning aids, and an easy-to-read approach make it enjoyable to learn A&P! Herlihy's <b>The Human Body in Health and Illness, 8th Edition</b> introduces you to the anatomy and physiology concepts needed for effective clinical practice. Organized by body systems, this text simplifies the often-intimidating subject of A&P with clear, step-by-step explanations, hundreds of full-color drawings, fascinating anecdotes, relevant clinical examples, and vivid online animations. It illustrates how each organ system is designed to function - and what happens when a system fails. <ul> <li><b>EXPANDED!</b> <b><i>Ramp It Up!</i></b> <b>boxes</b> present advanced and clinically relevant physiology to help you establish a solid basis for an understanding of pathophysiology, pharmacology, and commonly used diagnostic procedures</li> <li><b>UPDATED! <i>Move It</i></b> <b>content</b> detailing the physiologic effects of exercise is summarized chapter-by-chapter in an appendix at the end of the text. References to this content are included throughout the chapters</li> <li><b>UPDATED! <i>Re-Think</i></b> <b>feature</b> encourages you to re-examine what you just read in the text and the figures related to the text content</li> <li><b>UPDATED! <i>Go Figure</i></b> <b>feature</b>, now located at the end of the chapter in the <i>Review Your Knowledge</i> section, encourages you to interpret the figures in the chapter to reinforce the importance of the concepts presented</li> <li><b>UNIQUE! Dedicated chapters</b> cover the key topics of water, electrolytes, acid-base balance, and human development and heredity</li> <li><b>Full-color illustrations</b> simplify difficult concepts and complex processes, and colorful cartoons use humor to clarify and reinforce the content, making it more memorable, accessible, and easy to understand</li> <li><b>Interesting analogies, examples, and anecdotes</b> make learning easier and bring science to life, even with no background in biology, chemistry, or physics</li> <li><b>Key terms and objectives</b> begin every chapter, setting learning expectations and goals, with terms defined in a comprehensive glossary</li> <li><b>Engaging learning and review features</b> include <i>Ramp It Up!</i> and <i>As You Age</i> boxes, plus <i>Sum It Up</i> boxes that reinforce key information</li> <li><b>Focus on medical terminology</b> includes <i>Medical Terminology and Disorders</i> tables with derivations and word parts, along with references to commonly used medical terminology</li> </ul> <ul> <li>EXPANDED Do You Know boxes call out key clinical situations and historical events related to A&P</li> <li>RESTRUCTURED Re-Think content is refashioned as an end-of-chapter study tool, simplifying the content features in the body of chapters</li> <li>RESTRUCTURED Move It content is reorganized as tables, further simplifying the chapter elements</li> </ul>

Details

• Author: Barbara Herlihy
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Published: 2025-07-16
• Edition: 8
• Pages: 584
• Format: Paperback
• Language: en

ISBN: 9780443124440