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ANATOMY

Memmler's The Human Body in Health and Disease Thirteen Edition Barbara Janson Cohen, BA, MEd; Kerry L Hull

September 2014 / 8.375 x 10.875 / 464 pp. 978-1-4511-9374-9 / Hardbound 978-1-4511-9280-3 / Softbound

BASIC SCIENCE

Unit I: The Body as aWhole Ch. 1: Organization of the Human Body Ch. 2: Chemistry, Matter, and Life Ch. 3: Cells and Their Functions Ch. 4: Tissues, Glands, and Membranes Unit II: Disease and the First Line of Defense Unit III: Movement and Support Unit IV: Coordination and Control Unit V: Circulation and Body Defense Unit VI: Energy: Supply and Use Unit VII: Perpetuation of Life example grouping diseases by common causes, provides students with a less encyclopedic and more conceptual approach to the content. f f Improved anatomic drawings feature greater accuracy and clarity without increasing the level of complexity. f f Additional photographs illustrate clinical conditions to help students better understand a wide range of conditions. f f Updated content on homeostasis reflects modern pedagogy that is designed to decrease student misconceptions and increase their understanding. TABLE OF CONTENTS

DESCRIPTION Prepare your students for success in their allied health careers with Memmler’s The Human Body in Health and Disease, 13e. Acclaimed for its innovations in pedagogy and approach, the book has already helped hundreds of thousands of allied health students (including those with little or no background in science and/or weak language skills) to master the content of the course. From its pioneering use of phonetic pronunciations to its pedagogically effective 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 the one-semester course. FEATURES f f Updated Process Diagrams ensure student mastery by calling out the steps of a complex f f Revised and updated Disease in Context boxes open each chapter with a familiar scenario that integrates chapter content into a real-life setting, bringing the information to life for students. f f Revised and updated Disease in Context Revisited boxes apply the chapter’s concepts to the opening scenario help students increase their analytic abilities. f f An improved design and art program brings concepts to life. f f Increased clinical content in the chapter case studies ask students to evaluate and analyze simple lab tests to help them develop their higher level thinking skills. f f Greater emphasis on learning concepts, for process, such as negative feedback control or maintaining homeostasis and feedback mechanisms.

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FOR SALE ANCILLARIES: Study Guide for Memmler's The Human Body in Health and Disease, Thirteen Edition Kerry L Hull September 2014/ Softbound / 8.375”x10.875” / 464 pp. / 978-1-4511-9348-0

Wolters Kluwer

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