Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology

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v Preface Afifth edition of Essentials of Anatomy and Physiologyis very gratifying, and again we have the pleasure of thanking a ...

vi To the Instructor As the science and arts of medicine and health care become increasingly complex, so too does the education ...

but is set apart for ease of reference and to enable you to include or omit as many of these topics as you wish. The use of thes ...

viii To the Student This is your textbook for your first course in human anatomy and physiology, a sub- ject that is both fascin ...

OTHER FEATURES WITHIN EACH CHAPTER Illustrations—These are an essential part of this textbook. Use them. Study them carefully, a ...

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xi Acknowledgments Writing and illustrating are part of a book, yet never the whole, and we thank the editors and production sta ...

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xvi Contents - 1-1Replacing Tissues and Organs, - 1-2Visualizing the Interior of the Body, - 2-1Blood Gases, - 2-2Nitric ...

CHAPTER 1 Organization and General Plan of the Body 1 ...

CHAPTER 1 Chapter Outline Levels of Organization Chemicals Cells Tissues Organs Organ Systems Metabolism and Homeostasis Termino ...