Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology – Kenneth S. Saladin, Robin K. McFarland – 2nd Edition

About the Authors
Table of Contents
Taking Anatomy & Physiology to New Heights
Making Anatomy & Physiology Intriguing and Inspiring
Acknowledgments

PART 1 Organization of the Body
1 The Study of Anatomy and Physiology
2 Life, Matter, and Energy
3 The Cellular Level of Organization
4 Histology—The Tissue Level of Organization

PART 2 Support and Movement
5 The Integumentary System
6 The Skeletal System
7 The Muscular System

PART 3 Internal Coordination
8 The Nervous System I: Nerve Cells, the Spinal Cord, and Reflexes
9 The Nervous System II: The Brain, Cranial Nerves, and Autonomic Nervous System
10 The Sense Organs
11 The Endocrine System

PART 4 Circulation and Defense
12 The Circulatory System I: Blood
13 The Circulatory System II: The Heart and Blood Vessels
14 The Lymphatic System and Immunity

PART 5 Intake and Output
15 The Respiratory System
16 The Urinary System
17 The Digestive System
18 Nutrition and Metabolism

PART 6 Human Life Cycle
19 The Reproductive System
20 Human Development and Aging
Appendix A: Answer Keys
Appendix B: Health Science Careers
Appendix C: Symbols, Weights, and Measures
Appendix D: Biomedical Word Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes
Appendix E: Periodic Table of the Elements A-17
Glossary G-1
Index I-1