Anatomy & Physiology [Hardcover]

Elaine N. Marieb (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0805364692 | ISBN-13: 978-0805364699 | Publication Date: October 29, 2001 | Edition: 1st

Approximately 250 pages shorter than standard Anatomy & Physiology books, this book is designed for courses that call for less in-depth coverage of chemistry, the special senses, pregnancy, heredity, and the developmental aspects of various body systems, while keeping basic themes, such as homeostatic imbalances, strategically in place. Marieb's instinct for providing colorful, dynamic explication of body system anatomy and physiology creates a focused presentation of basic principles. For college instructors and students.

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From the Back Cover

Approximately 250 pages shorter than standard Anatomy & Physiology books, this book is designed for courses that call for less in-depth coverage of chemistry, the special senses, pregnancy, heredity, and the developmental aspects of various body systems, while keeping basic themes, such as homeostatic imbalances, strategically in place. Marieb's instinct for providing colorful, dynamic explication of body system anatomy and physiology creates a focused presentation of basic principles. For college instructors and students.

About the Author

For Elaine N. Marieb, forging a relationship between her students and the anatomy and physiology concepts that will form the basis of their careers has always been a priority. Having gone back to school to get her R.N. degree and an M.S. in gerontological nursing when she was already a college teacher, she is uniquely able to understand the needs of both instructors and students. Elaine is Professor Emeritus of biology at Holyoke Community College, Holyoke, Massachusetts, where she taught anatomy and physiology for 25 years. She has also relocated to Naples, Florida, where she is now Visiting Professor at Edison Community College in nearby Fort Myers, Florida. She keeps in touch with many of her former students, whose experiences in allied health careers provide insights into the changing needs of A&P students.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1008 pages
• Publisher: Benjamin Cummings; 1st edition (October 29, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805364692
• ISBN-13: 978-0805364699
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.5 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,340,303 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Anatomy and Physiology "paperback" - this is actually the study guide!, October 10, 2007

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M. Hintze "Biogeek" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Anatomy & Physiology: Study Guide (Paperback)

Caution: there is not a paperback version of this textbook available!

The Amazon page for the Anatomy and Physiology text shows a link to a paperback version available for about $35 dollars, but it is not a paperback version of the textbook! Instead you'll receive the study guide - this is an error with Amazon's page for this book.

The study guide does appear to be a good one, with practice tests and review points to help prepare for exams. I'll probably keep it now that I have it, but I still had to fork out $100+ for the actual textbook!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent if you like a conversational style, June 10, 2007

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Vivax - See all my reviews

This review is from: Anatomy & Physiology, 3rd Edition (Book & CD-ROM) (Hardcover)

This text reads rather like an expanded lecture. Language is precise where it needs to be: I don't see "arm" used where "upper extremity" is intended.

I believe the May 2 reviewer may be dealing with a much older edition or otherwise confused. The connection of HPV to cervical cancer is clearly indicated in this edition, and was present in the second edition as well. In the second edition herpesviruses were also mentioned as "having been implicated as a cause of cervical cancer", and that phrase has been dropped from the third edition. I think the phrasing was probably reasonable at the time the second edition was in preparation.

I would never go so far as to say any text is error-free. However, when I think I've found mistakes in here it's more likely to turn out that the folks at Terminologica Anatomica have changed something underneath me - like moving the macula densa from the distal convoluted tubule to the ascending limb of the loop of Henle.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Anatomy & Physiology Book, February 24, 2009

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Candace Skinner (Berkshire, Mass) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Anatomy & Physiology 2nd Edition (Hardcover)

This is my first A & P class and this book has made it easy to understand and follow the professor. I would highly recommend this book.