Memmler's Structure and Function of the Human Body [Hardcover]

Barbara Janson Cohen BA MEd (Author), Dena Lin Wood (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 7, 2000 | ISBN-10: 078172113X | ISBN-13: 978-0781721134 | Edition: Seventh

Completely revised and updated, this edition makes normal anatomy and physiology easy to comprehend and retain. In this edition, more emphasis is placed on the practical, basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology needed for those entering the health care arena. All new illustrations help to enhance the information presented in each chapter. A glossary of key terms for first-time science students, study questions, and new health boxes discussing general health issues are included. Each chapter also includes a special-interest box that provides a detailed look at normal physiological processes.

A Brandon-Hill Recommended Title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 416 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Seventh edition (January 7, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078172113X
• ISBN-13: 978-0781721134
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,389,078 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible book, April 19, 2008

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J. Barber - See all my reviews

This review is from: Memmler's Structure and Function of the Human Body (STRUCTURE & FUNCTION OF THE HUMAN BODY ( MEMMLER)) (Paperback)

This book is rife with typos and factual errors that make it frustrating to read.

I like the concept of making an easy-to-read, basic introduction to human anatomy and physiology for professionals that need to know the basics but don't have the science background to go very in-depth. I believe that was the authors' intention, but they failed miserably.

I like the images; they are attractive and help make the concepts easy to understand. Unfortunately they are not without their own errors. For example, figure 2-8(A) shows an impossible fatty acid (one of the carbon atoms has 5 bonds).

The thing that most annoyed me about the book (so far) is this sentence "The protons and electrons of an atom always are equal in number, so that the atom as a whole is electrically neutral." (pg. 20) This is so incredibly untrue, it is ridiculous. Ions (atoms that are NOT electrically neutral because they do NOT have an equal number of protons and electrons) are so incredibly important that they are discussed just three pages later.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not a good book for practical nursing, June 20, 2008

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L. Brown - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Memmler's Structure and Function of the Human Body (STRUCTURE & FUNCTION OF THE HUMAN BODY ( MEMMLER)) (Paperback)

This book is one of my text books for practial nursing. It has been very frustrating to read. The information is not always clear. I have to find other books that will help me to understand the information.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Ok, May 11, 2009

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J. Baker-Saunders "Jcbell" (San Marcos, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Memmler's Structure and Function of the Human Body (Structure & Function of the Human Body ( Memmler)) (Paperback)

In all honesty I'm just not that impressed with this book. It is required text for one of my classes and I will use it in 2 others as well. It's just not very engaging to me.