The Human Body in Health & Disease Softcover (Human Body in Health & Disease (W/CD)) (Paperback)

by Gary A. Thibodeau PhD (Author), Kevin T. Patton PhD (Author)

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Book Description
Comprehensive coverage of A&P plus pathology

Product Description
Offering a student-friendly writing style, this text presents a body systems approach with a strong emphasis on vocabulary and basic anatomy and physiology concepts, as well as the basic mechanisms of disease and pathologic conditions associated with each body system. This comprehensive text is dominated by two unifying themes: the complementarity of structure and function and homeostasis. The integrating principle of homeostasis is used to show how "normal" structure and function is achieved and maintained. Failures of homeostasis are shown as basic mechanisms of disease. The reader is drawn into the subject by superior illustrations, including cadaver dissections, and other student-friendly features. * Boxed Essays throughout each chapter contain information ranging from clinical applications to sidelights on recent research or topics related to exercise and fitness. * Clinical Applications at the end of each chapter offer short case studies with questions that tie theory to practice, and encourage students to apply their knowledge to specific, practical problems. Answers are in the back of the book. * Readability and coverage are at the appropriate level for students approaching the study of anatomy and physiology for the first time, with interesting analogies and examples along with the factual information. * Superior art program, with over 450 full-color illustrations, complements text material. * Chapter Outlines introduce each chapter and preview the content. * Objectives contain measurable objectives for students to identify key goals and master information. * Detailed Outline Summaries at the end of each chapter provide an excellent

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Product Details

• Paperback: 944 pages
• Publisher: Mosby; 4 edition (April 22, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0323031625
• ISBN-13: 978-0323031622
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.9 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #122,947 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good intro to anatomy and physiology, September 24, 2001

By	Summer B. Frace (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Human Body in Health & Disease (Paperback)

This book is designed to be an introduction to A & P and it does that very well. I didn't give the book a perfect 5 star rating for a couple of reasons. First, I have a background in anatomy and found some of their explanations of a few body systems to be confusing even though I already knew the information. This was particularly true of their explanation of the Autonomic Nervous System. In general, most things are explained well and have a lot of really helpful accompanying figures and tables.

The only other thing that I don't particularly like is the way the pathology is integrated. I feel like it was a little to heavy on the disease end of things. This is really sort of a personal preference, I am not really a pathologist so I didn't feel the need to have that information. It just depends on your focus of study.

The thing I really like about the book is the review section at the end. First, there is an extremely helpful outline summary, which is really handy if you didn't understand something in the chapter. Second, there is a chapter test that can help you review and test what you learned.

The only shortcoming of the review section at the end is that it doesn't have all the key terms (in bold type throughout the chapter) listed. In my studying, I generally went back through the chapter page by page after reading it and wrote down each key term and its definition instead of using the list in the review section. Also, all the key terms that are in bold print are not in the glossary, which I think they should be if they are going to go out of their way to make them bold.

All in all, a good introduction. Definitely pick up the student study guide that is designed to go with this text, as it will definitely help you study.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of the 3 in my course, March 16, 2008

By	S. Richards (TX USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I had to buy three A&P textbooks for a class I'm taking. This one is by far the best. Easy to understand, chock full of great artwork, and a nice balance between normal functioning (the biggest focus by far) versus common diseases for each system of the body (usually to highlight why normal functioning is so important). My CD was broken, so I can only use the online study tools, and they are helpful. Nice job!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Human Body in Health and Disease, March 22, 2006

By	Cynthia A. Clayton (Atlanta, GA, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Human Body in Health & Disease (Human Body in Health and Disease) (Hardcover)

The book uses in depth, even microscopic scientific detail to explain human anatomy and human body functions, and does so in an ultra clear manner, regularly repeating in different words what is most important to understand. Repetition has and always will be the best way to learn. I had to wonder how the text might compare to textbooks used on college and university campuses, since I am using the book simply for an online certification, but for now the new knowledge is a head full for me, and probably will be for some time to come. It is very fun to know so much now about all the parts of the brain and the body, and about how all of our bodies function, subjects I had not previously studied in spite of much higher education.