Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology ISE

Kenneth S. Saladin is Professor of Biology at Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville, Georgia, where he has taught since 1977. Ken teaches human anatomy and physiology, introductory medical physiology, histology, animal behavior, and natural history of the Galápagos Islands. He has also previously taught introductory biology, general zoology, sociobiology, parasitology, and biomedical etymology. Ken is a member of the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society, American Association of Anatomists, American Physiological Society, Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, and American Association for the Advancement of Science. He is the author of the best-selling textbooks Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function and Human Anatomy. Ken and his wife Diane have two adult children. Robin McFarland has taught anatomy and physiology at Cabrillo College in Aptos, CA since 1998. She earned a Ph.D. in physical (biological) anthropology from the University of Washington, where she studied the relationship between body fat and reproduction in primates. Robin collaborates on studies of ape anatomy with Adrienne Zihlman at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Robin is a member of the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society, American Association of Anatomists, and American Association of Physical Anthropologists. She was also contributing author to Human Anatomy, second edition, by Ken Saladin. She and her husband Jeff have two children, Reid and Madeleine. Robin enjoys hiking and climbing mountains with her family.

• PART 1 Organization of the Body1 The Study of Anatomy and Physiology2 Life, Matter, and Energy3 Cells4 Histology- The Tissue Level of OrganizationPART 2 Support and Movement5 The Integumentary System6 The Skeletal System7 The Muscular SystemPART 3 Internal Coordination8 The Nervous System I: Nerve Cells, the Spinal Cord, and Reflexes9 The Nervous System II: The Brain, Cranial Nerves, and Autonomic Nervous System10 The Sense Organs11 The Endocrine SystemPART 4 Circulation and Defense12 The Circulatory System I: Blood13 The Circulatory System II: The Heart and Blood Vessels14 The Lymphatic System and ImmunityPART 5 Intake and Output15 The Respiratory System16 The Urinary System17 The Digestive System18 Nutrition and MetabolismPART 6 Human Life Cycle19 The Reproductive System20 Human Development and AgingAppendix A: Answer Keys A-1Appendix B: Health Science Careers A-8Appendix C: Symbols, Weights, and Measures A-11Appendix D: Biomedical Word Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes A-13Appendix E: Periodic Table of the Elements A-17Glossary G-1Index I-1