Human Anatomy, Global Edition, 9th edition

Published by Pearson (March 10, 2020) © 2020

  • Elaine N. Marieb Holyoke Community College
  • Patricia M. Brady Johnson & Wales University in Rhode Island
  • Jon B. Mallatt Washington State University
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Human Anatomy, the best-selling textbook for the human anatomy course, is widely regarded as the most readable and visually accessible book on the market. Using a functional anatomy theme, the text presents human anatomy as a well-illustrated 'story' with the right amount of detail that learners can understand at an introductory level. Analogies and comparative descriptions make anatomical structures more memorable and understandable and explain how the shape and composition of structures allow them to perform their functions.
The 9th Edition features new exercises and questions that help students learn and use anatomical language and interpret real-world medical images while learning basic human anatomy. Building on the functional anatomy approach of previous editions, selected illustrated tables have been enhanced to tell a more cohesive and logical 'story' of human anatomy.

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  • 1 The Human Body: An Orientation
  • 2 Cells: The Living Units
  • 3 Basic Embryology
  • 4 Tissues
  • 5 The Integumentary System
  • 6 Bones and Skeletal Tissues
  • 7 Bones, Part 1: The Axial Skeleton
  • 8 Bones, Part 2: The Appendicular Skeleton
  • 9 Joints
  • 10 Skeletal Muscle Tissue
  • 11 Muscles of the Body
  • 12 Fundamentals of the Nervous System and Nervous Tissue
  • 13 The Central Nervous System
  • 14 The Peripheral Nervous System
  • 15 The Autonomic Nervous System and Visceral Sensory Neurons
  • 16 The Special Senses
  • 17 The Endocrine System
  • 18 Blood
  • 19 The Heart
  • 20 Blood Vessels
  • 21 The Lymphatic and Immune Systems
  • 22 The Respiratory System
  • 23 The Digestive System
  • 24 The Urinary System
  • 25 The Reproductive System

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