Anatomy, Physiology, and Disease: An Interactive Journey for Healthcare Professionals, 6th Edition © 2024
Bruce J. Colbert | Jeff Ankney | Karen T. Lee
Anatomy, Physiology and Disease meets the standards for medical anatomy and physiology from YouScience®.
Anatomy, Physiology, and Disease: An Interactive Journey for Healthcare Professionals builds lasting connections to ideas that will help students thrive as health care practitioners.
- Interrelationships between anatomy, physiology, and pathology
- Clinical applications
- Common diagnostic tests
- Pharmacology information
- Workplace and professionalism skills
- Powerful Pearson MyLab® online course
Anatomy, physiology, and disease CTE program with digital resources
Prepare students for roles in the medical field by understanding the body, its functions, and its pathologies.
Workplace effectiveness
Updated and enhanced coverage of workplace and professionalism skills guides students towards success in internships and workplace settings.
Current research
All body system content has been updated to include the most recent research connecting disease states to abnormal changes in anatomy and physiology.
Prepare students for certification
Anatomy, Physiology and Disease meets the standards for the Medical Anatomy and Physiology from YouScience®.
Powerful online solution
Pearson MyLab® provides students and teachers the ability to leverage their available technology in class or a remote environment for instruction and study.
Clinical application
Clinical application features provide hands-on connections between theory and practice.
Case studies
Two individual case studies are woven throughout the textbook to build critical thinking skills by illustrating key concepts and multisystem effects.
Learning hints
Learning hints help students learn complex concepts with creative tools, such as memorization.
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes at the beginning of each module list the skills and knowledge needed to complete the module successfully.
Test Your Knowledge
Test Your Knowledge sections give students an opportunity to review and probe the knowledge they are gaining for real-world application tasks.
Vocabulary and terminology
Vocabulary definitions and highlighted key terminology help students with reading comprehension and review of new concepts and words.
Review questions
Review questions at the end of each section allow students to measure their progress.
Amazing body facts
Amazing body facts focus on specific areas of the human body and highlight what makes it unique and extraordinary.
Pathology connection
The pathology connection presents different diseases specific to the body part or system being covered.
Visual learning aids
Numerous photos and graphics throughout the textbook hold students’ attention and help them better absorb information.
Enhanced training online
This interactive online course is a unique web-based learning resource that provides a range of visual, auditory, and interactive elements to enhance training.
Full student eTextbook
The full student eTextbook features search and navigation functionality.
Engaging videos
Engaging videos provide visual instruction to support the text.
Interactive case studies
Interactive case studies complement the information students learn in class through hands-on experiences.
Assignments and assessments
Homework assignments and assessments with instant feedback can be assigned. Their results are instantly added to the gradebook.
Interactive study components
Interactive study components can be used as a remote lecture or module review.
Tracking student progress
Teachers can track and report student progress and assign work to the whole class or individual students to support understanding.
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Grades 9-12
This program is designed for health science anatomy courses.
Anatomy, Physiology and Disease meets the standards for medical anatomy and physiology from YouScience®.
Available student resources include: Student edition, Pearson MyLab student access, Bookshelf by VitalSource® eTextbook, and Student lab manual.
Pearson offers custom teacher resources for all programs. Use the contact form on this page to request access to instructor resources for this program.
Student digital access to Pearson MyLab® can be purchased as 1 access code or a bundle of 6 access codes. Student digital access to the Bookshelf by VitalSource® eTextbook can be purchased as 1 access code or a bundle of 6 access codes. All access codes are for use by 1 student, for 1 course, for up to 1 year, and are non-transferable.
Yes, the option is available to purchase student licenses to the Student Edition eTextbook on Bookshelf by VitalSource®.