Human Anatomy & Physiology Laboratory Manual, Cat Version, 13th edition

Elaine N. Marieb
Lori A. Smith American River College

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Leading students toward understanding

Human Anatomy & Physiology Laboratory Manual features a wide variety of experiments for students concentrating in healthcare programs. Each exercise leads students toward an understanding of the structure and function of the human body. The lab manual uses artwork from Marieb/Hoehn's Human Anatomy & Physiology text, but can accompany any A&P textbook. Available in 3 versions (Main, Cat, Fetal Pig), the Cat and Pig versions respectively include cat and fetal pig dissection exercises.

The 13th Edition includes many new, full-color figures and photos and revamped clinical application and critical thinking questions.

Hallmark features of this title

The variety of laboratory exercises and activities offer organ dissections for rat, cow, and sheep specimens, plus full body dissections in the Cat and Pig versions.
Icons alert students to dissection activities, safety precautions, homeostatic imbalance sections, exercises with BIOPAC® equipment, and PhysioEx™ Exercises.
Workbook-Style design presents information in visual summary tables and streamlines background information, providing space to write and draw.
Group Challenge activities create an active learning environment.
Surface anatomy exercise features superb photos of muscle definition and clear surface landmarks for skeletal, muscular, and vascular structures.
Terminology reflects information in Terminologia Anatomica and Terminologia Histologica.

New and updated features of this title

Dozens of full-color figures and photos replace black and white line drawings in the Exercise Review Sheets.
Clinical Application Questions in the Exercise Review Sheets challenge students to apply lab concepts and critical thinking skills to realworld clinical scenarios. These streamlined questions are adapted from several of the “Why This Matters,” discussions in the previous edition.
UPDATED: BIOPAC procedures are included in the manual for 8 lab exercises and have been updated for the BIOPAC 4.0 software upgrade.

Features of Mastering A&P for the 13th Edition

NEW: Mastering A&P Visual Previews appear on the first page of each lab exercise, guiding students to explore a recommended pre-lab video, a related image from Practice Anatomy Lab 4.0, or a helpful animation.
NEW: Mastering A&P Assignment Recommendations are signaled at appropriate points throughout the manual to help instructors locate and assign related auto-graded activities and assessments.
NEW: 8 Pre-Lab Video Coaching Activities (total of 18) focus on key concepts in the lab activity and walk students through important procedures.
NEW: Cat and Fetal Pig Dissection Video Coaching Activities help students prepare for dissection by previewing key anatomical structures. Each video includes 12 comparisons to human structures.
Pre-Lab Quizzes motivate students to read the material before coming to lab and focus on the activity during lab time. Post-Lab Questions expand the bank of assessment questions for every lab exercise and include wrong-answer feedback.
Practice Anatomy Lab^™ (PAL^™ 4.0) is a virtual anatomy study and practice tool that gives students 24/7 access to the most widely used lab specimens, including human cadaver, histology, cat, fetal pig, 3D and anatomical models.

Human Anatomy & Physiology Laboratory Manual, 13th Edition is available in 3 versions: Main, Cat and Fetal Pig.

Cat and Fetal Pig versions, respectively, include 9 cat and 8 pig dissection exercises that are listed below at the end of the Table of Contents.

Orientation

Exercise 1. The Language of Anatomy
Exercise 2. Organ Systems Overview

The Microscope and Its Uses

Exercise 3. The Microscope

The Cell

Exercise 4. The Cell: Anatomy and Division
Exercise 5. The Cell: Transport Mechanisms and Cell Permeability

Histology: Basic Tissues of the Body

Exercise 6. Classification of Tissues

The Integumentary System

Exercise 7. The Integumentary System

The Skeletal System

Exercise 8. Overview of the Skeleton: Classification and Structure of Bones and Cartilages
Exercise 9. The Axial Skeleton
Exercise 10. The Appendicular Skeleton
Exercise 11. Articulations and Body Movements

The Muscular System

Exercise 12. Microscopic Anatomy and Organization of Skeletal Muscle
Exercise 13. Gross Anatomy of Muscular System
Exercise 14. Skeletal Muscle Physiology: Frogs and Human Subjects

The Nervous System

Exercise 15. Histology of Nervous Tissue
Exercise 16. Neurophysiology of Nerve Impulses: Frog Subjects
Exercise 17. Gross Anatomy of the Brain and Cranial Nerves
Exercise 18. Electroencephalography
Exercise 19. The Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves
Exercise 20. The Autonomic Nervous System
Exercise 21. Human Reflex Physiology
Exercise 22. General Sensation
Exercise 23. Special Senses: Anatomy of the Visual System
Exercise 24. Special Senses: Visual Tests and Experiments
Exercise 25: Special Senses: Hearing and Equilibrium
Exercise 26. Special Senses: Olfaction and Taste

The Endocrine System

Exercise 27. Functional Anatomy of the Endocrine Glands
Exercise 28. Endocrine Wet Labs and Human Metabolism

The Circulatory System

Exercise 29. Blood
Exercise 30. Anatomy of the Heart
Exercise 31. Conduction System of the Heart and Electrocardiography
Exercise 32. Anatomy of Blood Vessels
Exercise 33. Human Cardiovascular Physiology: Blood Pressure and Pulse Determinations Exercise 34. Frog Cardiovascular Physiology
Exercise 35. The Lymphatic System and Immune Response

The Respiratory System

Exercise 36. Anatomy of the Respiratory System
Exercise 37. Respiratory System Physiology

The Digestive System

Exercise 38. Anatomy of the Digestive System
Exercise 39. Digestive System Processes: Chemical and Physical

The Urinary System

Exercise 40. Anatomy of the Urinary System
Exercise 41. Urinalysis

The Reproductive System, Development, and Heredity

Exercise 42. Anatomy of the Reproductive System
Exercise 43. Physiology of Reproduction: Gametogenesis and the Female Cycles
Exercise 44. Survey of Embryonic Development
Exercise 45. Principles of Heredity

Surface Anatomy

Exercise 46. Surface Anatomy Roundup

PhysioEx™ 9.1 Computer Simulations

Exercise 1. Cell Transport Mechanisms and Permeability
Exercise 2. Skeletal Muscle Physiology
Exercise 3. Neurophysiology of Nerve Impulses
Exercise 4. Endocrine System Physiology
Exercise 5. Cardiovascular Dynamics
Exercise 6. Cardiovascular Physiology
Exercise 7. Respiratory System Mechanics
Exercise 8. Chemical and Physical Processes of Digestion
Exercise 9. Renal System Physiology
Exercise 10. Acid-Base Balance
Exercise 11. Blood Analysis
Exercise 12: Serological Testing

The CAT version of the lab manual includes the following cat dissection exercises:

Exercise 1. Dissection and Identification of Cat Muscles
Exercise 2. Dissection of Cat Spinal Nerves
Exercise 3. Identification of Selected Endocrine Organs of the Cat
Exercise 4. Dissection of the Blood Vessels of the Cat
Exercise 5. The Main Lymphatic Ducts of the Cat
Exercise 6. Dissection of the Respiratory System of the Cat
Exercise 7. Dissection of the Digestive System of the Cat
Exercise 8. Dissection of the Urinary System of the Cat
Exercise 9. Dissection of the Reproductive System of the Cat

The PIG version of the lab manual includes the following additional pig dissection exercises:

Exercise 1. Dissection and Identification of Fetal Pig Muscles
Exercise 2. Dissection of the Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves of the Fetal Pig
Exercise 3. Identification of Selected Endocrine Organs of the Fetal Pig
Exercise 4. Dissection of Blood Vessels and Main Lymphatic Ducts of the Fetal Pig
Exercise 5. Dissection of the Respiratory System of the Fetal Pig
Exercise 6. Dissection of the Digestive System of the Fetal Pig
Exercise 7. Dissection of the Urinary System of the Fetal Pig
Exercise 8. Dissection of the Reproductive System of the Fetal Pig

Elaine N. Marieb received her Ph.D. in zoology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and then joined the faculty of the Biological Science Division of Holyoke Community College. While teaching at Holyoke Community College, where many of her students were pursuing nursing degrees, she wanted to better understand the relationship between the scientific study of the human body and the clinical aspects of the nursing practice. To that end, while continuing to teach full time, Dr. Marieb pursued her nursing education, which culminated in a Master of Science degree with a clinical specialization in gerontology from the University of Massachusetts. It is this experience that has informed the development of the unique perspective and accessibility for which her textbooks and lab manuals are so well known.

Dr. Marieb passed away in 2018 after a lifetime of supporting numerous institutions and programs. Perhaps her favorite cause was helping students, especially nontraditional students, pursue their goals in science. She gave generously to provide opportunities for them to further their education by, to name just one example, funding the E. N. Marieb Science Research Awards at Mount Holyoke College. She also believed strongly in research: she underwrote the renovation of the biology labs in Clapp Laboratory at Mount Holyoke College and provided funding for reconstruction and instrumentation of a cutting-edge cytology research laboratory at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Her legacy of contributing to science education lives on through the Elaine Nicpon Marieb Foundation, which provides support to multiple causes and organizations. In 2021, the Foundation provided a generous donation to University of Massachusetts, Amherst, which is now home to the Elaine Marieb College of Nursing. Dr. Marieb has also provided philanthropic support to Florida Gulf Coast University, which is home to the Elaine Nicpon Marieb College of Health and Human Services.

Lori A. Smith received her Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of California at Davis. Before discovering her passion for teaching, she worked as a research scientist and project leader in the medical diagnostics industry. In 1999, she joined the faculty at American River College in the Biology Department. Currently she teaches anatomy and physiology and microbiology to pre-nursing and mortuary science students at American River College. Starting in 2005, she began co-authoring Pearson's PhysioEx: Laboratory Simulations in Physiology and has continued to co-author several versions of the software and lab manual. Dr. Smith has been awarded “Instructor of the Year” by the American River College Associated Students for her commitment to serving students, and she is a member of the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS) and the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT).

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