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Human Anatomy & Physiology, 11th edition

Published by Pearson (January 5, 2018) © 2019

  • Elaine N. Marieb Holyoke Community College
  • Katja Hoehn Mount Royal University

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Human Anatomy & Physiology motivates and supports learners at every level, equipping them with 21st century skills. Each chapter guides students in mastering A&P terminology, applying knowledge in clinical scenarios, and practicing the critical thinking and problem-solving skills required for entry to nursing, allied health and exercise science programs.

The 11th Edition addresses the most effective ways students learn with updated Career Connection Videos, Homeostatic Imbalance discussions, and reworked Clinical Case Studies, featuring new NCLEX-Style questions.

Hallmark features of this title

Big picture concepts

  • Chapter Roadmaps provide a visual overview of key concepts and how they relate to each other.
  • Key Concept Modular Organization delivers core concepts in manageable chunks to help students master core material.

Visual literacy skills

  • Focus Figures walk students through complex processes using exceptionally clear, easy-to-follow illustrations with integrated text explanations.
  • Draw questions ask students to draw a structure, annotate a figure, or create a summary table to reinforce concepts.

Real-world problem solving

  • Homeostatic Imbalance discussions alert students to consequences of body systems not functioning optimally.
  • Clinical Case Studies with NCLEX-Style questions challenge students to apply knowledge to realistic clinical scenarios.

New and updated features of this title

Big picture concepts

  • Making Connections questions appear in every chapter (except Chapter 1), and challenge students to relate different concepts across body systems and chapters.
  • Text recall icons guide students to review specific pages where a concept was first introduced.
  • All End‐of‐Chapter Review questions reinforce the main ideas of the chapter and are now organized into 3 levels of difficulty based on Bloom's Taxonomy categories.

Visual literacy skills

  • 47 Check Your Understanding questions include an illustration as part of the question and require students to practice visual literacy skills.
  • 13 New Summary Tables present key information and serve as “one-stop shopping” student tools.
  • 31 unique In-Line Figures are strategically placed within the text to visually reinforce the text discussion. This innovation is the latest example of how the authors carefully integrate art and text, almost always presenting words and visuals on the same two-page spread so that readers can efficiently learn, visualize and remember concepts.

Highlights of the DIGITAL UPDATE for Mastering A&P (available for Spring 2020 classes)

Instructors, no need to create a new course. Digital updates have been added.

  • NEW: GapFinder Diagnostic Modules assess students' prerequisite knowledge and recommend GapFinder Study Modules with personalized remediation. Assignable and available for self-study.
  • NEW: 10 Histology videos provide short, focused walkthroughs of commonly covered tissue types in A&P.
  • UPDATED: 23 Bone Videos and NEW: 3 Bone Videos cover major bone and organ dissections to help students prepare for lectures and labs.

Features of Mastering A&P for the 11th Edition; published 2018

  • Focus Figure Mini-Animation Coaching Activities bring 6 new Focus Figures to life and help students build visualization skills. Coaching activities for additional Focus Figures are also available.
  • NCLEX-Style Questions give students practice answering the types of clinical problem-solving questions found on a licensing exam.
  • Career Connection Video Activities feature real health care professionals and assessment questions that apply content to everyday work examples as a nurse or a physical therapist.
  • EXPANDED: Interactive Physiology 2.0 helps students understand the toughest A&P topics. New modules: Pulmonary Ventilation, Tubular Reabsorption and Secretion, Urine Concentration and Volume.

Features of Pearson eText for the 11th Edition; published 2020

  • NEW: Figure Animations reinforce book-specific concepts in focused animations of key figures from the textbook. Embedded Quick Check questions provide the correct answer as soon as the student answers the question. Interactive activities of the animations are also assignable in Mastering.
  • NEW: Embedded Check Your Understanding multiple-choice questions with feedback help students assess their understanding as they read through each section.
  • Career Connection Videos features a diversity of healthcare professionals describing how the chapter content relates to their everyday work.

UNIT 1: ORGANIZATION OF THE BODY

  1. The Human Body: An Orientation
  2. Chemistry Comes Alive
  3. Cells: The Living Units
  4. Tissue: The Living Fabric

UNIT 2: COVERING, SUPPORT, AND MOVEMENT OF THE BODY

  1. The Integumentary System
  2. Bones and Skeletal Tissue
  3. The Skeleton
  4. Joints
  5. Muscles and Muscle Tissue
  6. The Muscular System

UNIT 3: REGULATION AND INTEGRATION OF THE BODY

  1. Fundamentals of the Nervous System and Nervous Tissue
  2. The Central Nervous System
  3. The Peripheral Nervous System and Reflex Activity
  4. The Autonomic Nervous System
  5. The Special Senses
  6. The Endocrine System

UNIT 4: MAINTENANCE OF THE BODY

  1. Blood
  2. The Cardiovascular System: The Heart
  3. The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels
  4. The Lymphatic System and Lymphoid Organs and Tissues
  5. The Immune System: Innate and Adaptive Body Defenses
  6. The Respiratory System
  7. The Digestive System
  8. Nutrition, Metabolism, and Body Temperature Regulation
  9. The Urinary System
  10. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance

UNIT 5: CONTINUITY

  1. The Reproductive System
  2. Pregnancy and Human Development
  3. Heredity

About our authors

Elaine N. Marieb After receiving her Ph.D. in zoology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Elaine N. Marieb 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.

Dr. Katja Hoehn

Dr. Hoehn is a professor in the Department of Biology at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Canada. Dr. Hoehn's first love is teaching. Her teaching excellence has been recognized by several awards during her 24 years at Mount Royal University. These include a PanCanadian Educational Technology Faculty Award (1999), a Teaching Excellence Award from the Students' Association of Mount Royal (2001), and the Mount Royal Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award (2004).

Dr. Hoehn received her MD (with Distinction) from the University of Saskatchewan, and her PhD in Pharmacology from Dalhousie University. In 1991, the Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation presented her with the Max Forman (Jr.) Prize for excellence in medical research. During her PhD and postdoctoral studies, she also pursued her passion for teaching by presenting guest lectures to first- and second-year medical students at Dalhousie University and at the University of Calgary.

Dr. Hoehn has been a contributor to several books, written numerous research papers in Neuroscience and Pharmacology, and has co-authored the last four editions of this textbook. For many years, she has also reviewed and authored electronic media that accompanies Pearson anatomy and physiology books.

Following Dr. Marieb's example, Dr. Hoehn provides financial support for students in the form of a scholarship that she established in 2006 for nursing students at Mount Royal University.

Dr. Hoehn is also actively involved in the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS) and is a member of the American Association of Anatomists. When not teaching, she likes to spend time outdoors with her husband and two sons. She also enjoys competing in long-course triathlons and playing Irish flute down at the local pub.

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