Hole's Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology

Charles Welsh began his Anatomy & Physiology teaching career upon graduating with a B.S. in Biology from the University of Pittsburgh in 1989. He entered graduate school in 1992 and continued teaching night classes. He accepted his first full-time teaching position at Clarion University of Pennsylvania in 1996. In 1997, he completed his Ph.D. in Comparative Anatomy, Evolutionary Biology, and Ornithology at the University of Pittsburgh. Teaching primarily in nursing and other allied health programs, he now brings his thirty years of classroom experience to the fifteenth edition of Holes Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology. At Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania he received several teaching awards, as well as the Mentor of the Year Award for training graduate students to teach Anatomy & Physiology. Chuck and his wife, Lori, have three children and three grandchildren. They live in the historic town of Harmony, thirty miles north of Pittsburgh, with their youngest son, where they raise chickens and have a huge garden.

Unit 1 Levels of Organization1 Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology2 Chemical Basis of Life3 Cells4 Cellular Metabolism5 TissuesUnit 2 Support and Movement6 Integumentary System7 Skeletal System8 Muscular SystemUnit 3 Integration and Coordination9 Nervous System10 The Senses11 Endocrine SystemUnit 4 Transport12 Blood13 Cardiovascular System14 Lymphatic System and ImmunityUnit 5 Absorption and Excretion15 Digestion and Nutrition16 Respiratory System17 Urinary System18 Water, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base BalanceUnit 6 The Human Life Cycle19 Reproductive Systems20 Pregnancy, Growth, Development, and Genetics