Human Anatomy & Physiology, Global Edition + A Brief Atlas of the Human Body

Elaine Marieb received her Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and 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 developed a desire to better understand the relationship between the scientific study of the human body and the clinical aspects of 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 specialisation 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 publications are known. Dr. Marieb passed away in 2018 after a lifetime of supporting numerous institutions and programs and providing local philanthropic support to the Florida Gulf Coast University as a long-term investment in education, research, and training. Dr. Katja Hoehn is a professor in the Department of Biology at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Canada. She received her M.D. (with Distinction) from the University of Saskatchewan, and her Ph.D. in Pharmacology from Dalhousie University. During her Ph.D. 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 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's anatomy and physiology books.

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
5 The Integumentary System
6 Bones and Skeletal Tissue
7 The Skeleton
8 Joints  
9 Muscles and Muscle Tissue
10 The Muscular System
Unit 3. Regulation and Integration of the Body
11 Fundamentals of the Nervous System and Nervous Tissue
12 The Central Nervous System
13 The Peripheral Nervous System and Reflex Activity
14 The Autonomic Nervous System
15 The Special Senses
16 The Endocrine System
Unit 4. Maintenance of the Body
17 Blood  
18 The Cardiovascular System: The Heart
19 The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels
20 The Lymphatic System and Lymphoid Organs and Tissues
21 The Immune System: Innate and Adaptive Body Defenses
22 The Respiratory System
23 The Digestive System
24 Nutrition, Metabolism, and Body Temperature Regulation
25 The Urinary System
26 Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
Unit 5. Continuity
27 The Reproductive System
28 Pregnancy and Human Development
29 Heredity