The Human Body in Health and Illness – E-Book

Learn the A&P you’ll really use in practice! The Human Body in Health and Illness, 6th Edition uses hundreds of illustrations, colorful cartoons, and an easy-to-read approach to simplify Anatomy & Physiology concepts. Organized by body system, this resource shows how each organ is designed to work by including clear, step-by-step explanations, clinical examples, and online animations. It also demonstrates what happens to the body when a system does not function properly. Written by well-known author and educator Barbara Herlihy, this resource makes it easier and more fun to learn A&P concepts — and gives you the basic background you need to begin a healthcare career.

• Full-color illustrations simplify difficult concepts and complex processes, accurately depicting anatomy, physiology, and disease.
• Colorful cartoons use humor to clarify and reinforce the content, making it more memorable, accessible, and easy to understand.
• Interesting analogies, examples, and anecdotes make learning easier and bring science to life.
• Key terms and objectives begin every chapter, setting learning expectations and goals, with terms defined in a comprehensive glossary.
• Useful learning and review features include Re-Think questions, Ramp It Up! and As You Age boxes, plus Did You Know boxes with clinical scenarios and historical vignettes.
• Focus on medical terminology includes Medical Terminology and Disorders tables with pronunciations, derivations, and word parts, along with references to commonly used medical terminology.
• Evolve companion website enhances your understanding with animations, learning activities, and review tools.
• A study guide offers fun and practical exercises to help you review, understand, and remember basic A&P. Sold separately.

• New animations bring difficult concepts to life.
• New illustrations show more step-by-step processes, and include new review questions to help you understand the concepts depicted.
• UPDATED content includes additional chapter review questions.
• NEW! More pronunciations and new med term activities are included.

Additional ISBNs: 0323498434, 032349837X, 9780323498432, 9780323498371

The Human Body in Health and Illness – E-Book 6th Edition is written by Barbara Herlihy and published by Saunders. The Digital and eTextbook ISBNs for The Human Body in Health and Illness – E-Book are 9780323498432, 0323498434 and the print ISBNs are 9780323498449, 0323498442.