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A functional approach to human anatomy

Human Anatomy, the #1 best-selling textbook for the human anatomy course, is widely regarded as the most readable and visually accessible book on the market. Using a functional anatomy theme, the text presents human anatomy as a well-illustrated "story” with the right amount of detail that learners can understand at an introductory level. Analogies and comparative descriptions make anatomical structures more memorable and understandable and explain how the shape and composition of structures allow them to perform their functions.

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The Human Body: An Orientation

2. Cells: The Living Units

3. Basic Embryology

4. Tissues

5. The Integumentary System

6. Bones and Skeletal Tissues

7. Bones, Part 1: The Axial Skeleton

8. Bones, Part 2: The Appendicular Skeleton

9. Joints

10. Skeletal Muscle Tissue

11. Muscles of the Body

12. Fundamentals of the Nervous System and Nervous Tissue

13. The Central Nervous System

14. The Peripheral Nervous System

15. The Autonomic Nervous System and Visceral Sensory Neurons

16. The Special Senses

17. The Endocrine System

18. Blood

19. The Heart

20. Blood Vessels

21. The Lymphatic and Immune Systems

22. The Respiratory System

23. The Digestive System

24. The Urinary System

25. The Reproductive System

Answers Appendix: Answers to Check Your Understanding, Multiple Choice, and Matching Questions

Appendix A: The Metric System