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1 online resource : illustrations |
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Learning made easy |
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For Dummies |
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Learning made easy
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--For dummies
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| Contents |
Intro; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Foolish Assumptions; Icons Used in This Book; Beyond the Book; Where to Go from Here; Part 1 The Building Blocks of the Body; Chapter 1 The Language of Anatomy & Physiology; Organization of the Body; Getting into Position; Answers to Questions on Terminology; Chapter 2 The Chemistry of Life; Building from Scratch: Atoms and Elements; Chemical Reactions; Chemical bonds; Organic compounds; Cycling through Life: Metabolism; Energy from food; Getting energy from energy; Answers to Questions on Life's Chemistry |
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Chapter 3 The Cell: Life's Basic Building BlockLife and Death of a Cell; Gaining Admission: The Cell Membrane; Diffusion; Osmosis; Active transport; Aiming for the Nucleus; Looking Inside: Organelles and Their Functions; Putting Together New Proteins; Answers to Questions on the Cell; Chapter 4 Divide and Conquer: Cellular Mitosis; Walking through the Cell Cycle; Waiting for action: Interphase; Sorting out the parts: Prophase; Dividing at the equator: Metaphase; Packing up to move out: Anaphase; Pinching off: Telophase; Splitting up: Cytokinesis |
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Understanding What Can Go Wrong during Cell DivisionAnswers to Questions on Mitosis; Chapter 5 The Study of Tissues: Histology; Getting into Your Skin: Epithelial Tissue; Making a Connection: Connective Tissue; Flexing It: Muscle Tissue; Getting the Signal Across: Nervous Tissue; Answers to Questions on Histology; Part 2 Weaving It Together: Bones, Muscles, and Skin; Chapter 6 It's Skin Deep: The Integumentary System; Digging Deep into Dermatology; The epidermis: Don't judge this book by its cover; The dermis: Going more than skin deep; Touching a Nerve in the Integumentary System |
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Accessorizing with Hair, Nails, and GlandsWigging out about hair; The oil slick; Nailing the fingers and toes; Sweating the details; Getting an earful; Answers to Questions on the Skin; Chapter 7 A Scaffold to Build On: The Skeleton; Understanding the Functions of Dem Bones; Boning Up on Classifications and Structures; Turning Bone into Bone: Ossification; Endochondral ossification; Intramembranous ossification; The Axial Skeleton: Keeping It All in Line; Making a hard head harder; Putting your backbones into it; The Appendicular Skeleton: Reaching beyond Our Girdles |
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Arthrology: Articulating the JointsAnswers to Questions on the Skeleton; Chapter 8 Getting in Gear: The Muscles; Flexing Your Muscle Knowledge; Muscle Classifications: Smooth, Cardiac, and Skeletal; Contracting for a Contraction; Breaking down a muscle's anatomy and movement; Understanding what stimulates muscle contraction; Pulling Together: Muscles as Organs; Assuming the Right Tone; Leveraging Muscular Power; What's in a Name? Identifying Muscles; Answers to Questions on Muscles; Part 3 Mission Control: All Systems Go; Chapter 9 Feeling Jumpy: The Nervous System; Our Motherboard |
| Summary |
Practice your way to a high score in your anatomy & amp; physiology class The human body has 11 major anatomical systems, 206 bones, and dozens of organs, tissues, and fluids & mdash;that & rsquo;s a lot to learn if you want to ace your anatomy & amp; physiology class! Luckily, you can master them all with this hands-on book + online experience. Memorization is the key to succeeding in A & amp;P, and Anatomy & amp; Physiology Workbook For Dummies gives you all the practice you need to score high. Inside and online, you'll find exactly what you need to help you understand, memorize, and retain every bit of the human body. Jam packed with memorization tricks, test-prep tips, and hundreds of practice exercises, it & rsquo;s the ideal resource to help you make anatomy and physiology your minion! Take an online review quiz for every chapter Use the workbook as a supplement to classroom learning Be prepared for whatever comes your way on test day Gain confidence with practical study tips If you & rsquo;re gearing up for a career in the medical field and need to take this often-tough class to fulfill your academic requirements as a high school or college student, this workbook gives you the edge you need to pass with flying colors |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Print version record |
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Anatomy -- Outlines, syllabi, etc
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Physiology -- Outlines, syllabi, etc
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Anatomy -- Problems, exercises, etc
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Physiology -- Problems, exercises, etc
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Anatomy
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Physiology
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exercise books.
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Outlines and syllabi
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Problems and exercises
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Outlines and syllabi.
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Problems and exercises.
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Résumés et programmes.
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Problèmes et exercices.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
DuPree, Pat, author
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| ISBN |
9781119473589 |
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1119473586 |
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9781119473664 |
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1119473667 |
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