Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology, 9/E
Elaine N. Marieb, Holyoke Community College

ISBN-10: 0321513428
ISBN-13: 9780321513427

Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
Copyright: 2009
Format: Paper Package; 640 pp
Published: 01/03/2008

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Now in its Ninth Edition, Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology continues to set the standard for short-course A&P texts with an enhanced media package, an updated art program, and new “active learning” features that help allied health students better visualize and understand the structure and function of the human body. Elaine Marieb's clear and friendly writing style emphasizes the relevance of anatomy and physiology to students' lives and careers. It clarifies concepts, defines key terms, and offers just the right balance of anatomy, physiology, and clinical coverage to make the content complete without being overwhelming.

While many authors merely condense a two-semester text to meet a one-semester need, Elaine Marieb wrote this book specifically for the one-semester course and continues to carefully select a range of material that proves just right for the shorter course. New information on hot topics like DNA fingerprinting, contraception, stem cell research, and obesity draws students into the material, while a flexible topic structure allows instructors to choose a chapter sequence to meet virtually any need.

Thoroughly updated, the Ninth Edition offers instructors three options for online course management, including myA&P™— a comprehensive, customizable resource site for accessing tutorials, quizzes, review exercises, and other helpful instructor resources. WebCT and BlackBoard are also available. The book also includes Essentials ofInteractive Physiology®, a new Media Manager, and a companion website.


  • Systems in Sync figures summarize, illustrate, and explain the interrelationship of all body systems.
  • Homeostatic Imbalance sections emphasize the concept of homeostasis and stress the understanding that loss of homeostasis leads to some kind of pathology or disease. Clinical examples most relevant to people working in health fields are emphasized.
  • Critical Thinking & Clinical Application Questions at the end of each chapter address the needs of career-oriented one-semester anatomy and physiology students.
  • Focus on Careers sections use interviews with working professionals to show how anatomy & physiology is important in a wide range of allied health careers.
  • A Closer Look boxes provide information about related topics, new discoveries, and new procedures.
  • Developmental Aspects sections emphasize problems that accompany the aging process.
  • Excellent learning aids such as chapter goals, function previews, chapter objectives, summaries, and review questions highlight and reinforce important concepts.
  • Media icons in each end-of-chapter Summary guide students to relevant and useful learning activities and tutorials featured on the Essentials of Interactive Physiology® CD-ROM and the companion website included with the book.   
  • Medical illustrations offer students the opportunity to see greater contrast among structures and more visible detail, particularly in muscle, bone, and joint illustrations.
  • Figure Legend Questions accompany selected figures and quickly engage “visual learners” beyond rote memorization of terms and labels to a more meaningful understanding of concepts and processes. Answers are provided, upside-down, on the same page.
  • The award-winning, dynamic, and highly effective learning tool, Essentials of Interactive Physiology (IP) CD-ROM now features a new digestive module, and self-tests to help students assess their understanding of the material. Icons with references to Essentials of IP tutorials appear in the end-of-chapter Summaries to connect the book coverage with the media resources. The CD-ROM is automatically included with every new copy of the text.

  • Did You Get It? questions have been added to the end of each major section to test students on key topics from that section. Answers are provided at the end of the book.
  • All new Systems in Sync art features a more realistic, dynamic presentation of the integration of different body systems.
  • All new bone and muscle art has been completely revised to be more consistent, three-dimensional, and incredibly realistic.
  • A Closer Look boxes have all been updated for currency.
  • New critical thinking questions have been added to the end-of-chapter material.
  • Answers to end-of-chapter multiple choice questions as well as to the new Did You Get It? questions are now included in the back of the book and on the website.
  • Updated content includes the treatment of diffusion, the effect of pollutants on the endocrine system, antimicrobrial proteins, USDA’s MyPyramid, the metabolic effects of estrogen, and risk factors for breast cancer. Updated content in the Closer Look boxes includes artificial blood substitutes, atherosclerosis, AIDS, lung cancer, peptic ulcers, obesity and weight-loss drugs/supplements, renal failure, and contraception.
  • Media Manager 2.1 is a new tool that replaces the Instructor Resource CD-ROM and organizes all instructor and student media resources into one convenient, easy-to-use package featuring customizable images of all the art and photos from the textbook.

  1. The Human Body: An Orientation
  2. Basic Chemistry
  3. Cells and Tissues
  4. Skin and Body Membranes
  5. The Skeletal System
  6. The Muscular System
  7. The Nervous System
  8. Special Senses
  9. The Endocrine System
  10. Blood
  11. The Cardiovascular System
  12. The Lymphatic System and Body Defenses
  13. The Respiratory System
  14. The Digestive System and Body Metabolism
  15. The Urinary System
  16. The Reproductive System

For Elaine N. Marieb, taking the student's perspective into account has always been an integral part of her teaching style. Dr. Marieb began her teaching career at Springfield College, where she taught anatomy and physiology to physical education majors. She then joined the faculty of the Biological Science Division of Holyoke Community College after receiving her Ph.D. in zoology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

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 the 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 specialization in gerontology from the University of Massachusetts. It is this experience, along with stories from the field—including those of former students, now in health careers—that has informed the development of the unique perspective and accessibility for which her texts and laboratory manuals are known.

In her ongoing commitment to students and her realization of the challenges they face, Dr. Marieb has given generously to provide opportunities for students to further their education. She contributes to the New Directions, New Careers Program at Holyoke Community College by providing several full-tuition scholarships each year for women returning to college after a hiatus or who are attending college for the first time and would otherwise be unable to continue with their studies without financial support. She funds the E. N. Marieb Science Research Awards at Mount Holyoke College, which promotes research by undergraduate science majors, and generously contributed to the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where she provided funding for reconstruction and instrumentation of a cutting-edge cytology research laboratory that bears her name.

In 1994, Dr. Marieb received the Benefactor Award from the National Council for Resource Development, American Association of Community Colleges, which recognizes her ongoing sponsorship of student scholarships, faculty teaching awards, and other academic contributions to Holyoke Community College. In May 2000, the science building at Holyoke Community College was named in her honor.

Additionally, while actively engaged as an author, Dr. Marieb serves as a consultant for the Benjamin Cummings Interactive Physiology¨ CD-ROM series, and is an active member of the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and Sigma Xi. Anatomy & Physiology, Second Edition is the latest expression of her commitment to student needs in their pursuit of the study of A&P.

 

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