Paperback, Pearson
Clinical connections
- Clinical applications sections demonstrate how chapter topics, such as aging and therapeutics, relate to clinical practice.
- Side-by-side drawings with micrographs connect illustrative concepts to actual specimens, such as cells of the human body.
- Amazing Facts highlight the remarkable nature of human physiology, such as our capacity to produce 2 million new red blood cells per second.
Learning aids
- Pronunciation Guides help students say medical terms correctly to be sure they’re understood.
- A Test Your Knowledge section appears in chapters after a concept is fully developed, helping gauge comprehension.
- Case studies, review questions and chapter summaries provide opportunities to review and master key concepts.