Human Anatomy and Physiology

• NEW - Study Tips, provided in the preface, list the many resources available to students and offer suggestions to make their study habits more effective.
• NEW - End-of-chapter summaries present information in succinct outlines with key terms in bold type, organizing facts as lists with bullet points to help students read and study efficiently.
• NEW - Figure, table, and graph questions for each chapter feature practice questions similar to the kinds of questions students will see on a test or exam.
• A wide variety of self-assessment questions support active learning and help students prepare for quizzes and tests, such as:
o Figure Questions accompany selected figures within the chapter and give students practice interpreting illustrations.
o Did You Get It? questions encourage students to check their understanding of concepts as they are reading and reviewing chapter material.
o End-of-chapter Review Questions give students practice answering the kinds of questions that may appear on a quiz or test.
o Critical Thinking and Clinical Application Questions challenge students to apply what they’ve learned to clinical situations and problem solving.
• Call-outs for Mastering A&P direct students to relevant study tools in the Study Area and refer instructors to assignable Building Vocabulary Coaching Activities for each chapter.

 

 

• What, How, Why chapter previews introduce key examples of anatomy and physiology concepts that will be covered in the chapter, helping learners home in on what they are studying, how it functions, and why it is important for them to learn.
• Critical Thinking & Clinical Application Questions at the end of each chapter challenge students to apply what they’ve learned to clinical situations and now appear in the instructor guide, in Mastering, or both.
• Concept Links reinforce previously learned concepts and help students make connections across body systems while learning new material.
• Exceptionally clear photos and illustrations include dozens of new and improved figures, which present concepts and processes at the right level of detail.
• Concise illustrated tables summarize complex information and serve as a “one-stop shopping” study tool for comparing and contrasting anatomical structures and physiological functions.
• Systems in Sync figures for each body system summarize, illustrate, and explain the interrelationships between body systems.

 

 

 

• Homeostatic Imbalance discussions are clinical examples that revisit the text’s unique theme by describing how the loss of homeostasis leads to pathology or disease. Many of these discussions are illustrated with photos taken in real-world clinical settings.
• A Developmental Aspects section appears in each body system chapter and discusses how that particular body system develops and changes throughout the human lifespan, with an emphasis on problems that accompany the aging process.
• A Closer Look essays explore relevant and timely discoveries in medical research and clinical procedures. Updates include new information about COVID-19 and the pandemic (Chapter 12), anabolic steroids (Chapter 6), dopamine imaging techniques (Chapter 7), cleanliness and asthma (Chapter 13), obesity (Chapter 14), and more.
• Focus on Careers essays feature conversations with working professionals and explain the relevance of anatomy & physiology course topics across a wide range of allied health careers, including Pharmacy Technician, Medical Transcriptionist, Radiologic Technician, Licensed Practical Nurse, and more. The Mastering A&P Study Area provides additional information about related careers options.
• UPDATED content throughout the text keeps students and instructors up to date with current research, medical recommendations, and terminology for relevant topics such as the COVID-19 pandemic, connective tissue, genetics, dietary recommendations, and more. Numerous figures and photos have also been updated.

 

This package includes Mastering® A&P, a flexible digital platform that empowers you to reach every student. Mastering combines unrivaled content, online assessments, and customizable features so you can personalize learning and improve results, one student at a time.

Teach your course your way
o Pearson eText is an easy-to-use digital textbook available within Mastering. It lets students read, highlight, take notes, and review key vocabulary all in one place, even when offline. Seamlessly integrated videos and other rich media engage students and give them access to the help they need, when they need it. Educators can easily customize the table of contents and share their own notes with students, so they see the connection between their eText and what they learn in class—motivating them to keep reading and keep learning.
o NEW - Analytics Dashboard. Use the dashboard to gain insight into how students are working in their eText to plan more effective instruction in and out of class.
o Scheduled Reading. Assign a chapter or specific section to hold students accountable for their reading and help them prep for lecture, homework, and quizzes. Scheduled Readings populate to each student’s assignment page, and you can now link readings directly to a Mastering assignment.
• Early Alerts in Mastering A&P help instructors know when students may be struggling early in the course. This insight enables instructors to provide personalized feedback and support at the moment students need it, so they can stay—and succeed—in the course.
• With Learning Catalytics™, you’ll hear from every student when it matters most. You pose a variety of questions that help students recall ideas, apply concepts, and develop critical-thinking skills, and students respond using their own smartphones, tablets, or laptops.

 
Deliver trusted content
• Practice Anatomy Lab™ (PAL™ 3.1), perfect for online or hybrid labs, is an indispensable virtual anatomy study and practice tool available on all mobile devices. It gives students 24/7 access to the most widely used lab specimens including human cadavers, anatomical models, histology, cats, and fetal pigs. PAL 3.1 includes multiple-choice quizzes and practice fill-in-the-blank lab practicals.
o Customizable Practice Anatomy Lab (PAL) Flashcards allow students to create their own personalized, mobile-friendly deck of flashcards and quizzes for a curated list of structures emphasized in lecture or lab.
• PhysioEx™ 10.0 Laboratory Simulations in Physiology is a suite of more than 60 easy-to-use laboratory simulation activities that complement or replace wet labs, including labs that are too expensive or time-consuming to perform in class. PhysioEx™ 10.0 provides newly formatted exercises in HTML for increased stability, web browser flexibility, and improved accessibility.
• Interactive Physiology 2.0 helps students advance beyond memorization to a genuine understanding of complex physiological processes. Fully accessible on all mobile devices, IP 2.0 tutorials are assignable as coaching activities in Mastering A&P.  
o IP 2.0 modules include Tubular Reabsorption and Secretion (TRS), Urine Concentration and Volume (UCV), among others.
• Videos and Animations are embedded in the eText and can be assigned in Mastering A&P.
o Anatomy Review Animations are available as links in IP 2.0 and cover body systems from the original award-winning Interactive Physiology tutorial program. The animations are assignable as coaching activities in Mastering A&P.
o NEW - Histology videos include 10 new videos of histology tissues, available for self-study or to assign in Mastering A&P.
o UPDATED - Bone and Organ Dissection Videos include 23 updated bone videos and cover major bone and organ dissections to help students prepare for lecture and lab.
o A&P Flix Animations are 3D movie-quality animations that help students visualize joint movements and origins, insertions, actions, and innervations of more than 65 muscles.

Empower learners
• NEW - GapFinder Diagnostic Modules assess students' prerequisite knowledge—study skills, foundational science, and math concepts—and then recommend GapFinder Study Modules with personalized remediation specific to individual knowledge gaps.
GapFinder Modules are assignable in Mastering as Dynamic Study Modules, and students can access for self-study from the Mastering A&P home page.
• Dynamic Study Modules are assignable modules that pose a series of question sets about a course topic. Questions adapt to each student’s performance and offer personalized, targeted feedback to help them master key concepts. Students can use their computer or the MyLab and Mastering app to access Dynamic Study Modules. Available for select titles.