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This book includes many new features, additions, and visuals used to teach and explain. Varied learning styles are used through blogs, podcasts, animations and videos. Furthermore, box features highlight engaging stories that help maintain interest in the science behind the stories and connect what's relevant today with how human biology works. A new Visualizing Human Biology Lab Manual is fully compatible with the text, bringing the Visualizing approach into the laboratory setting.
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Publisher & Imprint:
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition details
4th Revised edition
City:
New York
Edition:
REV
Pages:
752
More info:
height 275 mm
width 230 mm
weight 1546 gr
thickness 22 mm
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Age recommended:
Professional and scholarly
Subject Indexing & Classification
Dewey:(DC23) 599.9
Library of Congress Subject: Human biology
Departments:
Human biology & related topics;
Record updated at:
07 June, 2013
time:
14:26
Summary
Visualizing Human Biology
0 How To Be a Successful Student 2 0.1 You and Your Textbook 4 0.2 What Kind of Learner Are You? 5 WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: The Brain and Learning 7 I WONDER: Where can I Get The Best Information For My Research Paper? 8 0.3 Successful 21st Century Students Study Smarter, Not Harder 9 I WONDER: Do All Night Study Sessions Help or Hurt? 13 UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF LIFE 1 What Is Life? 16 1.1 Living Organisms Display Nine Specific Characteristics 18 HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Homeostasis Is a Way of Life! 19 1.2 Human Biology Is Structured and Logical 20 I WONDER... Are Viruses Considered Living Organisms? 24 1.3 Scientists Approach Questions Using the Scientific Method 26 ETHICS AND ISSUES: Why Should Endangered Species Matter to Me? 29 1.4 Scientific Findings Often Lead to Ethical Dilemmas 30 2 Where Do We Come from and Where Do We Fit? 36 2.1 What Are the Origins of Modern Humans? 38 WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Neanderthal Extinction 42 I WONDER... How Are Fossilized Human Remains "Interpreted" to Produce Our Family Tree? 43 ETHICS AND ISSUES: Are Humans Still Evolving? 44 2.2 What Does the Human Body Have in Common with the World Around It? 45 2.3 We Reflect Our Environment: We Have a Habitat and a Niche 49 HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Environmental Illness: Real or Imagined? 51 Taylor S. Kennedy/NG Image Collection 3Everyday Chemistry of Life 56 3.1 Life Has a Unique Chemistry 58 I WONDER... If I Take Ginseng, Will I Pass My Exams?! 58 HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Electrolytes and Homeostasis 61 WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: van der Waals Forces in Nature 64 3.2 Water Is Life's Essential Chemical 66 3.3 There Are Four Main Categories of Organic Chemicals 69 ETHICS AND ISSUES: Environmental Estrogens: Are We Feminizing the Planet? 73 4 Cells: Organization and Communication 84 4.1 The Cell Is Highly Organized and Dynamic 86 I WONDER... Can Stem Cells Really Cure Cancer? 87 WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: "This Baby Needs Water!" 88 4.2 The Cell Membrane Delineates the Cell 89 HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Malfunctioning Organelles Can Be Life Threatening 92 4.3 The Components of a Cell Are Called Organelles 94 4.4 Cell Communication Is Important to Cellular Success 103 ETHICS AND ISSUES: Artificial Life: Why Is It So Hard to Create? 105 5 Tissues 110 5.1 Cells Are the Building Blocks of Tissues 112 WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Knee Troubles! 116 HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Is Liposuction the Easy Way Out? 119 I WONDER... What Is Tissue Typing? 121 5.2 Organization Increases with Organs, Organ Systems, and the Organism 123 ETHICS AND ISSUES: Organ Farming?! 126 5.3 Scientists Use a Road Map to the Human Body 127 UNIT 2 MOVING THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENT 6 The Skeletomuscular System 134 6.1 The Skeletomuscular System Is Multifunctional and Dynamic 136 6.2 Bone Is Strong and Light Tissue 138 WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Broken Bones 142 6.3 The Skeleton Holds It All Together 143 ETHICS AND ISSUES: Reinventing the Skeletomuscular System 151 6.4 Skeletal Muscles Exercise Power 153 6.5 Whole-Muscle Contractions Require Energy 160 WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: "To Supplement or Not...That Is the Question" 162 HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Exercise Can Do a Body Good 163 I WONDER... Can I Really "Think" My Way to a Better Athletic Performance? 164 7 The Nervous System 172 7.1 The Nervous System Is Categorized by Structure and Function 174 7.2 Neurons Work Through Action Potentials 178 WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Your Brain on Alcohol 183 HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: What Causes Drug Addiction? 184 7.3 The Brain and Spinal Cord Are Central to the Nervous System 185 I WONDER... What Is a Concussion? 189 ETHICS AND ISSUES: Is Early Detection of Alzheimer's Benefician? 190 I WONDER... Does Sleep Really Make a Difference? 192 7.4 The Peripheral Nervous System Extends the Central Nervous System 198 Dr. Robert Frienland/Photo Researchers, Inc. 8 The Special Senses 204 8.1 The Special Senses Tell Us About Our Environment 206 I WONDER... Do Humans Respond to Phenomones? 206 8.2 Vision Is Our Most Acute Sense 212 8.3 The Special Senses Are Our Connection to the Outside World 219 HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Sensory Sensitive Healing 220 WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Laser Eye Surgery 221 ETHICS AND ISSUES: Let There Be Sight 222 UNIT 3 PROTECTION FROM THE ENVIRONMENT 9 Immunity and the Lymphatic System 226 9.1 How Do We Adapt to Stress? 228 WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Marriage May Often Cause a Momentary Feeling of Panic 231 9.2 Skin and Mucous Membranes Are the First Line of Defense 231 9.3 We Have a Second Line of Innate Defense 237 9.4 The Lymphatic System and Specific Immunity Are Our Third Line of Defense 239 HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Mononucleosis and the Spleen 240 ETHICS AND ISSUES: How Do Thoughts and Emotions Affect Our T Cells and Immune Systems? 250 9.5 Immunity Can Be Acquired Actively or Passively 251 I WONDER... Are There Any Vaccines Against Cancer? 252 10 Infectious Disease and Epidemiology 260 10.1 The Study of Epidemics Is Global in Scope 262 I WONDER... Are Any Epidemics Occurring Right Now? 266 10.2 Bacteria Are Single-Celled Wonders that Can Cause Disease 267 WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Testing Antibiotics 270 ETHICS AND ISSUES: MRSA Causes and Implications 271 10.3 Viruses Can Reproduce and Kill, but They Are Not Alive 274 10.4 AIDS and HIV Attack the Immune System 281 HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Current Actions in Worldwide Disease Prevention 285 10.5 Other Pathogens Carry Other Dangers 286 11 Cancer 294 11.1 Cancer Cells Develop in Distinct Ways 296 11.2 Cancer Has Many Causes and Effects 301 ETHICS AND ISSUES: How Do We React to Cancer Clusters? 304 HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Unraveling Genetic Links to Cancer Risks 306 WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Getting Back to Work After Cancer 311 11.3 Cancer Can Be Diagnosed and Treated Effectively 312 I WONDER... How Can I Lower My Cancer Risks? 318 UNIT 4 THRIVING WITHIN THE ENVIRONMENT 12 The Cardiovascular System 324 12.1 The Heart Ensures Continual, 24/7 Nutrient Delivery 326 WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: AEDs and Cardiac Arrest 333 12.2 Blood Transport Involves Miles of Sophisticated Plumbing 335 12.3 Different Circulatory Pathways Have Specific Purposes 338 12.4 Cardiovascular Disorders Have Life-Threatening Consequences 339 12.5 Blood Consists of Plasma and Formed Elements 343 ETHICS AND ISSUES: When Do People Have the Right to Refuse a Blood Transfusion? 345 I WONDER... How Does Blood Doping Work? 350 HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Blood Thinners: How and Why 353 13 The Respiratory System: Movement of Air 360 13.1 The Respiratory System Provides Us with Essential Gas Exchange 362 I WONDER... Can I Really Get Sick from Breathing Deeply in Caves? 371 13.2 Air Must Be Moved In and Out of the Respiratory System 372 WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Aging and Changing Respiratory Volumes 375 13.3 External Respiration Brings Supplies for Internal Respiration 376 13.4 Transport of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Requires Hemoglobin and Plasma 378 13.5 Respiratory Health Is Critical to Survival 381 ETHICS AND ISSUES: When Does Particulate Air Pollution Become a Serious Public Health Hazard? 384 HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Tobacco, the Universal Poison 386 14 Nutrition: You Are What You Eat 392 14.1 Nutrients Are Life Sustaining 394 I WONDER... How Is My Ideal Body Weight Determined? 400 14.2 Nutrients Are Metabolized 405 14.3 Health Can Be Hurt by Nutritional Disorders 409 ETHICS AND ISSUES: The Obesity Epidemic 410 WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: A Hidden Peril: E. Coli-Infested Food 411 HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: How Do Environmental Agents Become Concentrated in My Food? 413 15 The Digestive System 418 15.1 Digestion Begins in the Oral Cavity 420 WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Do Whitening Toothpastes and Gels Work? 423 15.2 The Stomach Puts Food to the Acid Test 426 I WONDER... How Does Gastric Bypass Surgery Work? 427 15.3 The Intestines and Accessory Organs Finish the Job 429 HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Gallbladder Removal Options 435 15.4 Digestion Is Both Mechanical and Chemical 438 ETHICS AND ISSUES: How Much Do We Help the World If We Go Vegan? 441 16 The Urinary System 446 16.1 The Kidneys Are the Core of the Urinary System 448 16.2 Urine Is Made, Transported, and Stored 452 I WONDER... Is "Smart Water" Really a Smart Choice? 453 16.3 The Urinary System Maintains the Body's Fluid and Solute Balance 458 WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Why Is Salt Intake Imortant? 460 16.4 Life-Threatening Diseases Affect the Urinary System 462 ETHICS AND ISSUES: How Does a Urine Test Prove Drug Abuse? 463 HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: What Are the Risks in Donating a Kidney? 465 UNIT 5 POPULATING THE ENVIRONMENT 17 The Endocrine System and Development 470 17.1 Hormones Are Chemical Messengers 472 17.2 The Endocrine Glands Secrete Directly into the Bloodstream 477 I WONDER... What is Precocious Puberty? 480 WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Shrinking and Hormonal Imbalances 485 17.3 Development Takes Us from Infancy to Adulthood 490 HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Ah, to Be Young Again... 494 ETHICS AND ISSUES: Has Your Endocrine System Been Disrupted Today? 495 18 The Reproductive Systems: Maintaining the Species 500 18.1 Survival of the Species Depends on Gamete Formation 502 WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Man and Woman 502 18.2 The Male Reproductive System Produces, Stores, and Delivers Sperm 504 I WONDER... Why Are Circumcisions Performed? 510 18.3 The Female Reproductive System Produces and Nourishes Eggs 514 I WONDER... Can PMS Really Cause Mood Swings and Emotional Outbursts? 521 18.4 There Are Many Birth Control Choices 524 HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Hormonal Controls: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 527 ETHICS AND ISSUES: RU-486: A Chemical Abortion Fraught with Issues 528 18.5 Sexual Contact Carries a Danger: Sexually Transmitted Diseases 531 19 Pregnancy: Development from Conception to Newborn 538 19.1 Days 1 Through 14 Include Fertilization and Implantation 540 I WONDER... What Causes Twins, and How Do They Contribute to the Study of Epigenetics? 546 19.2 The Embryonic Stage Is Marked by Differentiation and Morphogenesis 547 HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Is Morning Sickness Normal? 550 19.3 Fetal Development Is a Stage of Rapid Organ Growth 553 19.4 Labor Initiates the End of Pregnancy 559 WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Prematurity--How Young Is Too Young? 561 ETHICS AND ISSUES: How Do We Respond to Intersexuality? 563 20 Inheritance, Genetics, and Molecular Biology 570 20.1 Traits Are Inherited in Specific Patterns 572 20.2 Modern Genetics Uncovers a Molecular Picture 578 20.3 The Central Dogma: Genes Direct the Formation of Proteins 582 20.4 Genetic Theory Is Put to Practical Use 585 WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Individualized Medicine?! 588 I WONDER... Can We Create Super-Babies? 590 20.5 Biotechnology Has Far-Reaching Effects 591 HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Are Genetically Modified Foods Safe for the Environment? Are They Healthy to Eat? 597 ETHICS AND ISSUES: Can Your Genetic Information Be Used Against You? 602 21 Populations Evolve in Ecosystems 608 21.1 The Theory of Evolution Is the Foundation of Biology 610 21.2 Natural Selection Has Far-Reaching Effects on Populations 614 I WONDER... How Can Darwin's Theory Account for Sudden Evolutionary Changes? 616 HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Does Climate Affect Evolutionary Rate? 617 21.3 Ecosystems Sustain Life 618 21.4 Population Growth Is Regulated by the Environment 634 I WONDER... How Many People Can the Earth Support? 636 21.5 Humans Have a Tremendous Impact on the Environment 636 WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Solid Reasons to Recycle 637 ETHICS AND ISSUES: Which Worldview Do You Have? 640 Appendix A: Periodic Table 646 B: Measurements 647 C: Answers to Self-Tests 649 Glossary 651 Index 657
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