Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology - Hardcover

Saladin, Kenneth; McFarland, Robin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0072458283 ISBN 13: 9780072458282

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2013

Synopsis

Essentials of Anatomy & Physiologyis a text that blends up-to-date science, stimulating writing, high-quality art, and cutting-edge educational technology to provide the most effective teaching and learning program available in the one-semester anatomy and physiology courses.

The distinctive pedagogy of the text revolves around the theme of “Elevate Learning”. From “Base Camp” to “Assess Your Learning Outcomes”, the student experiences a clear sense of the path ahead, a convenient means of charting progress, and a satisfying sense of accomplishment at the end.

About this title

About the Author:

Kenneth S. Saladin is Professor of Biology at Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville, Georgia, where he has taught since 1977. Ken teaches human anatomy and physiology, introductory medical physiology, histology, animal behavior, and natural history of the Galįpagos Islands. He has also previously taught introductory biology, general zoology, sociobiology, parasitology, and biomedical etymology. Ken is a member of the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society, American Association of Anatomists, American Physiological Society, Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, and American Association for the Advancement of Science. He is the author of the best-selling textbooks Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function and Human Anatomy. Ken and his wife Diane have two adult children.

Robin McFarland has taught anatomy and physiology at Cabrillo College in Aptos, CA since 1998. She earned a Ph.D. in physical (biological) anthropology from the University of Washington, where she studied the relationship between body fat and reproduction in primates. Robin collaborates on studies of ape anatomy with Adrienne Zihlman at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Robin is a member of the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society, American Association of Anatomists, and American Association of Physical Anthropologists. She was also contributing author to Human Anatomy, second edition, by Ken Saladin. She and her husband Jeff have two children, Reid and Madeleine. Robin enjoys hiking and climbing mountains with her family.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0072458283
• ISBN 13: 9780072458282
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 784