Anatomy Demystified

Say goodbye to dry presentations, grueling formulas, and abstract theories that would put Einstein to sleep -- now there's an easier way to master the disciplines you really need to know.

McGraw-Hill's Demystified Series teaches complex subjects in a unique, easy-to-absorb manner, and is perfect for users without formal training or unlimited time. They're also the most time-efficient, interestingly written "brush-ups" you can find. Organized as self-teaching guides, they come complete with key points, background information, questions at the end of each chapter, and even final exams. You'll be able to learn more in less time, evaluate your areas of strength and weakness and reinforce your knowledge and confidence. This clear, heavily-illustrated guide to the human body covers anatomy of cells and tissues, muscle tissue, major muscles of the body, nervous tissue, membranes, organs, cancer, the skin, the human skeleton, the nervous system, glands, the senses, the cardiovascular system, the immune system, the respiratory system, digestion, genitourinary system, the embryo, and more.
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Anatomy Demystified

Say goodbye to dry presentations, grueling formulas, and abstract theories that would put Einstein to sleep -- now there's an easier way to master the disciplines you really need to know.

McGraw-Hill's Demystified Series teaches complex subjects in a unique, easy-to-absorb manner, and is perfect for users without formal training or unlimited time. They're also the most time-efficient, interestingly written "brush-ups" you can find. Organized as self-teaching guides, they come complete with key points, background information, questions at the end of each chapter, and even final exams. You'll be able to learn more in less time, evaluate your areas of strength and weakness and reinforce your knowledge and confidence. This clear, heavily-illustrated guide to the human body covers anatomy of cells and tissues, muscle tissue, major muscles of the body, nervous tissue, membranes, organs, cancer, the skin, the human skeleton, the nervous system, glands, the senses, the cardiovascular system, the immune system, the respiratory system, digestion, genitourinary system, the embryo, and more.
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Anatomy Demystified

Anatomy Demystified

by Dale Layman
Anatomy Demystified

Anatomy Demystified

by Dale Layman

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Overview

Say goodbye to dry presentations, grueling formulas, and abstract theories that would put Einstein to sleep -- now there's an easier way to master the disciplines you really need to know.

McGraw-Hill's Demystified Series teaches complex subjects in a unique, easy-to-absorb manner, and is perfect for users without formal training or unlimited time. They're also the most time-efficient, interestingly written "brush-ups" you can find. Organized as self-teaching guides, they come complete with key points, background information, questions at the end of each chapter, and even final exams. You'll be able to learn more in less time, evaluate your areas of strength and weakness and reinforce your knowledge and confidence. This clear, heavily-illustrated guide to the human body covers anatomy of cells and tissues, muscle tissue, major muscles of the body, nervous tissue, membranes, organs, cancer, the skin, the human skeleton, the nervous system, glands, the senses, the cardiovascular system, the immune system, the respiratory system, digestion, genitourinary system, the embryo, and more.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780071471107
Publisher: McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date: 07/15/2004
Series: Demystified
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 412
File size: 11 MB
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About the Author

Dale Layman, Ph.D., Grand Ph.D. in Medicine, is a popular Professor of Biology and Human Anatomy and Physiology at Joliet Junior College in Illinois. He is the author of many articles, as well as Biology Demystified and Physiology Demystified, two closely related books in this series. He is the first Grand Doctor of Philosophy in Medicine in the United States, and has received many other international honors and awards for his writing, teaching, and highly creative thinking. Dr. Layman has more than 28 years of experience in the biological sciences.

Table of Contents

PART 1: THE JOURNEY BEGINS CHAPTER 1: Anatomy: Our Inner World of Bodyspace CHAPTER 2: "Cutting Up" Human Bodyspace CHAPTER 3: Systemic Anatomy: A Fly-by of the Organ Systems PART 2: THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF BODY STRUCTURE CHAPTER 4: Hidden Chemicals In Our Body Basement: The Great Pyramid Starts Out As a Midget! CHAPTER 5: Anatomy of Cells and Tissues: Tiny Chambers Form the Body "Fabric" PART 3: THE BODY AS A BAG OF BONES AND MUSCLES CHAPTER 6: Our Tough Hide: Anatomy of the Skin CHAPTER 7: Our Tough Inside: Anatomy of the Skeleton CHAPTER 8: The Muscular System = A Bunch of "Little Mice" Hanging on Our Skeleton! PART 4: THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND GLANDS: A BUNCH OF "TREES" AND "ACORNS" CHAPTER 9: The Nervous System and Organs of the "Special Senses" CHAPTER 10: Glands: The Secreting "Acorns" PART 5: PUMPS, PIPES, AND VESSELS FOR BLOOD & AIR CHAPTER 11: The Circulatory System: A Vasc Responsibility to Play Our "Cardi's" Right! CHAPTER 12: The Anatomy of Blood and Lymph: Red Stuff and "Clear Spring Water" CHAPTER 13: It's All About The Respiratory "Trees": Their Branches Sway In the Airy "Breeze" PART 6: "DOWN-UNDER" ORGAN SYSTEMS, OR THE BODY LAND "BELOW OUR BELT" CHAPTER 14: The Digestive Tract: A Rabbit-Hole Outside the Body! CHAPTER 15: The Genitourinary System - Keeper of Our Urine and (GASP!) Sex Final Exam Appendix: Answers to Quiz, Test, and Final Exam Questions Index
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