Anatomy & physiology workbook for dummies

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Title Page Copyright Page Contents at a Glance Table of Contents Introduction About This Book Foolish Assumptions Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go from Here Part I: The Building Blocks of the Body Chapter 1: The Chemistry of Life Building from Scratch: Atoms and Elements Compounding Chemical Reactions Chemical bonds Organic compounds Cycling through Life: Metabolism Answers to Questions on Life’s Chemistry Chapter 2: The Cell: Life’s Basic Building Block Gaining Admission: The Cell Membrane Diffusion Osmosis Active transport Aiming for the Nucleus Looking Inside: Organelles and Their Functions Putting Together New Proteins Cycling Along: Grow, Rest, Divide, Die Answers to Questions on the Cell Chapter 3: Divide and Conquer: Cellular Mitosis Walking through the Mitotic Process Waiting for action: Interphase Sorting out the parts: Prophase Dividing at the equator: Metaphase Packing up to move out: Anaphase Pinching off: Telophase Splitting up: Cytokinesis Understanding What Can Go Wrong during Cell Division Answers to Questions on Mitosis Chapter 4: The Study of Tissues: Histology Getting into Your Skin: Epithelial Tissue Making a Connection: Connective Tissue Flexing It: Muscle Tissue Getting the Signal Across: Nerve Tissue Answers to Questions on Histology Part II: Weaving It Together: Bones, Muscles, and Skin Chapter 5: A Scaffold to Build On: The Skeleton Understanding the Functions of Dem Bones Boning Up on Classifications, Structures, and Ossification The Axial Skeleton: Keeping It All in Line Making a hard head harder Putting your backbones into it The Skeleton: Reaching beyond Our Girdles Arthrology: Articulating the Joints Answers to Questions on the Skeleton Chapter 6: Getting in Gear: The Muscles Flexing Your Muscle Knowledge Muscle Classifications: Smooth, Cardiac, and Skeletal Contracting for a Contraction Breaking down a muscle’s anatomy and movement Understanding what stimulates muscle contraction Pulling Together: Muscles as Organs Assuming the Right Tone Leveraging Muscular Power What’s in a Name? Identifying Muscles Answers to Questions on Muscles Chapter 7: It’s Skin Deep: The Integumentary System Digging Deep into Dermatology The epidermis: Don’t judge this book by its cover The dermis: Going more than skin deep Touching a Nerve in the Integumentary System Accessorizing with Hair, Nails, and Glands Wigging out about hair Nailing the fingers and toes Sweating the details Getting an earful Answers to Questions on the Skin Part III: Feed and Fuel: Supply and Transport Chapter 8: Oxygenating the Machine: The Respiratory System Breathing In Oxygen, Breathing Out CO2 Inhaling the Basics about the Respiratory Tract Knowing about the nose (and sinuses) Dealing with throaty matters Going deep inside the lungs Damaging Air Answers to Questions on the Respiratory System Chapter 9: Fueling the Functions: The Digestive System Digesting the Basics: It’s Alimentary! Nothing to Spit At: Into the Mouth and Past the Teeth Entering the vestibule Moving along the oral cavity Stomaching the Body’s Fuel Breaking Down the Work of Digestive Enzymes The small intestine The liver The pancreas The large intestine Answers to Questions on the Digestive Tract Chapter 10: Spreading the Love: The Circulatory System Moving to the Beat of a Pump Finding the Key to the Heart’s Chambers The atria The ventricles Conducting the Heart’s Music Riding the Network of Blood Vessels Hepatic circulation Fetal circulation Answers to Questions on the Circulatory System Chapter 11: Keeping Up Your Defenses: The Lymphatic System Duct, Duct, Lymph Poking at the Nodes Having a Spleen-did Time with the Lymphatic Organs Reuse and recycle: The spleen T cell central: The thymus gland Open wide and move along: The tonsils and Peyer’s patches Answers to Questions on the Lymphatic System Chapter 12: Filtering Out the Junk: The Urinary System Examining the Kidneys, the Body’s Filters Going microscopic Focusing on filtering Getting Rid of the Waste Surfing the ureters Ballooning the bladder Distinguishing the male and female urethras Spelling relief: Urination Answers to Questions on the Urinary System Part IV: Survival of the Species Chapter 13: Why Ask Y? The Male Reproductive System Identifying the Parts of the Male Reproductive System Packaging the Chromosomes for Delivery Answers to Questions on the Male Reproductive System Chapter 14: Carrying Life: The Female Reproductive System Identifying the Female Reproductive Parts and Their Functions Making Eggs: A Mite More Meiosis Making Babies: An Introduction to Embryology Growing from Fetus to Baby Growing, Changing, and Aging Answers to Questions on the Female Reproductive System Part V: Mission Control: All Systems Go Chapter 15: Feeling Jumpy: The Nervous System Building from Basics: Neurons, Nerves, Impulses, and Synapses Neurons Nerves Impulses Synapses Minding the Central Nervous System The spinal cord The brain Taking Side Streets: The Peripheral Nervous System Keep Breathing: The Autonomic Nervous System Coming to Your Senses On watch: The eyes Listen up: The ears Answers to Questions on the Nervous System Chapter 16: Raging Hormones: The Endocrine System No Bland Glands Enter the Ringmasters The hypothalamus The pituitary The Supporting Cast of Glandular Characters Topping off the kidneys: The adrenal glands Thriving with the thyroid Pairing up with the parathyroid Pinging the pineal gland Thumping the thymus Pressing the pancreas Dealing with Stress: Homeostasis Answers to Questions on the Endocrine System Part VI: The Part of Tens Chapter 17: Ten Study Tips for Anatomy and Physiology Students Writing Down Important Stuff in Your Own Words Gaining Better Knowledge through Mnemonics Discovering Your Learning Style Getting a Grip on Greek and Latin Connecting with Concepts Forming a Study Group Outlining What’s to Come Putting In Time to Practice Sleuthing Out Clues Reviewing Your Mistakes Chapter 18: Ten Fun Physiology Facts Boning Up on the Skeleton Flexing Your Muscles Fighting Biological Invaders Dissolving into Dust Swallowing Some Facts about Saliva and the Stomach Appreciating the Extent of the Circulatory System Finding a Surprising Link between Allergies and Cancer Looking at a Few of Your Extra Parts Understanding Your Brain on Sleep Getting Sensational News Index About the Authors Wiley End User License Agreement