Anatomy & Physiology All-In-One for Dummies (+ Chapter Quizzes Online) (Paperback)

Introduction 1

Unit 1: Locating Physiology on the Web of Knowledge 5

Chapter 1: Learning a New Language: How to Speak Fluent A&P 7

Chapter 2: Better Living through Chemistry 25

Chapter 3: The Secret Life of Cells 45

Chapter 4: Joining Forces: Cells Organize into Tissues 71

Unit 2: Weaving It All Together: The Structural Layers 87

Chapter 5: It’s Just Skin Deep: The Integumentary System 89

Chapter 6: More than a Scaffold to Build On: The Skeletal System 109

Chapter 7: Getting in Gear: The Muscles 153

Unit 3: Talking to Yourself 189

Chapter 8: Your Electric Personality 191

Chapter 9: Raging Hormones: The Endocrine System 233

Unit 4: Traveling the World 257

Chapter 10: The River(s) of Life 259

Chapter 11: Spreading the Love: The Cardiovascular System 269

Chapter 12: Underground Defenses: The Lymphatic System 295

Unit 5: Supply and Demand 321

Chapter 13: Oxygenating the Machine: The Respiratory System 323

Chapter 14: Fueling the Fire: The Digestive System 347

Chapter 15: Cleaning Up Your Act: The Urinary System 375

Unit 6: Making a Mini-Me: Behind the Scenes 395

Chapter 16: Why Ask Y? Gamete Production 397

Chapter 17: Baking the Bundle of Joy 427

Chapter 18: From Cradle to Grave 445

Index 457