Human Anatomy, Global Edition - Softcover

For the one-semester Human Anatomy course Praised for its atlas-style format, appropriately detailed anatomical illustrations, and exceptionally clear photographs of tissues and cadavers, Human Anatomy is now more visual and interactive. The Eighth Edition includes new one- and two-page Spotlight Figures that seamlessly integrate text and visuals to guide students through complex topics. New QR codes let students use their smart phones to link directly from figures in the book to figures in the Practice Anatomy Lab (TM) (PAL (TM)) virtual anatomy program, giving them additional views for learning bones and muscles. The end-of-chapter Study Outlines now have memory-triggering visuals to help students remember chapter content. This program presents a better teaching and learning experience and provides: Text-art integration: New one- and two-page Spotlight Figures seamlessly integrate text and visuals to guide students through complex topics. Students study the Spotlight Figures in the book, and then instructors can assign them in MasteringA&P. Text-media integration: New QR codes in the chapters on the skeletal and muscular systems let students use their smart phones to link directly from figures in the book to figures in the Practice Anatomy Lab (PAL) virtual anatomy program, giving them additional views to help them learn bones and muscles. Time-saving navigation and study tools: Enable students to better navigate difficult human anatomy topics through both the book and MasteringA&P. Personalized learning with MasteringA&P: Engage students with new Spotlight Figure Coaching Activities and a wide range of other question and activity types - all automatically graded. Note: You are purchasing a standalone product; MasteringA&P does not come packaged with this content. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MasteringA&P contact your Pearson representative. MasteringA&P is not a self-paced technology and should only be purchased when required by an instructor.

Frederic H. ("Ric") Martini received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in comparative and functional anatomy for work on the pathophysiology of stress. He is the lead author of nine undergraduate texts on anatomy and physiology or anatomy. Dr. Martini is currently affiliated with the University of Hawaii at Manoa and has a long-standing bond with the Shoals Marine Laboratory, a joint venture between Cornell University and the University of New Hampshire. Dr. Martini is now a President Emeritus of the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS) after serving as President-Elect, President, and Past-President over 2005-2007. Dr. Martini was a member of the HAPS committee that established the course curriculum guides for A&P. Michael J. Timmons received his degrees from Loyola University, Chicago. For more than three decades, he has had a strong commitment to teaching nursing and pre-professional students at Moraine Valley Community College (outside Chicago). In 2005-2006, Professor Timmons was honored with the Professor of the Year Award by Moraine Valley Community College and the Excellence award from the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development for his outstanding contributions to teaching, leadership, and student learning. He has also been the recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Award by the Illinois Community College Board of Trustees. His areas of interest include biomedical photography, crafting illustration programs, and developing instructional technology learning systems. He is a national and regional presenter at the League for Innovation Conferences on Information Technology for Colleges and Universities and at Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS) meetings. Robert B. Tallitsch received his Ph.D. in physiology with an anatomy minor from the university of Wisconsin -Madison. Since then, he has been on the biology faculty at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois. His teaching responsibilities include Human Anatomy, Neuroanatomy, Histology, and Kinesiology. In seven out of the last nine years, Dr. Tallitsch has been designated as one of a select number of "unofficial teachers of the year" by the graduating seniors at Augustana College. Dr. Tallitsch serves as a visiting faculty member at the Foreign Languages Faculty at the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacology (Beijing, China) and also at the Foreign Languages Faculty at Central China Normal University (Wuhan, China).