Anatomy and Physiology, Adapted International Edition

Book excerpt: "Fully tailored for the first time for students outside of the USA, this beautifully illustrated volume brings to life all the excitement and challenge of the study of human anatomy and physiology in one stunning resource! Characterised by its friendly and accessible writing style, each chapter of Anatomy & Physiology, 1st European edition, comes with a range of helpful learning features such as study hints, chapter outlines, language of science and medicine lists, case studies, chapter summaries and review and critical thinking questions. The volume also boasts over 1400 images together with the unique underlying themes entitled the 'big picture' and 'cycle of life', which serve to emphasize the importance of the interrelationship between systems of the body and how these systems are influenced, in turn, by development and aging. Alongside this emphasis on interdependence and change, comes a focus on homeostasis, which enables the reader to see how the healthy body is one that is carefully tuned and that disease can readily occur when internal balance is disrupted." -- provided by publisher.