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Leading the way for 20 years with unsurpassed clarity, content, and completeness.
Fun to teach and easy to study, this popular text delivers a clear, concise presentation of must-know content with an superb art program, complete with the textual and electronic learning tools that assure mastery. Through five editions, it has led the way with exactly what students need to begin their educations with a firm foundation in anatomy and physiology.

Now in its 6th Edition, you’ll find even more of what students need to meet the challenges of health care today. Scanlon delivers classroom-ready learning for nursing and allied health students in a variety of disciplines.

• Flexible presentation of content makes the text suitable for any course.
• Highly detailed anatomy photographs and full-color illustrations enhance visual learning.
• Clinical application boxes put theory into action.
• Extensive microbiology tables reinforce the text.
• The wealth of pedagogical features includes chapter outlines • student objectives • new and related clinical terminology (with pronunciations) • study outlines • review questions and "For Further Thought" discussion topics • and a comprehensive glossary.

1. Organization and General Plan of the Body
2. Some Basic Chemistry
3. Cells
4. Tissues and Membranes
5. The Integumentary System
6. The Skeletal System
7. The Muscular System
8. The Nervous System
9. The Senses
10. The Endocrine System
11. Blood
12. The Heart
13. The Vascular System
14. The Lymphatic System and Immunity
15. The Respiratory System
16. The Digestive System
17. Body Temperature and Metabolism
18. The Urinary System          
19. Fluid-Electrolyte and Acid-Base Balance
20. The Reproductive Systems
21. Human Development and Genetics
22. An Introduction to Microbiology and Human Disease

Appendices
Glossary

• New, precisely detailed, full-color illustrations throughout make every concept clear.
• Thoroughly revised and updated coverage reflects all of today’s new knowledge.
• Questions for every figure in the book encourage critical thinking and reinforce understanding of the image and the content.
• New and expanded e-learning resources online at DavisPlus, including podcasts, animations, and a wealth of interactive exercises.