ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
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Understanding Anatomy & Physiology A Visual, Auditory, Interactive Approach, 4th Edition Gale Sloan Thompson, RN Gale Sloan Thompson created a new approach to A&P designed to meet the needs of today’s students and today’s instructors with a complete package that provides all of the tools and resources needed to ensure success. The text follows a traditional organization but builds it around an innovative framework that works for all students and learning styles. Unique, feature-rich, full-color, two-page spreads break complex concepts into easy-to-grasp sections. The Study Guide and variety of online resources build and reinforce understanding concept by concept, chapter by chapter. Perfect for all learners and levels § UPDATED & EXPANDED! The latest scientific knowledge in the field and its applications for body systems and individuals in health and disease § NEW & EXPANDED! In-depth coverage of the immune system, including types of immunity, viral mutation, how epidemics and pandemics develop, and how vaccines work 300
Instructors § eBook § Active Classroom Instructor’s Guide § Descriptions of Learning Styles § House Call scripts for class discussion and role playing § PowerPoints § Image Bank § Test Bank § Student Workbook Answer Key § Webinar Recording, The Human Microbiome § Microbiome Video Students § Animations of physiological processes with narration § Body Language drag-and-drop labeling exercises § Audio Glossary with pronunciations § Interactive Matching Exercises § Flash Cards § “Chapter-in-Brief” podcasts summarize the key points in each chapter. § Podcast Library • Study Group podcasts with questions review difficult-to-grasp points by simulating study sessions. • “Chapter-in-Brief” podcasts summarize the key points in each chapter. The atrioventricular (AV) valves regulate flow between the atria and the ventricles. ● The right AV valve—also called the tricuspid valve (because it has three leaflets)—prevents backflow from the right ventricle to the right atrium. ● The left AV valve—also called the bicuspid valve (because it has two leaflets), or, more commonly, the mitral valve —prevents backflow from the left ventricle to the left atrium.
The Heart Valves To ensure that blood moves in a forward direction through the heart, the h one between each atrium and its ventricle and another at the exit of each v formed by two or three flaps of tissue called cusps or leaflets .
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About 601 pages | 899 Illustrations Soft Cover | Fall 2024 About $74.95 (US) ISBN-13: 978-1-7196-4762-5
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The Heart Skeleton A semi-rigid, fibrous, connective tissue called the skeleton of the heart en offering support for the heart, the skeleton keeps the valves from stretchin insulating barrier between the atria and the ventricles, preventing electrica the ventricles other than through a normal conduction pathway.
Study Guide, 4th Edition Gale Sloan Thompson, RN About 352 pages | 522 Illustrations Soft Cover | Fall 2024 About $42.95 (US) ISBN-13: 978-1-7196-4763-2
§ NEW! More “Life Lessons” highlighting how A&P impacts real-life situations for monoclonal antibodies, chronic inflammation as the basis of disease, coronaviruses (including COVID-19) and how these viruses come to infect humans, pandemics vs. epidemics vs. outbreaks, pain management, and opioid use disorder
Skeleton of heart, including fibrous rings around valves Mitral valve
The Body AT WORK Valves open and close in response to pressure changes within the heart. For example, when a ventricle relaxes, the pressure within that ventricle drops. The AV valve leaflets hang limply, allowing blood to flow through the open valve into the ventricle. As the ventricle fills, pressure in the ventricle rises. After filling, the ventricle begins to contract and the pressure rises even more. This increased pressure pushes against the cusps of the AV valve, causing it to snap closed. When pressure in the ventricle exceeds the pressure “downstream,” the semilunar valve pops open, allowing blood to flow out into the area of lower pressure.
I finally understand A & P! “I can’t say enough good things about this book. I was struggling to understand my assigned A & P book and I got this book as a supplement. What a difference! The writing is clear and to the point, and colorful charts and figures take it a step further by illustrating key processes. —Bobby T., Online Reviewer
The Body at Work—Brief summaries explain physiological processes.
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