Table of Contents

1 A First Look at Anatomy2 The Cell: Basic Unit of Structure and Function3 Embryology4 Tissue Level of Organization5 Integumentary SystemSkeletal System6 Cartilage and Bone Connective Tissue7 Axial Skeleton8 Appendicular Skeleton9 ArticulationsMuscular System10 Muscle Tissue and Organization11 Axial Muscles12 Appendicular Muscles13 Surface AnatomyNervous System14 Nervous Tissue15 Brain and Cranial Nerves16 Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves17 Pathways and Integrative Functions18 Autonomic Nervous System19 Senses: General and Special20 Endocrine SystemCardiovascular System21 Blood22 Heart23 Vessels and Circulation24 Lymphatic System25 Respiratory System26 Digestive System27 Urinary System28 Reproductive System

About the Author

Michael P. McKinley received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, and both M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Arizona State University. In 1978, as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) Medical School, he investigated prion-diseases. In 1980, he joined the anatomy faculty at the UCSF Medical School, where he taught medical histology and authored or co-authored more than 80 scientific papers. Joining the biology faculty at Glendale Community College from 1991 to 2012, Michael taught undergraduate anatomy and physiology, general biology, and genetics. Between 1991 and 2000, he researched Alzheimers disease while teaching developmental biology and human genetics at Arizona State University, West. His vast experience in histology, neuroanatomy, and cell biology greatly shaped the content in Anatomy and Physiology. Retiring from active teaching in 2012, he continues to be an active member of the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS).



Valerie Dean O'Loughlin received her undergraduate degree from the College of William and Mary, and her Ph.D. in biological anthropology from Indiana University. She is an Associate Professor of Anatomy at Indiana University School of Medicine, where she teaches human gross anatomy to medical students, basic human anatomy to undergraduates, and human anatomy for medical imaging evaluation to undergraduate and graduate students. She also teaches a pedagogical methods course and mentors M.S. and Ph.D. students pursuing anatomy education research. She is active in the American Association of Anatomists (AAA) and the Society for Ultrasound in Medical Education (SUSME). She currently serves as President of the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS). She received the AAA Basmajian Award for excellence in teaching gross anatomy and outstanding accomplishments in scholarship in education