Human Anatomy & Physiology [with MyA&PLab]

Elaine Marieb once again brings her dedicated attention to detail and unwavering commitment to quality to the Sixth Edition of her best-selling Human Anatomy and Physiology textbook. Each page of this new edition has been carefully reviewed and edited to give students the most clear and concise explanations of difficult topics. Cutting-edge research areas such as DNA fingerprinting and stem cell research have been added to make Human Anatomy & Physiology, Sixth Edition the most up-to-date text for undergraduates. The enhanced art program helps even the least-prepared students understand key concepts, and the restructured and expanded media package offers students convenient access to more animations, tutorials, and online resources than ever before. - Greater clarity and brevity throughout every chapter, including a reorganized, more logical discussion of the physiology and contraction of skeletal muscle fiber in Chapter 9 (Muscles and Muscle Tissue), and a condensed presentation of neural integration in Chapter 12 (The Central Nervous System). - An enhanced art program features new and re-conceptualized figures that illustrate cell diversity, the sodium-potassium pump, DNA replica