| | Anatomy & Physiology |  | Author: Elaine Nicpon Marieb
Publisher: Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 730179
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 2nd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1006
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.1
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.8 x 1.3
ISBN: 0805359133
Dewey Decimal Number: 612
EAN: 9780805359138
ASIN: 0805359133
Publication Date: January 2004
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Anatomy & Physiology, Third Edition answers the demand for a leaner version of Elaine Marieb and Katja Hoehn's Human Anatomy & Physiology withless in-depth coverage of pregnancy, heredity, and the developmental aspects of various body systems, while keeping basic themes such as homeostatic imbalances strategically in place. This revised edition includes major updates to the content and figures based on current research findings. Organization of the Body: The Human Body: An Orientation, Chemistry Comes Alive, Cells: The Living Units, Tissues: The Living Fabric. For all readers interested in Human Anatomy & Physiology.
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Anatomy and Physiology "paperback" - this is actually the study guide! October 10, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Caution: there is not a paperback version of this textbook available!
The Amazon page for the Anatomy and Physiology text shows a link to a paperback version available for about $35 dollars, but it is not a paperback version of the textbook! Instead you'll receive the study guide - this is an error with Amazon's page for this book.
The study guide does appear to be a good one, with practice tests and review points to help prepare for exams. I'll probably keep it now that I have it, but I still had to fork out $100+ for the actual textbook!
 Excellent if you like a conversational style June 10, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This text reads rather like an expanded lecture. Language is precise where it needs to be: I don't see "arm" used where "upper extremity" is intended.
I believe the May 2 reviewer may be dealing with a much older edition or otherwise confused. The connection of HPV to cervical cancer is clearly indicated in this edition, and was present in the second edition as well. In the second edition herpesviruses were also mentioned as "having been implicated as a cause of cervical cancer", and that phrase has been dropped from the third edition. I think the phrasing was probably reasonable at the time the second edition was in preparation.
I would never go so far as to say any text is error-free. However, when I think I've found mistakes in here it's more likely to turn out that the folks at Terminologica Anatomica have changed something underneath me - like moving the macula densa from the distal convoluted tubule to the ascending limb of the loop of Henle.
It was alright. May 4, 2007
It's a text book. It gives you the basics for your class and you have to purchase it anyway. I've had better bio books, but I've also had worse, way worse. It's not too short. I think it's alright.
 Worst Anatomy/Physiology text book I had to buy ever May 3, 2007
The author of this text book repeatedly falls into prose trying to make the subject matter more entertaining. Unfortunately, I found this rather distracting considering it is a text book. I was also shocked to find incorrect information in this 2004 reviewed text book, e.g. it claims that a Herpes Virus is the causative agent of cervical cancer, which is plain out wrong (it is HPV). Lucky me, I already have a degree in the medical field and know this kind of information, but I feel sorry for students who use this as primary source for their education. I was also disappointed that this text book has no contact information listed for improvement suggestions. Every good text book I purchased so far had either e-mail or regular mail contact information where one could address concerns to - this one does not. I sent the publishing company a letter about the faulty content, but have not heard back from them.
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