Key Features
- Programmed Learning sections allow you to actively participate in learning and get instant feedback on your progress.
- Thorough explanation of terms presents vocabulary in the context of medical settings to improve your understanding and term recall.
- Consistent format in body systems chapters categorizes terms as anatomic, diagnostic, or therapeutic to acquaint you with the type of discussion that is occurring in health care reports.
- Direct, conversational writing style makes reading and absorbing the material enjoyable.
- Bookmark pronunciation guide doubles as a device to cover the answer column while working in the Programmed Learning sections of the text.
- Health Care Reports and case studies encourage you to apply your knowledge to job-like situations.
- Be Careful with These caution boxes highlight important distinctions you need to make among terms that are similar in spelling and/or pronunciation.
- Function First sections introduce you to physiology and why each body system is important.
- Moderate A&P coverage provides just the right amount of information you need to understand body systems in the context of medical terminology.
- Spanish translations familiarize you with the most common Spanish terminology that you are likely to encounter in the clinical environment.
- Pharmacology coverage introduces key drug classes for disorders of each body system and offers more detailed information in the appendix.
- Comprehensive end-of-chapter reviews bring learning "full circle" and allow you to measure your learning against chapter objectives.
- Comprehensive Review chapter integrates terms from throughout the text to prepare you for your final examination.
- Online sound files provide audible reinforcement of correct pronunciations.
- Student Resources on Evolve feature engaging activities and tools to further your understanding of terms and concepts from the text.
- Glossary/Index eases the process of finding a word and its definition in the text.
