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Layman, Dale. Anatomy Demystified. US: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2004.

Anatomy Demystified

Authors: Dale Layman

Published:  June 2004

eISBN: 9780071471107 0071471103 | ISBN: 9780071438278
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  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part 1 The Journey Begins
  • Chapter 1 Anatomy: Our Inner World of Bodyspace
  • It All Begins with Biology
  • The Process of Dissection: Anatomy is a Real ''Cut-up''!
  • A Two-way System of Classification for Body Facts
  • The Different Types of Anatomy
  • The Different Levels of Anatomy
  • Summarizing Our Basic Task: Distinguishing A from P, Order from Disorder, Level-by-Level, Within the Human Body
  • Quiz
  • Body-Level Grids for Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2 ''Cutting Up'' Human Bodyspace
  • The Right Angle and Rectangle: Sacred Gifts from the Mummies!
  • Anatomic Planes and Sections ''Cut Up'' Bodyspace
  • Terms of Relative Body Position
  • Body Regions and Quadrants
  • Quiz
  • Body-Level Grids for Chapter 2
  • Chapter 3 Systemic Anatomy: A Fly-by of the Organ Systems
  • The Key Organ Systems Filling Human Bodyspace
  • What Are ''Regional'' and ''Surgical'' Anatomy?
  • Pathological Anatomy Creates Pathophysiology: It's All About ''Suffering''
  • Quiz
  • Body-Level Grids for Chapter 3
  • Test: Part 1
  • Part 2 The Building Blocks of Body Structure
  • Chapter 4 Hidden Chemicals in Our Body Basement: The Great Pyramid Starts Out as a Midget!
  • The Chemical Level: Looking for Dirt in the Body Basement
  • Molecules = Strings of Bonded Atoms
  • The Body's Inner Sea
  • The Royal Carbon Quartet
  • Mutations: Pathological Anatomy Often Begins with Abnormal Proteins
  • Quiz
  • Body-Level Grids for Chapter 4
  • Chapter 5 Anatomy of Cells and Tissues: Tiny Chambers Form the Body ''Fabric''
  • The Cell Level – Where Anatomy Comes to Life!
  • The Centrosome and Its Centrioles: Curly Star-shaped Cylinders for Mitosis
  • The Cell Cycle and Mitosis
  • Tissues: Families of Related Cells
  • The Four Basic or Primary Tissues
  • Organs = Specialized Collections of the Basic Body Tissues
  • Why Cancer Is so ''Crabby'': The Principle of Cellular Pathology
  • Quiz
  • Body-Level Grids for Chapter 5
  • Test: Part 2
  • Part 3 The Body as a Bag of Bones and Muscles
  • Chapter 6 Our Tough Hide: Anatomy of the Skin
  • The Integumentary System
  • A Structural Overview of the Skin
  • The Epidermis Says, ''Pull Back My Sheets and Bedcovers!''
  • The Dermis Replies, ''What – and Leave Me with a Naked Mattress?''
  • The Subdermis Adds, ''Don't Worry! My Fat Will Keep You Warm!''
  • Accessory Structures of the Skin
  • Quiz
  • Body-Level Grids for Chapter 6
  • Chapter 7 Our Tough Inside: Anatomy of the Skeleton
  • The Skeletal System
  • An Overview of the Two Parts of the Skeleton
  • The Long Bone as a Thermos Bottle
  • Bone Microanatomy
  • Characteristics Used for Naming Bones
  • Bone Fractures
  • Major Types of Joints
  • Arthritis: An Inflammation of the Joints
  • Quiz
  • Body-Level Grids for Chapter 7
  • Chapter 8 The Muscular System = A Bunch of ''Little Mice'' Hanging on Our Skeleton!
  • The Skeletal Muscle as a ''Little Mouse''
  • Naming the Skeletal Muscles – A Fun Exercise in Imagineering!
  • Antagonistic Pairs: Yin and Yang in the World of Muscles
  • Pathological Anatomy of Muscle: The Tragedy of Muscular Dystrophy
  • Quiz
  • Body-Level Grids for Chapter 8
  • Test: Part 3
  • Part 4 The Nervous System and Glands: A Bunch of "Trees" and "Acorns"
  • Chapter 9 The Nervous System and Organs of the ''Special Senses''
  • The Human Embryo Becomes Baby Heinie: Somites Create the Soma, the Neural Tube Becomes the Central Nervous System
  • The Peripheral Nervous System: ''It's Setting My Nerves on Edge!''
  • Major Subdivisions of the PNS
  • ''Stressed Up, or Chilled Out?'': Sympathetic versus Parasympathetic Divisions of the ANS
  • Summary of the ANS
  • The Cranial Nerves and Organs of ''Special Senses''
  • Basic Parts of the Brain
  • Spinal Cord and Meninges: The ''Marrow'' and Its ''Mothers''
  • Spinal ''Taps'' Sample the ''Sap''
  • Quiz
  • Body-Level Grids for Chapter 9
  • Chapter 10 Glands: The Secreting ''Acorns''
  • Enter the ''Acorns'': The Glands Come Marching In!
  • An Overview of the Glandular System
  • The Major Endocrine Glands and Their Hormones
  • Pathological Anatomy of Glands: ''What Happens When an Acorn Falls Off?''
  • Quiz
  • Body-Level Grids for Chapter 10
  • Test: Part 4
  • Part 5 Pumps, Pipes, and Vessels for Blood and Air
  • Chapter 11 The Circulatory System: A Vasc Responsibility to Play Our ''Cardi's'' Right!
  • The Heart and Vascular Network of the Circulatory System
  • Cardiac and Smooth Muscle as Visceral Effectors
  • The Heart and Its Wall
  • The Blood Vessels and Their Walls
  • General Structure–Function Characteristics of the Vessels
  • The Heart: A Double-Pump for Two Circulations
  • Quick Capsule Comments on the Veins and Arteries
  • The Coronary Circulation: A ''Special'' Circulation of the Heart
  • ''Heart Attack'' and Atherosclerosis
  • Quiz
  • Body-Level Grids for Chapter 11
  • Chapter 12 The Anatomy of Blood and Lymph: Red Stuff and ''Clear Spring Water''
  • The Blood: A Very ''Special'' Connective Tissue
  • How Blood Looks in a Test Tube: The General Parts
  • The Blood Plasma
  • The Buffy Coat: ''Yes, It's Buffy! But Is It Also Fluffy?''
  • The Red Layer: Yes, Our Hematocrit Really Is Critical!
  • Lymph Formation: ''Don't Cry over Spilled Blood! – It's the Lymph! Now, Is That Clear?''
  • The Lymphatic System Linked to Immunity
  • Anatomy to the Rescue: The Reticuloendothelial System
  • Major Lymphatic Organs and Lymphatic Tissue
  • Tonsillitis
  • Quiz
  • Body-Level Grids for Chapter 12
  • Chapter 13 It's All About The Respiratory ''Trees'': Their Branches Sway in the Airy ''Breeze''
  • The Respiratory System: To ''Air'' Is Only Human!
  • The Upper Respiratory Tract – Holes and Tubes Above the ''Tree''
  • The Lower Respiratory Tract: Our Branching Respiratory ''Tree''
  • The Respiratory Membrane: The Only Site of Pulmonary Respiration
  • The Bronchiole and Its Muscular Wall
  • Bronchospasm and Severe Bronchitis: A Real ''Chokehold'' on Ventilation
  • Quiz
  • Body-Level Grids for Chapter 13
  • Test: Part 5
  • Part 6 "Down-Under" Organ Systems, or the Body Land "Below Our Belt"
  • Chapter 14 The Digestive Tube: A Rabbit-Hole Outside the Body!
  • ''Baby Heinie Just Swallowed a Marble! – Where Did It Go?''
  • Digestive System = Tube from the Oral Cavity down to Anus
  • Ingestion versus Egestion
  • Digestion and Absorption
  • Secretion and the Accessory Digestive Organs
  • General Functional Summary
  • The Oral Cavity, Pharynx, and Esophagus
  • The Four Basic Tunics in the Digestive Tube Wall
  • The Stomach: A J-shaped Pouch
  • The Small Intestine = Twenty Twisted Feet of Wondrous Tubing!
  • The Colon: Our Large Intestine Brings Up the Rear
  • Colon Polyps: A Warning Sign for Cancer
  • Quiz
  • Body-Level Grids for Chapter 14
  • Chapter 15 The Genitourinary System – Keeper of Our Urine and (GASP!) Sex
  • The Genitourinary (Urogenital) System Concept
  • The Kidney and Its Connections
  • The Urinary Pathway
  • External Genitals in the Male and Female
  • Internal Anatomy & Physiology of the Male Reproductive Pathway
  • Accessory Male Organs Add the Semen
  • Tracing the Path of a Sperm Cell
  • Internal Anatomy & Physiology of the Female Reproductive Pathway
  • Internal Fertilization: Mr. Sperm Knocks On Her ''Door,'' and Ms. Ovum Lets Him In!
  • Development Leading to Birth: The Cute Little ''Sweller'' Gets Ready to Stick His Head Out!
  • Snapshot Summary of the Embryo Stage
  • Enter the Fetus and Neonate
  • Heartbreak Hill: Gross Pathological Anatomy During Development
  • Quiz
  • Body-Level Grids for Chapter 15
  • Test: Part 6
  • Final Exam
  • Answers to Quiz, Test, and Exam Questions
  • Index