Case Studies for Understanding the Human Body

Completely revised and expanded, the second edition of Case Studies for Understanding the Human Body is the ideal resource for students enrolled in any Anatomy and Physiology or Human Biology Course. The case studies work well in a cooperative learning setting where students work together to review and solve open-ended questions associated with each case. The exercises are also perfect for individual homework assignments. The discussions cover common disease of all major organ systems and present related topics that are often part of course discussion. New topics for the second edition include:

Chapter1 Water and Osmosis
Chapter2 Osmosis and Diffusion
Chapter3 Basic Biochemistry
Chapter4 Enzymes
Chapter5 Cells and Organelles
Chapter6 Elephant Man and the Lymphatic System
Chapter7 Skin and the Integument
Chapter8 Digestive System and Thanksgiving
Chapter9 Digestive System - Liver and Gallbladder
Chapter10 Digestive System - Jimi Hendrix
Chapter11 Digestive System - Karen Carpenter and Anorexia
Chapter12 Circulatory System - Aunt May's Heart Attack
Chapter13 Circulatory System - Temple of Doom and Cardiac Electrical Function
Chapter14 Circulatory System - Blood and Capillary Exchange
Chapter15 Respiratory System - High Altitudes
Chapter16 Respiratory System - Broken Arrow and Trachea
Chapter17 Respiratory System - Mrs. Robinson and Smoking
Chapter18 Renal System and ADH
Chapter19 Urinary System
Chapter20 Nervous System - Action Potential
Chapter21 Nervous System - Autonomic Nervous System
Chapter22 Nervous System - High Noon and Reflexes
Chapter23 Nervous System - Papillon
Chapter24 Nervous System - Senator Kennedy and the Brain
Chapter25 Neuromuscular- Botox
Chapter26 Senses - Hearing Loss
Chapter27 Senses - Detached Retina
Chapter28 Senses - Ben Franklin's Bifocals
Chapter29 Senses - Chocolate and Taste
Chapter30 Senses - Chateau Lafite and Olfaction
Chapter31 Neuromuscular - Myasthenia Gravis
Chapter32 Muscular - Rigor Mortis
Chapter33 Skeletal System - Osteoporosis
Chapter34 Skeletal System - Articulation of the Knee Joint
Chapter35 Endocrine System - Jackie Robinson and Diabetes
Chapter36 Immune System- HIV
Chapter37 Reproductive System - STDs
Chapter38 Reproductive System - Female
Chapter39 Reproductive System - Male
Chapter40 Human Genetics - Fragile X
Chapter41 Development- Prenatal Care
Chapter42 Natural Selection
Chapter43 Scientific Evidence and Thinking
Chapter44 Contingent Probabilities
Chapter45 Write Your Own Case