Overview

"Award-winning teacher Michael D. Johnson catches your interest immediately by connecting basic biology concepts to real-world issues that are relevant to your life. Through a storytelling approach and extensive online support, Human Biology: Concepts and Current Issues, Sixth Edition not only demystifies how the human body works but helps you to become a better consumer of health and science information. Each chapter now opens with Johnson’s popular ""Current Issue"" essays, and inside each chapter are entries from the author’s own, frequently updated blog. Expanded online resources are now available and conveniently referenced in chapter sections with icons and URLs. The Sixth Edition also offers you stronger self-assessment tools, with new and expanded critical-thinking questions throughout each chapter and in the end-of-chapter reviews."

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Author:   Michael D. Johnson
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Edition:   6th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 27.40cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   1.268kg
ISBN:  

9780321701671

ISBN 10:   0321701674
Pages:   624
Publication Date:   03 February 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Replaced By:   9780321821652
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Human Biology, Science, and Society 2. The Chemistry of Living Things 3. Structure and Function of Cells 4. From Cells to Organ Systems 5. The Skeletal System 6. The Muscular System 7. Blood 8. Heart and Blood Vessels 9. The Immune System and Mechanisms of Defense 10. The Respiratory System: Exchange of Gases 11. The Nervous System: Integration and Control 12. Sensory Mechanisms 13. The Endocrine System 14. The Digestive System and Nutrition 15. The Urinary System 16. Reproductive Systems 17. Cell Reproduction and Differentiation 18. Cancer: Uncontrolled Cell Division and Differentiation 19. Genetics and Inheritance 20. DNA Technology and Genetic Engineering 21. Development and Aging 22. Evolution and the Origins of Life 23. Ecosystems and Populations 24. Human Impacts, Biodiversity, and Environmental Issues  

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Dr. Michael D. Johnson earned his B.S. degree in Zoology from Washington State University and then moved East to earn a Ph.D. in physiology from The University of Michigan. After completing a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at Harvard Medical School he joined the faculty of West Virginia University, where he remained for most of his career. In 2008 Dr. Johnson moved to Qatar, on the Arabian Peninsula, to take the position of Associate Dean for Premedical Education at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar. In his new position he directs the premedical education of students from more than 30 countries. Dr. Johnson received several teaching awards during his career, including the West Virginia University Foundation Outstanding Teacher award and the Distinguished Teacher Award of the School of Medicine. He is a member of the American Physiological Society, the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society, the National Association of Biology Teachers, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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