Anatomy and Physiology in Health and Illness Ninth Edition

Here’s an easy-to-read and easy-to-understand basic textbook of anatomy and physiology. Highly illustrated full-color photos are used throughout. In addition to covering the “normal” anatomy and physiology, each chapter ends with a brief section on diseases which explains what happens when the “normal” goes wrong. The text provides the essential foundations of understanding for all students studying health-related courses.

• Carefully refined, clear and unambiguous text
• Excellent layout ensures the text and relevant illustrations are close together
• Highly illustrated with clear line diagrams, mostly in colour
• Text uses regular sequences of headings, lists and bullet points to help with learning and revision
• Learning outcomes are given at the start of each chapter
• Omits the unnecessary detail which can confuse the student new to the subject
• Learning outcomes at the start of each chapter
• New author team – both teaching and aware of the needs of today’s students but both trained by the original author in the “craft” of writing in the style which has proved so popular in this book
• Even more illustrations in colour
• Now includes colour photographs to illustrate certain pathological conditions