Anatomy & Physiology

by Boundless

The Boundless Anatomy & Physiology textbook is a college-level, introductory textbook that covers the intriguing subject of Human Anatomy and Physiology. Boundless works with subject matter experts to select the best open educational resources available on the web, review the content for quality, and create introductory, college-level textbooks designed to meet the study needs of university students.This textbook Human Anatomy and Physiology Introduction -- Anatomy and Physiology Overview, Life, Homeostasis, Anatomical Terms, Clinical CasesGeneral Chemistry -- Matter and Energy, Element Atomic structure, Chemical Bonds, Chemical Reactions, Inorganic Compounds, Organic CompoundsCellular Structure and Function -- the study of cells, Cell membranes and the fluid mosaic model, Transport across membranes, How reception works in cell signaling, Nucleus and Ribosomes, Organelles, The Cytoskeleton, External cellular components, Cell process and importance, The cell cycle, Transcription and translation, RNA processing, Translation to a polypeptide, Transcription, Apoptosis signals an orderly cell deathTissues -- Epithelial Tissue, Cell Junctions, Clinical Cases, Tissue Repair, Tissue Development, Cancer, Connective Tissue, Membranes, Nervous TissueThe Integumentary System -- The Skin, Accessory Structures of the Skin, Functions of the Integumentary System, Wound Healing, Integumentary System Development, Skin Disorders, Imbalances, Diseases, and Clinical CasesSkeletal Tissue -- Cartilage, Bone Classification, Bone Formation, Bone and Calcium, Bone Development, Bone Diseases, Disorders, Imbalances, and Clinical CasesThe Skeletal System -- Overview of the Musculoskeletal system, Divisions of the Skeletal System, The Axial Skeleton, Skull, Hyoid Bone, Vertebral Column, Thorax, Clinical Cases of the Axial Skeleton, The Appendicular Skeleton, The Pectoral (Shoulder) Girdle, Upper Limb, The Pelvic (Hip) Girdle, Lower Limb, Skeletal System Development, Clinical Cases of the Appendicular SkeletonJoints -- Classification of Joints, Synovial Joints, Joint Development, Clinical CasesMuscle Tissue -- Overview of Muscle Tissue, Skeletal Muscle, Control of Muscle Tension, Muscle Metabolism, Exercise and Skeletal Muscle Tissue, Smooth Muscle, Clinical Muscle Disorders, Development of MuscleThe Muscular System -- Overview of the Muscular System, Head And Neck Muscles, Trunk Muscles, Muscles of the Upper Limb, Muscles of the Lower Limb, Clinical Cases and Muscular System DisordersNervous Tissue -- Overview of the Nervous System, Neuroglia, Neurons, Collections of Nervous Tissue, NeurophysiologyCentral Nervous System (CNS) -- The Brain, Consciousness, Sleep, Language, and Memory, Protection of the Brain, Parts of The Brain Stem, The Cerebellum, The Diencephalon, Cerebral Cortex (or Cerebral Hemispheres), Functional Systems of the Cerebral Cortex, Development of the CNS, Brain Disorders and Clinical Cases, The Spinal Cord, Spinal Cord Anatomy, Disorders and Clinical Cases of the Spinal CordPeripheral Nervous System (PNS) -- Sensation, Sensory Receptors, Somatosensory System, Nerves, Cranial Nerves, Spinal Nerves, Distribution of Spinal Nerves, Motor Activity, Motor Pathways, Reflexes, Pain, Development of the Nervous System, Disorders of Spinal Nerves and Clinical CasesAutonomic Nervous System (ANS) -- Autonomic Nervous System, ANS Anatomy, Physiology of ANS,

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First published August 23, 2013