Anatomy & Physiology: An Integrative Approach

by Michael McKinley, Valerie Dean O'Loughlin, Theresa Bidle

McKinley/O'Loughlin/Bidle's Anatomy and An Integrative Approach, 4th edition brings many elements of the study of A&P together in unique ways to maximize understanding. Anatomy and physiology are covered within each chapter, emphasizing the interdependence of body systems by weaving prior coverage of one system into textual explanations of how other systems work. All figures are carefully designed to support the text narrative, and carry brief textual explanations, which make figures self-contained study tools. The text helps students apply chapter content by using clinical examples that show students what can go wrong in the body, crystalizing their understanding of the “norm.” Mini self-tests at the end of each section assess students’ grasp of the material, and end-of-chapter assessments encourage students to apply and synthesize what they have learned. Career opportunities for A&P students are highlighted at the beginning of each chapter. Practical advice for remembering material is included throughout, and chapters end with a summary of available media tools.

Genres: Nonfiction, Science

1272 pages, Hardcover

First published December 6, 2011

About the author

Michael P. McKinley

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There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Reviews

[Lesley · Rating 3 out of 5]

From a student's perspective:

Overall, the book was okay. However, some of the chapters were more confusing than necessary. Sometimes I had to reread sections just to understand what it wanted me to know, because I got lost in the superfluous writing. Although, I did well in the class, without lecture I would have really struggled with some concepts that were made harder to understand by the way it was written.

[raya (a little mango) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Informative and generally easy to understand but also convoluted at times with certain errors throughout the text. (Read and studied from the second edition, by the way). This is the A&P bible at my school, and there was never a day I did not depend on McKinley's divine words of enlightenment to help me through study sessions, but I sincerely hope this is the last time I lay eyes on this book for a good, long while.

I'm just A&P'd out.

But for a solid reference? This is a book you may want to have on hand. ...Even if it played a part in making me frustration-cry too many times to count.

[cammie · Rating 2 out of 5]

this counts towards my reading goal, right?

[Melissa Kidd · Rating 3 out of 5]

This textbook was extremely interesting. Easy? Not at all! But only because of the sheer amount of information that it covers. There is so much information in this book that it’s daunting. But if you pace yourself through it which my A&P class did, it’s manageable. Mostly :) There are a lot of figures and tables to help illustrate the narration of how our body works and everything in it. I enjoyed the overall topic and had my favorite sections, but the whole book is a fantastic reference for anyone learning about Anatomy and Physiology.

[Rhonda · Rating 4 out of 5]

There is a lot of information in this text. It is very in depth and the lab book and e companion site make this book worth the money. Teachers and students both like this book.