Table of Contents

Introduction 1 Chapter 1: Focusing on the Framework of Anatomy and Physiology 5 Chapter 2: Examining Cell Biology Basics 23 Chapter 3: Scoping Out the Body s Structural Layers 41 Chapter 4: Getting to the Heart of the Circulatory System 65 Chapter 5: Taking a Deep Breath with the Respiratory System 85 Chapter 6: Getting on Track with the Digestive System 97 Chapter 7: Passing through the Urinary System 111 Chapter 8: Making Babies: The Reproductive System 125 Chapter 9: Exploring the Nervous, Endocrine, and Immune Systems 143 Chapter 10: Ten Phabulous Physiology Phacts 161 Index 167

About the Author

Maggie Norris is a freelance science writer. Donna Rae Siegfried has instructed anatomy and physiology courses at the college level. They are the coauthors of Anatomy & Physiology For Dummies, 2nd Edition.