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Memmler's The Human Body in Health and Disease, Fourteenth Edition is a textbook for introductory-level allied health and nursing students who need a basic understanding of anatomy and physiology, the interrelationships between structure and function, and the effects of disease on body systems. The features and content specifically meet the needs of those who may be starting their health career preparation with little or no science background. The Fourteenth Edition has been revised and updated where needed to improve organization of the material and to reflect current scientific thought. Each new print copy of Memmler’s The Human Body in Health & Disease, Enhanced 14th Edition includes Navigate 2 Premier Access! Includes The Body Visable, a series of illustrations of the major body systems described in the text with labeled transparent overlays Retains an extensive art program with updated and new figures A main Glossary defines all the chapter's key terms and an addition Glossary of Word Parts is a reference tool that teaches basic medical and anatomic terminology and helps students learn to recognize unfamiliar terms Appendices include a variety of supplementary information that students will find useful as they work with the text, including a new photographic Dissection Atlas, answers to the Chapter Checkpoint questions, Casepoint questions, and Zooming In illustration questions that are found in every chapter Every chapter contains pedagogy that has been designed with the health professions and nursing student in mind © 2019 | 694 pages