Memmler's The Human Body in Health and Disease, Enhanced 14th Edition

Memmler's The Human Body in Health and Disease, Enhanced Edition — Fourteenth Edition by Barbara Janson Cohen and Kerry L. Hull — Published by Jones & Bartlett Learning

Updated in content and pedagogy, this edition has helped hundreds of thousands of allied health students, including those with little background in science, to master anatomy and physiology. From its pioneering use of phonetic pronunciations to its pedagogically effective skin-to-bone transparencies of the human body and an increased focus on visualization, this edition continues to set the standard for the one-semester course. The text provides beautifully illustrated coverage of the essentials of human anatomy, physiology, and the effects of disease. Throughout the book, anatomical art illustrates concepts with accuracy, simplicity, and elegance, while medical case studies enhanced with additional clinical content demonstrate the relevance of the material to a career in the health professions.

The Fourteenth Edition has been revised and updated where needed to improve organization of the material and to reflect current scientific thought. Spanning 25 chapters that move systematically from cellular organization and body chemistry through all major body systems — including skeletal, muscular, nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive — the text ensures students understand not only normal structure and function, but also the most common diseases and disorders affecting each system.

Barbara Janson Cohen is a former faculty member of the Health Sciences Division at Bucks County Community College in Newtown, Pennsylvania. Kerry L. Hull is a professor of biology at Bishop's University in Sherbrooke, Québec. Together, they have maintained the clarity, warmth, and scientific integrity that have made the Memmler's series a trusted standard in allied health and nursing education for more than six decades.