Description
Book Synopsis Frederic (Ric) Martini
Author
Dr. Martini received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in comparative and functional anatomy for work on the pathophysiology of stress. In addition to professional publications that include journal articles and contributed chapters, technical reports, and magazine articles, he is the lead author of ten undergraduate texts on anatomy and physiology or anatomy. Dr. Martini is currently affiliated with the University of Hawaii at Manoa and has a long-standing bond with the Shoals Marine Laboratory, a joint venture between Cornell University and the University of New Hampshire. He has been active in the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS) for over 24 years and was a member of the committee that established the course curriculum guidelines for A&P. He is now a President Emeritus of HAPS after serving as President-Elect, Pre
Table of Contents
Brief Contents
- Foundations: An Introduction to Anatomy
- Foundations: The Cell
- Foundations: Tissues and Early Embryology
- The Integumentary System
- The Skeletal System: Osseous Tissue and Skeletal Structure
- The Skeletal System: Axial Division
- The Skeletal System: Appendicular Division
- The Skeletal System: Joints
- The Muscular System: Skeletal Muscle Tissue and Muscle Organization
- The Muscular System: Axial Musculature
- The Muscular System: Appendicular Musculature
- Surface Anatomy and Cross-Sectional Anatomy
- The Nervous System: Neural Tissue
- The Nervous System: The Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves
- The Nervous System: Sensory and Motor Pathways of the Spinal Cord
- The Nervous System: The Brain and Cranial Nerves
- The Nervous System: Autonomic Nervous System
- The Nervous System: General and Special Senses
- The Endocrine System
- The Cardiovascular System: Blood
- The Cardiovascular System: The Heart
- The Cardiovascular System: Vessels and Circulation
- The Lymphoid System
- The Respiratory System
- The Digestive System
- The Urinary System
- The Reproductive System
- The Reproductive System: Embryology and Human Development