Preface
How to Use This Book
Abbreviations
PART I: FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS
1. Methods of Study
2. The Plasma Membrane & Cytoplasm
3. The Nucleus & Cell Cycle
PART II: THE FOUR BASIC TISSUE TYPES
4. Epithelial Tissue
5. Connective Tissue
6. Adipose Tissue
7. Cartilage
8. Bone
Integrative Multiple-Choice Questions: Connective Tissues
9. Nerve Tissue
10. Muscle Tissue
Integrative Multiple-Choice Questions: Basic Tissue Types
PART III: ORGANS & ORGAN SYSTEMS
11. Circulatory System
12. Peripheral Blood
13. Hematopoiesis
14. Lymphoid System
15. Digestive Tract
16. Glands Associated with the Digestive Tract
Integrative Multiple-Choice Questions: Digestive System
17. Respiratory System
18. Skin
19. Urinary System
20. Pituitary & Hypothalamus
21. Adrenals, Islets of Langerhans, Thyroid, Parathyroids, &
Pineal Body
22. Male Reproductive System
23. Female Reproductive System
Integrative Multiple-Choice Questions: Endocrine System
24. Sense Organs
25. Diagnostic Final Examination
Index