Hole's Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology, 9/e
David N. Shier,
Washtenaw Community College Jackie L. Butler,
Grayson County College Ricki Lewis,
SUNY - Albany
ISBN: 0072539623 Copyright year: 2006
What's New
What’s New?
• The font size used in all tables has been increased
• Added current coverage of stem cells throughout
• Genetics coverage: molecular in Chapter 4, Mendelian in chapter 20
Chapter 3
• Cell differentiation -- stem and progenitor cells, with great new art
• Updated vignette on Dolly’s death and subsequent cloning efforts
Chapter 5
• New vignette - “Stem Cells Restore Sight, But Not Vision” (man who lost vision as 3-year-old regains sight thanks to stem cells)
• Updated terminology
• "Extracellular matrix" introduced here and carried through subsequent chapters as appropriate
• New table added summarizing connective tissue cell types and fibers
• Moved membranes from chapter 6 to chapter 5
Chapter 6
• New vignette - “The Origin of Hair”
• Added Topic of Interest box on "Burns"
Chapter 7
• Updated vignette "Clues From Skeletons Past" to include fossil discovery of most recent human ancestor
• Figures changed to all right side views for consistency
• Explanation of bone mineral density measurement
Chapter 9
• Updated explanation of importance of neuroglia
• Improved comparison of muscle fiber and nerve fiber
Chapter 10
• New explanation of motion sickness
• Updated sections on molecular bases of smell and taste
Chapter 11
• Rewritten Topic of Interest on diabetes mellitus to include pre-diabetes
• Clinical Connection - Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
• Updated steroid abuse examples
Chapter 12
• "Blood Substitutes" vignette updated
• Topic of Interest box on "Leukemia" rewritten and updated
• New figure on blood composition
Chapter 13
• New vignette - "Cardiovascular Defibrillators"
• Added information on stents and statins, stem cells to heal heart attacks
Chapter 14
• New vignette – “Peanut Allergy”
• Genetics Connection on inherited immunodeficiency updated.
• Topic of Interest “Immunity Breakdown: AIDS” rewritten to include new drugs and vaccine challenges
Chapter 15
• New vignette “Hepatitis From Salsa”
• Increased the number of pronunciations
• Moved teeth functions to a summary table 15.1
• Small box on virtual CT colonoscopy.
• Total rewrite of section on USDA food pyramid and stress on a diet rich in carbohydrates, in response to evidence from millions of people who lost weight on low carb diets. New figure shows four different food pyramids. New table and Topic of Interest compare low carb to low fat diets.
• Added body mass index so students can calculate it
Chapter 16
• New vignette - “Urban Aerosols from the September 11 Attacks”
2006