![]() Topics are appropriate for a 2000 level course. These would be freshmen and sophomores taking this as their first science course. Although the topics are simple to understand, there are some which require more elaboration as some students may be missing a general biology background. The images, figures and tables are easy to understand and logically placed. However, since anatomy and physiology is a visual heavy course, there should be more additions. I find the content to be accurate and unbiased. This textbook is up to date as anatomy and physiology do not come across major changes year-to-year. Perhaps the figures of diagnostic tests will be changed for new medical technology that becomes available. However, the gold standard exams and laboratory values are already included in the book. An important consideration is that links to external sources and videos should still be active in the future. Over the years YouTube videos may be taken down. Learning outcomes are listed at the start of each chapter. Explanations are clear and easy to understand. Tables and figures are used to clarify terms and concepts. Alternate terms for cells and structures are included. For example, it is stated that another name for Leydig cells are interstitial cells because of their location in the testes. It would be helpful to students if answers to Review and Critical Thinking questions were made available at the end of each chapter. Although the book does not go deep into explaining some topics, it is an opportunity for the instructor to add to the information in their notes/lectures. It is also a good idea to use videos to complement the explanations in the text. Throughout the text there are gray boxes that feature videos, diseases and clinical connections which help students learn by connecting topics to real-life situations. There is a good balance of figures, tables and pictures. Some figures would benefit from more color since they are mainly black, white and gray. Most tables are complete, however some offer vague summaries of terms/concepts (for example, the Summary of Ventilation Regulation table does not clearly summarize the functions of each respiratory system component). Some features, such as development of the lymphatic and digestive systems are missing and are present for other chapters. Sections are well organized with proper units, chapters and subsections. Some pages are longer than others and having to scroll down a long page of test is off putting. This may not be due to the explanations being longer, however there are more gray box discussion for some sections.
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