This expertly written resource fully captures the wonders of animal and plant anatomy and physiology. The text stresses the interrelationship between organ systems and the ways in which particular organisms can be studied and compared, while more than 2,000 illustrations help students better understand the external and internal anatomy of organisms ranging from the amoeba to the human.

FEATURES OF THIS RESOURCE:

• More than 90 signed articles
• 2,250 drawings and color photos
• Articles include discussion of:
  • Family tree
  • Anatomy and taxonomy
  • External anatomy
  • Skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems
  • Circulatory and respiratory systems
  • Digestive and excretory systems
  • Endocrine and exocrine systems
  • Reproductive systems
  • Boxed features:
    • Scientific Names
    • Featured Systems
    • Evolution
    • Comparative Anatomy
    • In Focus
    • Genetics
    • Predator and Prey
  • Cross-references
  • Further reading and research
    

Representing the diversity of life, all the articles in this resource invite researchers to make comparisons of creatures great and small-humans, birds, trees, crocodiles, rodents, seaweeds, and whales among them.

This one-of-a-kind resource integrates information essential to science and health curricula and provides fascinating facts about a wide range of life-forms.