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Introduction 1
Unit 1: Locating Physiology on the Web of Knowledge 5
Chapter 1: Learning a New Language: How to Speak Fluent A&P 7
Chapter 2: Better Living through Chemistry 25
Chapter 3: The Secret Life of Cells 45
Chapter 4: Joining Forces: Cells Organize into Tissues 71
Unit 2: Weaving It All Together: The Structural Layers 87
Chapter 5: It's Just Skin Deep: The Integumentary System 89
Chapter 6: More than a Scaffold to Build On: The Skeletal System 109
Chapter 7: Getting in Gear: The Muscles 153
Unit 3: Talking to Yourself 189
Chapter 8: Your Electric Personality 191
Chapter 9: Raging Hormones: The Endocrine System 233
Unit 4: Traveling the World 257
Chapter 10: The River(s) of Life 259
Chapter 11: Spreading the Love: The Cardiovascular System 269
Chapter 12: Underground Defenses: The Lymphatic System 295
Unit 5: Supply and Demand 321
Chapter 13: Oxygenating the Machine: The Respiratory System 323
Chapter 14: Fueling the Fire: The Digestive System 347
Chapter 15: Cleaning Up Your Act: The Urinary System 375
Unit 6: Making a Mini-Me: Behind the Scenes 395
Chapter 16: Why Ask Y? Gamete Production 397
Chapter 17: Baking the Bundle of Joy 427
Chapter 18: From Cradle to Grave 445
Index 457
