Guide students in understanding difficult concepts Spotlight Figures provide highly visual one- and two-page presentations of tough topics in the book, with a particular focus on physiology, that combine brief text with related figures and photos to communicate information in a visually effective and student-friendly format. The 8th Edition features at least one Spotlight Figure in every chapter along with a correlating Coaching Activity in Mastering A&P. Ten of the Spotlight Figures now also have accompanying videos in Mastering A&P and the eText. Build Your Knowledge boxes and Integration Figures coach students through the toughest part of A&P--physiology. These sections refer back to previously learned concepts to remind students of what they already know before introducing new information. Sections appear throughout the chapter and feature corresponding Reading Questions and Coaching Activities in Mastering A&P. 58 Build Your Knowledge reading questions are based on Build Your Knowledge sections in the text that appear throughout each chapter. Reading questions ensure that students have the background knowledge needed to work more deeply with new content presented in the chapter.
Make A&P and your course relevant to students'' future careers Clinical Notes appear within every chapter, expand upon topics just discussed, and present diseases and pathologies along with their relationship to normal function. These Clinical Notes relate directly to what students will encounter in their future careers. Corresponding questions are also assignable in Mastering A&P. Help students navigate complicated art and concepts Side-by-Side Figures provide students with multiple views of the same structure, typically pairing an artist''s drawing with a cadaver or histology photograph. This approach allows students to compare the illustrator''s rendering with a photo of the actual structure as seen in the laboratory or operating room. Step-by-Step Figures break down multifaceted processes into numbered step-by-step illustrations that coordinate with the authors'' narrative descriptions. These easy-to-follow sequences in the book are also featured in Instructor Resources in Mastering A&P for instructors to use in classroom presentations. Macro-to-Micro Figures help students to bridge the gap between familiar and unfamiliar structures of the body by sequencing anatomical views from whole organs or other structures to their smaller parts.
A typical illustration might combine a simple orientation diagram (indicating where an organ or structure is located in the human body) with a large, vivid illustration of that organ or other structure, a corresponding cross-sectional view, and a photomicrograph. Also available as a Pearson eText or packaged with Mastering A&P Pearson eText is a simple-to-use, mobile-optimized, personalized reading experience that can be adopted on its own as the main course material. It allows students to easily highlight, take notes, and review key vocabulary all in one place, even when offline. Educators can easily share their own notes with students so they see the connection between their reading and what they learn in class--motivating them to keep reading, and keep learning. Learn more about Pearson eText. Mastering(tm) is the teaching and learning platform that empowers you to reach every student. By combining trusted author content with digital tools developed to engage students and emulate the office-hour experience, Mastering personalizes learning and improves results for each student. Built for, and directly tied to the text, Mastering A&P enables an extension of learning, allowing students a platform to practice, learn, and apply outside of the classroom.
Learn more about Mastering A&P. Reach every student with Mastering Teach your course your way: Your course is unique. So whether you''d like to build your own auto-graded assignments, foster student engagement during class, or give students anytime, anywhere access, Mastering gives you the flexibility to easily create your course to fit your needs. Dynamic Study Modules use the latest developments in cognitive science to help students study course topics by adapting to their performance in real time. As a result, students build the confidence they need to deepen their understanding, participate meaningfully, and perform better -- in and out of class. Available on smartphones, tablets, and computers. Instructors can choose from a bank of more than 3,000 questions, organized by chapter and section. With Learning Catalytics , you can gauge student understanding in real time during class.
You pose a variety of questions that help students recall ideas, apply concepts, and develop critical-thinking skills. Your students respond using their own smartphones, tablets, or laptops. You can monitor responses with real-time analytics and find out what your students do -- and don''t -- understand. Then, you can adjust your teaching accordingly, and even facilitate peer-to-peer learning, helping students stay motivated and engaged. New - Early Alerts in Mastering A&P help instructors know when students may be struggling early in the course. This insight enables instructors to provide personalized feedback and support at the moment students need it so they can stay--and succeed--in the course. New - Pearson eText is a simple-to-use, mobile-optimized, personalized reading experience available within Mastering. It allows students to easily highlight, take notes, and review key vocabulary all in one place--even when offline.
Seamlessly integrated videos and other rich media engage students and give them access to the help they need, when they need it. Educators can easily share their own notes with students so they see the connection between their eText and what they learn in class. Empower each learner: Each student learns at a different pace. Personalized learning, including adaptive tools and wrong-answer feedback, pinpoints the precise areas where each student needs practice and gives all students the support they need -- when and where they need it -- to be successful. Help students navigate complicated art and understand difficult concepts through both audio and visual narration. New - 10 Spotlight Videos provide a narrated, annotated, and visually appealing encapsulation of key concepts. Based on one of the most popular features in the book, students can access each video in the Mastering A&P Study Area or etext, and instructors can assign the videos in Mastering A&P. Spotlight Videos include: Inflammation and Regeneration Synovial Joints The Contraction Cycle Refractive Problems The Composition of Whole Blood The Heart: Internal Anatomy and Blood Flow Pulmonary Ventilation Chemical Events in Digestion A Summary of Kidney Function Regulation of Female Reproduction 26 Spotlight Figure Coaching Activities bring interactivity to Spotlight Figures from every chapter in the text.
These highly visual, interactive, multi-part activities include ranking and sorting questions. 168 Art-labeling Activities are conceptual questions related to art that coach students with wrong-answer feedback. 200 Art-Based Questions are conceptual questions related to art that coach students with wrong-answer feedback. Help students understand how body systems work together New - 11 Build Your Knowledge Interactives focus on how the body systems work together to maintain homeostasis. Adapted from the end of chapter Build Your Knowledge Integration features in the text, Interactives can be manipulated by the students to explore the interrelationships of body systems. New - Pearson eText is a simple-to-use, mobile-optimized, personalized reading experience available within Mastering. It allows students to easily highlight, take notes, and review key vocabulary all in one place--even when offline. Seamlessly integrated videos and other rich media engage students and give them access to the help they need, when they need it.
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