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Here are a few of the many features I find impressive: * Graphics: Very impressive photographs and illustrations. The electron micrographs are spectacular. * Tables and charts - These greatly simplify the learning of complex concepts. For example, in the immune system chapter, there's a good table explaining the first and second lines of defense. * Medical applications - Common diseases are overviewed in the appropriate chapter, for example epilepsy is discussed in the neural integration chapter. There are occasional basic pharmacology and sports applications, such as diuretics and blood doping, respectively. * Making connections feature - Marieb shows how the system being studied relates to the other systems in the body.

This is an absolutely state of the art A&P book, and each edition is better than the last. It's expensive, but you get a lot for your money. It may be too detailed for some, who would be better served by her "Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology" text. If you're an A&P student, I recommended you use her workbook as well. I've found that working through the exercises really helps this information stick.

21 of 23 found the following review helpful:

The best undergraduate anatomy/physiology resource I've seenAug 23, 1999

I teach human anatomy and phyiology at Merritt College in Oakland and have used the various editions of this book for 10 years. It keeps getting better. It carries the best collection of graphics, figures and tables I've seen in any undergraduate text. In fact in carries much of the graphics that you find in medical school text books in anatomy and physiology. Dr. Marieb generally goes to the forward march of science in any given area. It forces the instructor to know their stuff and be ready to guide the student in lecture. The book's graphics do much of the work for me. I'm impressed by how Dr. Marieb selects the best graphics of all the texts plus much original work and collates them in an understandable way. I recommend that students keep this book as a reference for use in their allied health professional programs.

9 of 9 found the following review helpful:

A&P: Getting the big picture of Human body systems.Jul 14, 1997

I recently read this wonderfully written text as part of my course load in anatomy and physiology at the university level. This book explores unifying themes, indepthly discusses system maintenance and homeostasis, explains disease processes germane to individual body systems, and reviews organic chemistry and microbiology basics as they relate to the text.. Marieb's synergy of words, artwork and charts emphasize retention of information through phonetic pronunciation of key terms, provide a medium for understanding the interrelations of body organ systems and explain structure and function through histology. I recommend using this book in conjunction with the many resources that complement this book to include: the interActive PHYSIOLOGY CD-ROM series (high quality, college level), study guides, and the A&P Toolkit Software which has multiple choice questions and answers by chapter complete with outline and subject index search capabilities. This book is a must for aspiring nurses, doctors, and the curious college student who wants an in-depth look into the Human body

7 of 7 found the following review helpful:

Excellent for review and home studyJun 23, 2003

I purchased this tome as a refresher volume. I needed a good physiology reference as a companion to my several anatomy atlases. I am not formally a student or a medical professional, but a middle-aged lay person who enjoys keeping up-to-date on the "arts & sciences". I am also an artist and enjoy studying the structure, functions, etc of the human body. This book is user-friendly and erudite, a great supplement to my medical (health) references as well as to my art and anatomy guides. You won't go wrong with this publication.

7 of 7 found the following review helpful:

"Human Anatomy and Physiology" - Dr. Elaine MariebFeb 18, 2001

I am a medical student, and I find that Dr. Marieb's explanations are as good or better than those in my school's recommended texts. Of course, there are details in the medical school texts that won't be found in "Human Anatomy and Physiology," but that is to be expected since the Marieb book is not aimed towards graduate level study. Nevertheless, I still refer to "Human Anatomy and Physiology" frequently during my medical school studies.

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