Filled with compelling case studies that connect key content to real‎-world health care scenarios‎,‎ Memmler‎'‎s Structure and Function of the Human Body‎,‎ 11th Edition‎,‎ provides easy‎-to‎-understand‎,‎ beautifully illustrated coverage of the essentials of normal anatomy and physiology‎.‎ The first text designed specifically to meet the needs of allied health students‎,‎ this acclaimed resource has evolved over the years to address changing course requirements and student needs‎.‎ This edition continues the tradition with a new‎,‎ more accessible design‎,‎ a wide range of new study tools‎,‎ and a robust multimedia electronic ancillary package for both instructors and students‎.‎ Throughout the book‎,‎ anatomic art illustrates concepts with accuracy and simplicity‎;‎ case studies highlighting anatomy and physiology demonstrate the relevance of the content to a career in the health professions‎;‎ and hallmark pedagogy blends remediation‎,‎ reinforcement‎,‎ and real‎-world focus to ensure student success‎.‎ * Personalized chapter‎-by‎-chapter quizzes powered by prepU help students learn more and improve their pass rates on exams‎,‎ while giving instructors a window into their students‎'‎ progress by pinpointing misconceptions‎,‎ strengths‎,‎ and weaknesses‎.‎ * A&P in Action boxes open each chapter with a scenario that integrates chapter content into a medical setting‎,‎ bringing the information to life for students‎.‎ * A&P in Action Revisited boxes‎,‎ which appear later in the chapter‎,‎ expand on the opening scenario and encourage students to apply the chapter‎'‎s concepts to the outcome of each case‎.‎ * A full‎-body The Body Visible transparency insert assists students in performing a virtual dissection of the human body from skin down to bone and allows them to test themselves on their understanding of skin‎,‎ muscles‎,‎ bones‎,‎ veins/arteries‎,‎ etc‎.‎ New associated chapter questions deepen student understanding‎.‎ * New Process Diagrams ensure student mastery by calling out and illustrating the steps of a complex process‎,‎ such as negative feedback control for maintaining homeostasis‎.‎ * New Cadaver Photograph‎-related Questions help students apply anatomic knowledge to novel situations‎.‎ * New Casepoints ‎(‎in‎-chapter review questions‎)‎ link content to the opening case study‎.‎ * New Critical Thinking Questions that challenge students to apply concepts to the A&P in Action case study help them to understand how basic concepts of anatomy and physiology relate to clinical situations‎.‎ * New Misconception Alerts‎,‎ marked by an icon‎,‎ point out common student misconceptions ‎(‎identified by the prepU adaptive quizzing program‎)‎ to improve understanding of important ideas‎.‎ * New One Step at a Time features expand on basic science concepts introduced in the case study or the text by walking students step‎-by‎-step through higher level critical thinking activities‎,‎ such as developing scientific learning and problem‎-solving skills‎.‎ * Checkpoint questions throughout each chapter help students review key points‎.‎ * Hot Topics boxes focus on cutting‎-edge topics and research‎,‎ reinforcing the link between anatomy and physiology and everyday life‎.‎ * Clinical Perspectives boxes focus on diseases and disorders related to the chapter‎,‎ helping students understand what happens when the normal structure‎-function relationship breaks down‎.‎ * Health Maintenance boxes offer useful information on how to keep the body healthy‎.‎ * A Closer Look boxes provide in‎-depth scientific detail on selected topics‎.‎ * Zooming In questions in the figure captions allow students to test their understanding of important visual aspects of the illustration‎.‎ * A Look Back feature provides a short paragraph highlighting content from prior chapters that will help students understand the current chapter‎.‎ * Learning Objectives identify the important content to learn in each chapter‎.‎ * A strong conceptual focus is reflected in more illustrations of basic biologic concepts and more learning diagrams that take students step‎-by‎-step through complex processes‎,‎ such as sensory pathways‎,‎ cardiac function‎,‎ and nerve impulse transmission‎.‎ * Ancillary callouts identify additional resources available online‎,‎ such as animations‎,‎ supplementary figures‎,‎ a quiz bank‎,‎ and health career information to enhance learning‎.‎ * End‎-of‎-chapter study aids include a summary overview ‎(‎visual outline‎)‎‎,‎ key terms ‎(‎end‎-of‎-chapter list‎)‎‎,‎ a word anatomy ‎(‎medical terminology‎)‎ activity‎,‎ and questions for study and review that test recall‎,‎ comprehension‎,‎ and critical thinking with a variety of question styles‎,‎ including fill‎-in‎-the‎-blank‎,‎ multiple‎-choice‎,‎ short‎-answer‎,‎ and short essay‎,‎ as well as questions that require students to apply body process and system knowledge to the chapter‎-opening case study‎.‎