Human Biology - Sylvia S. Mader

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Biographie:
Sylvia S. Mader has authored several nationally recognized biology texts published by McGraw Hill. Educated at Bryn Mawr College, Harvard University, Tufts University, and Nova Southeastern University, she holds degrees in both Biology and Education. Over the years she has taught at University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Massachusetts Bay Community College; Suffolk University; and Nathan Mayhew Seminars. Her ability to reach out to science-shy students led to the writing of her first text, Inquiry into Life, that is now in its thirteenth edition. Highly acclaimed for her crisp and entertaining writing style, her books have become models for others who write in the field of biology. Although her writing schedule is always quite demanding, Dr. Mader enjoys taking time to visit and explore the various ecosystems of the biosphere. Her several trips to the Florida Everglades and Caribbean coral reefs resulted in talks she has given to various groups around the country. She has visited the tundra in Alaska, the taiga in the Canadian Rockies, the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, and tropical rain forests in South America and Australia. A photo safari to the Serengeti in Kenya resulted in a number of photographs for her texts. She was thrilled to think of walking in Darwin's steps when she journeyed to the Gal?pagos Islands with a group of biology educators. Dr. Mader was also a member of a group of biology educators who traveled to China to meet with their Chinese counterparts and exchange ideas about the teaching of modern-day biology.

Sommaire:
1 Exploring Life and Science
Unit 1 Human Organization
2 Chemistry of Life
3 Cell Structure and Function
4 Organization and Regulation of Body Systems
Unit 2 Maintenance of the Human Body
5 Cardiovascular System: Heart and Blood Vessels
6 Cardiovascular System: Blood
7 The Lymphatic and Immune Systems
Infectious Diseases Supplement
8 Digestive System and Nutrition
9 Respiratory System
10 Urinary System
Unit 3 Movement and Support in Humans
11 Skeletal System
12 Muscular System
Unit 4 Integration and Coordination in Humans
13 Nervous System
14 Senses
15 Endocrine System
Unit 5 Reproduction in Humans
16 Reproductive System
17 Development and Aging
Unit 6 Human Genetics
18 Patterns of Chromosome Inheritance
19 Cancer
20 Patterns of Genetic Inheritance
21 DNA Biology and Technology
Unit 7 Human Evolution and Ecology
22 Human Evolution
23 Global Ecology and Human Interferences
24 Human Population, Planetary Resources, and Conservation