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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
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