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Understanding Anatomy & Physiology: A Visual, Auditory, Interactive Approach
How do you learn A&P best?
Whatever your learning style…by reading, listening, or doing, or a little bit of each…the 3rd Edition of this new approach to anatomy & physiology is designed just for you.
Tackle a tough subject in bite-sized pieces. A seemingly huge volume of information is organized into manageable sections to make complex concepts easy to understand and remember. You begin with an overview of the body, including its chemical and cellular structures, then progress to one-of-a-kind portrayals of each body system, grouped by function. Full-color illustrations, figures, sidebars, helpful hints, and easy-to-read descriptions make information crystal clear. Each unique page spread provides an entire unit of understanding, breaking down complex concepts into easy-to-grasp sections for today’s learner.
" The integration of graphics and text is very engaging for learners. Thompson silences the academic distractions found in traditional A&P textbooks and emphasizes all the ‘take away points’ in a concise and informative manner. The task of learning A&P is now less threatening. ”
—Jason Johnson, Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology
“ My students absolutely love the Thompson A&P book. It is concise and makes learning the material seem less daunting. It really hits all learning styles with the pictures, videos, text and workbook. I have seen a significant increase in student success since we implemented this book! ”
—Shayna Turner RN, MS, Isabella Graham Hart School of Practical Nursing
" The numerous graphics are vivid and relevant allowing the student to focus on the concept rather than multiple paragraphs of reading. The “Life Lesson” inserts further engage the student by placing covered concepts into real-world situations. Understanding Anatomy & Physiology is both instructor and student friendly. "
— Nanette Mosser, RMA, BA-HCM, MedQuest College
Whatever your learning style…by reading, listening, or doing, or a little bit of each…the 3rd Edition of this new approach to anatomy & physiology is designed just for you.
Tackle a tough subject in bite-sized pieces. A seemingly huge volume of information is organized into manageable sections to make complex concepts easy to understand and remember. You begin with an overview of the body, including its chemical and cellular structures, then progress to one-of-a-kind portrayals of each body system, grouped by function. Full-color illustrations, figures, sidebars, helpful hints, and easy-to-read descriptions make information crystal clear. Each unique page spread provides an entire unit of understanding, breaking down complex concepts into easy-to-grasp sections for today’s learner.
" The integration of graphics and text is very engaging for learners. Thompson silences the academic distractions found in traditional A&P textbooks and emphasizes all the ‘take away points’ in a concise and informative manner. The task of learning A&P is now less threatening. ”
—Jason Johnson, Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology
“ My students absolutely love the Thompson A&P book. It is concise and makes learning the material seem less daunting. It really hits all learning styles with the pictures, videos, text and workbook. I have seen a significant increase in student success since we implemented this book! ”
—Shayna Turner RN, MS, Isabella Graham Hart School of Practical Nursing
" The numerous graphics are vivid and relevant allowing the student to focus on the concept rather than multiple paragraphs of reading. The “Life Lesson” inserts further engage the student by placing covered concepts into real-world situations. Understanding Anatomy & Physiology is both instructor and student friendly. "
— Nanette Mosser, RMA, BA-HCM, MedQuest College
576 pages, Paperback
First published August 12, 2012
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June 13, 2017
I loved the multimedia approach to the subject matter. It helped to better cement the learning for long term knowledge acquisition.
August 4, 2023
Help a lot for students who are visual learner.
September 23, 2025
Using it to study for my high school a & p honors class, and I am crushing it with a 97%, so take that as evidence of this book's awesomeness!
Great visual diagrams, workbook is good too, only sad thing is that the pages are double sided and so thin that even mildliners bleed! and I can't cut them out to put in my bullet journal, so I've been having to draw diagrams free-handed in my journal, which...does not look good, trust me.
Great visual diagrams, workbook is good too, only sad thing is that the pages are double sided and so thin that even mildliners bleed! and I can't cut them out to put in my bullet journal, so I've been having to draw diagrams free-handed in my journal, which...does not look good, trust me.
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July 20, 2018it is avery good book
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