Table of Contents

• Orientation to the Body
• Cells and Tissues
• Integumentary System
• Skeletal and Articular Systems
• Muscular System
• Nervous System
• Central Nervous System
• Central Nervous System: Cavities and Coverings
• Peripheral Nervous System
• Autonomic (Visceral) Nervous System
• Special Senses
• Cardiovascular System
• Lymphatic System
• Immune (Lymphoid) System
• Respiratory System
• Digestive System
• Urinary System
• Reproductive System
• Bibliography and References
• Appendix A: Answer Keys
• Appendix B: Innervation of Skeletal Muscles
• Glossary
• Index

About the Author

WYNN KAPIT Wynn Kapit, the designer and illustrator of this book, has had careers in law, graphic and advertising design, painting, and teaching. Wynn Kapit, the designer and illustrator of this book, has had careers in law, graphic and advertising design, painting, and teaching. LAWRENCE M. ELSON Lawrence M. Elson, PhD, planned the content and organization, provided sketches, and wrote the text for the book. This is his seventh text, having authored It's Your Body and The Zoology Coloring Book and co-authored The Human Brain Coloring Book and The Microbiology Coloring Book. He received his BA in zoology and pre-med at the University of California at Berkeley and continued there to receive his PhD in human anatomy. Dr. Elson was assistant professor of anatomy at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, participated in the development of the Physician's Assistant Program, lectured and taught dissection anatomy at the University of California School of Medicine in San Francisco, and taught general anatomy, from protozoons to humans, at City College of San Francisco. Lawrence M. Elson, PhD, planned the content and organization, provided sketches, and wrote the text for the book. This is his seventh text, having authored and and co-authored and He received his BA in zoology and pre-med at the University of California at Berkeley and continued there to receive his PhD in human anatomy. Dr. Elson was assistant professor of anatomy at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, participated in the development of the Physician's Assistant Program, lectured and taught dissection anatomy at the University of California School of Medicine in San Francisco, and taught general anatomy, from protozoons to humans, at City College of San Francisco.