Welcome to your course in anatomy and physiology! Many of you are taking this course because you hope to pursue a career in one of the allied health fields or nursing. Or perhaps you are simply interested in learning more about your own body. Whatever your motivation, Principles of Anatomy and Physiology, 15th edition and WileyPLUS have all the content and tools that you need to successfully navigate what can be a very challenging course. Over the past fourteen editions of this text we have made every eff ort to provide you with an accurate, clearly written, and expertly illustrated presentation of the structure and function of the human body and to explore the practical and relevant applications of your knowledge to everyday life and career development. This fift eenth edition remains true to these goals. It distinguishes itself from prior editions with updated and new illustrations and enhanced digital online learning resources. Engaging Digitally The content in Principles of Anatomy and Physiology is completely integrated into WileyPLUS. This allows you to create a personalized study plan, assess your progress along the way, and access the content and resources you need to master the material. WileyPLUS provides immediate insight into your strengths and problem areas with visual reports that highlight what’s most important for you to act on. Many dynamic programs integrated into the course help build your knowledge and understanding, and keep you motivated. Fifteen 3-D Physiology animations were developed around the most diff icult physiological concepts to help students like you understand them more eff ectively. Muscles in Motion are animations of the seven major joints of the body, helping you learn origin, insertion, and movements of muscles surrounding those joints. Real Anatomy is 3-D imaging soft ware that allows you to dissect through multiple layers of a real human body to study and learn the anatomical structures of all body systems.

An anatomy and physiology course can be the gateway to a gratifying career in a whole host of health-related professions. It can also be an incredible challenge. Through years of collaboration with students and instructors alike, we have come to intimately understand not only the material but also the evolving dynamics of teaching and learning A&P. So with every new edition, it’s our goal to find new ways to help instructors teach more easily and effectively and students to learn in a way that sticks. We believe we bring together experience and innovation like no one else, offering a unique solution for A&P designed to help instructors and students succeed together. From constantly evolving animations and visualizations to design based on optimal learning to lessons firmly grounded in learning outcomes, everything is designed with the goal of helping instructors like you teach in a way that inspires confidence and resilience in students and better learning outcomes. The thirteenth edition of Principles of Anatomy and Physiology, integrated with WileyPLUS, builds students’ confidence; it takes the guesswork out of studying by providing students with a clear roadmap (one that tells them what to do, how to do it, and if they did it right). Students will take more initiative, so instructors can have greater impact. Principles of Anatomy and Physiology 13e continues to offer a balanced presentation of content under the umbrella of our primary and unifying theme of homeostasis, supported by relevant discussions of disruptions to homeostasis. In addition, years of student feedback have convinced us that readers learn anatomy and physiology more readily when they remain mindful of the relationship between structure and function. As a writing team—an anatomist and a physiologist—our very different specializations offer practical advantages in fine-tuning the balance between anatomy and physiology.

An anatomy and physiology course can be the gateway to a gratifying career in a host of health-related professions. It can also be an incredible challenge. Principles of Anatomy and Physiology, 14th edition continues to offer a balanced presentation of content under the umbrella of our primary and unifying theme of homeostasis, supported by relevant discussions of disruptions to homeostasis. Through years of collaboration with students and instructors alike, this new edition of the text—integrated with WileyPLUS with ORION—brings together deep experience and modern innovation to provide solutions for students’ greatest challenges. We have designed the organization and flow of content within these pages to provide students with an accurate, clearly written, and expertly illustrated presentation of the structure and function of the human body. We are also cognizant of the fact that the teaching and learning environment has changed significantly to rely more heavily on the ability to access the rich content in this printed text in a variety of digital ways, anytime and anywhere. We are pleased that this 14th edition meets these changing standards and offers dynamic and engaging choices to make this course more rewarding and fruitful. Students can start here, and armed with the knowledge they gain through a professor’s guidance using these materials, be ready to go anywhere with their careers. New for This Edition The 14th edition of Principles of Anatomy and Physiology has been updated throughout, paying careful attention to include the most current medical terms in use (based on Terminologia Anatomica) and including an enhanced glossary. The design has been refreshed to ensure that the content is clearly presented and easy to access. Clinical Connections that help students understand the relevance of anatomical structures and functions have been updated throughout and in some cases are now placed alongside related illustrations to strengthen these connections for students. The all-important illustrations that support this most visual of sciences have been scrutinized and revised as needed throughout. Nearly every chapter of the text has a new or revised illustration or photograph.