This title leads the way for 20 years with unsurpassed clarity, content, and completeness. Fun to teach and easy to study, this popular text delivers a clear, concise presentation of must-know content with an superb art program, complete with the textual and electronic learning tools that assure mastery. Through five editions, it has led the way with exactly what students need to begin their educations with a firm foundation in anatomy and physiology. Now in its 6th Edition, you'll find even more of what students need to meet the challenges of health care today. Scanlon delivers classroom-ready learning for nursing and allied health students in a variety of disciplines. New, precisely detailed, full-color illustrations throughout make every concept clear. Thoroughly revised and updated coverage reflects all of today's new knowledge. Questions for every figure in the book encourage critical thinking and reinforce understanding of the image and the content. Flexible presentation of content makes the text suitable for any course. Clinical application boxes put theory into action. Extensive microbiology tables reinforce the text.