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Introduction
Preface
Acknowledgments
About BCcampus Open Education
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1
Chapter 1. An Introduction to the Human Body — Anatomy and Physiology
Introduction — Anatomy and Physiology
1.1 Overview of Anatomy and Physiology — Anatomy and Physiology
1.2 Structural Organization of the Human Body — Anatomy and Physiology
1.3 Functions of Human Life — Anatomy and Physiology
1.4 Requirements for Human Life — Anatomy and Physiology
1.5 Homeostasis — Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 2. The Chemical Level of Organization — Anatomy and Physiology
2.1 Elements and Atoms: the Building Blocks of Matter — Anatomy and Physiology
2.2 Chemical Bonds — Anatomy and Physiology
2.3 Chemical Reactions — Anatomy and Physiology
2.4 Inorganic Compounds Essential to Human Functioning — Anatomy and Physiology
2.5 Organic Compounds Essential to Human Functioning — Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 3. The Cellular Level of Organization — Anatomy and Physiology
3.1 The Cell Membrane — Anatomy and Physiology
3.2 The Cytoplasm and Cellular Organelles — Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 6. Bone Tissue and the Skeletal System — Anatomy and Physiology
6.1 The Functions of the Skeletal System — Anatomy and Physiology
6.2 Bone Classification — Anatomy and Physiology
6.3 Bone Structure — Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 10. Muscle Tissue — Anatomy and Physiology
10.1 Overview of Muscle Tissues — Anatomy and Physiology
10.2 Skeletal Muscle — Anatomy and Physiology
10.3 Muscle Fiber Contraction and Relaxation — Anatomy and Physiology
10.4 Nervous System Control of Muscle Tension — Anatomy and Physiology
10.5 Types of Muscle Fibers — Anatomy and Physiology
10.6 Exercise and Muscle Performance — Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 11. The Muscular System — Anatomy and Physiology
11.1 Interactions of Skeletal Muscles, Their Fascicle Arrangement, and Their Lever Systems — Anatomy and Physiology
Cover — Anatomy and Physiology
Title Page — Anatomy and Physiology
Copyright — Anatomy and Physiology
Table Of Contents — Anatomy and Physiology
About this Book — Anatomy and Physiology
Preface — Anatomy and Physiology
1.1 What Is Geology?
1.2 Why Study Earth?
1.3 What Do Geologists Do?
1.4 Minerals and Rocks
1.5 Fundamentals of Plate Tectonics
1.6 Geological Time
Chapter 1 Summary
2.1 Electrons, Protons, Neutrons, and Atoms
2.2 Bonding and Lattices
2.3 Mineral Groups
2.4 Silicate Minerals
2.5 Formation of Minerals
2.6 Mineral Properties
Chapter 2 Summary
3.1 The Rock Cycle
3.2 Magma and Magma Formation
3.3 Crystallization of Magma
3.4 Classification of Igneous Rocks
3.5 Intrusive Igneous Bodies
Chapter 3 Summary
4.1 Plate Tectonics and Volcanism
4.2 Magma Composition and Eruption Style
4.3 Types of Volcanoes
4.4 Volcanic Hazards
4.5 Monitoring Volcanoes and Predicting Eruptions
4.6 Volcanoes in British Columbia
Chapter 4 Summary
5.1 Mechanical W