An innovative art program of generously sized illustrations ? each including a key concept statement and review question -- provides a consistent learning environment enabling students to make the connection between text and visual elements. A concise narrative, praised by students for its straightforward and easily comprehensible writing style, emphasizes scientific content over extraneous detail. Exhibits ?specially designed self-contained lessons -- provide students with the extra help needed to learn the numerous structures that constitute certain body systems ? most notably skeletal muscles, articulations, blood vessels and nerves. The duel themes of homeostasis and disruptions to homeostasis are effectively presented through the relevant use of in-chapter applications, end-of-chapter