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| About the Authors | |
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| Preface | |
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| Human Organization | |
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| Organization of the Body | |
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| The Human Body | |
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| Anatomical Terms | |
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| Body Cavities and Membranes | |
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| Organ Systems | |
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| Medical Focus: Meningitis and Serositis | |
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| Homeostasis | |
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| Medical Focus: Imaging the Body | |
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| Chemistry of Life | |
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| Basic Chemistry | |
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| Water, Acids, and Bases | |
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| Molecules of Life | |
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| Carbohydrates | |
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| Medical Focus: Nutrition Labels | |
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| Lipids | |
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| Proteins | |
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| Medical Focus: Prions: Malicious Proteins? | |
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| Nucleic Acids | |
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| Cell Structure and Function | |
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| Cellular Organization | |
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| Crossing the Plasma Membrane | |
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| Medical Focus: Dehydration and Water Intoxication | |
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| The Cell Cycle | |
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| Focus on Forensics: DNA Fingerprinting | |
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| Body Tissues and Membranes | |
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| Epithelial Tissue | |
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| Connective Tissue | |
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| Muscular Tissue | |
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| Nervous Tissue | |
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| Extracellular Junctions, Glands, and Membranes | |
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| Medical Focus: Cancer-The Traitor Inside | |
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| What's New: Blocking Blood Supply to Treat Cancer | |
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| Support, Movement, and Protection | |
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| The Integumentary System | |
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| Structure of the Skin | |
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| Medical Focus: Decubitus Ulcers | |
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| Accessory Structures of the Skin | |
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| Disorders of the Skin | |
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| Effects of Aging | |
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| What's New: Pills for Sun Protection | |
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| Homeostasis | |
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| Medical Focus: Body Art: Buyer Beware! | |
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| The Skeletal System | |
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| Skeleton: Overview | |
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| Medical Focus: Osteoporosis | |
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| Axial Skeleton | |
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| Appendicular Skeleton | |
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| Joints (Articulations) | |
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| What's New: Coaxing the Chondrocytes for Knee Repair | |
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| Effects of Aging | |
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| Homeostasis | |
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| Focus on Forensics: Skeletal Remains | |
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| The Muscular System | |
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| Functions and Types of Muscles | |
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| Microscopic Anatomy and Contraction of Skeletal Muscle | |
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| Medical Focus: To Botox, or Not to Botox? | |
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| Muscle Responses | |
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| Focus on Forensics: Rigor Mortis | |
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| Skeletal Muscles of the Body | |
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| Effects of Aging | |
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| Medical Focus: Benefits of Exercise | |
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| Medical Focus: Muscular Disorders and Neuromuscular Disease | |
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| Homeostasis | |
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| Integration and Coordination | |
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| The Nervous System | |
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| Nervous System | |
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| Medical Focus: Alzheimer Disease | |
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| Central Nervous System | |
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| What's New: Spinal Cord Injuries-Cause for Hope | |
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| Medical Focus: Left and Right Brain | |
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| Peripheral Nervous System | |
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| Effects of Aging | |
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| Homeostasis | |
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| Medical Focus: Pacemakers for Parkinson Disease | |
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| The Sensory System | |
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| General Senses | |
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| Senses of Taste and Smell | |
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| Sense of Vision | |
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| Medical Focus: Corrective Lenses | |
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| What's New: A Bionic Cure for Macular Degeneration | |
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| Focus on Forensics: Retinal Hemorrhage in Shaken Baby Syndrome | |
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| Sense of Hearing | |
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| Sense of Equilibrium | |
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| Medical Focus: Hearing Damage and Deafness | |
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| Effects of Aging | |
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| The Endocrine System | |
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| Endocrine Glands | |
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| Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland | |
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| Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands | |
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| Adrenal Glands | |
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| Pancreas | |
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| What's New: Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplants | |
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| Other Endocrine Glands | |
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| Medical Focus: Side Effects of Anabolic Steroids | |
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| Chemical Signals | |
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| Effects of Aging | |
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| Homeostasis | |
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| Medical Focus: Glucocorticoid Therapy | |
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| Maintenance of the Body | |
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| Blood | |
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| The Composition and Functions of Blood | |
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| The Blood Cells | |
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| Medical Focus: Avoiding Transfusion, Autotransfusion, and Blood Substitutes | |
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| Platelets and Hemostasis | |
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| Medical Focus: Abnormal Red and White Blood Cell Counts | |
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| Capillary Exchange | |
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| What's New: Zeolite for Hemostasis | |
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| Blood Typing and Transfusions | |
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| Effects of Aging | |
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| Focus on Forensics: Blood at the Crime Scene | |
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| The Cardiovascular System | |
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| Anatomy of the Heart | |
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| Physiology of the Heart | |
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| Medical Focus: Arteriosclerosis, Atherosclerosis, and Coronary Artery Disease | |
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| Medical Focus: The Electrocardiogram | |
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| Anatomy of Blood Vessels | |
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| Physiology of Circulation | |
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| Circulatory Routes | |
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| What's New: Aneurysm Sensors | |
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| Medical Focus: Stroke: Beware of Brain Attack! | |
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| Medical Focus: Preventing Cardiovascular Disease | |
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| Effects of Aging | |
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| Homeostasis | |
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| The Lymphatic System and Body Defenses | |
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| Lymphatic System | |
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| Medical Focus: Bone Marrow Transplants | |
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| Organs, Tissues, and Cells of the Immune System | |
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| Medical Focus: The Lymphatic System and Illnesses | |
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| Nonspecific and Specific Defenses | |
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| Medical Focus: AIDS Epidemic | |
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| Medical Focus: Immunization: The Great Protector | |
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| Induced Immunity | |
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| What's New: Avian Flu-Potential Pandemic? | |
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| Effects of Aging | |
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| Homeostasis | |
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| The Respiratory System | |
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| The Respiratory System | |
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| Mechanism of Breathing | |
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| Medical Focus: Emphysema: Medical and Surgical Treatment | |
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| Gas Exchange and Transport | |
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| Medical Focus: Respiratory and Nonrespiratory Patterns | |
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| Respiration and Health | |
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| Medical Focus: The Most-Often-Asked Questions About Tobacco and Health | |
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| Effects of Aging | |
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| Homeostasis | |
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| The Digestive System | |
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| Anatomy of the Digestive System | |
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| Medical Focus: Human Teeth | |
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| What's New: Swallowing a Camera? | |
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| Medical Focus: Constipation | |
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| Accessory Organs of Digestion | |
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| Chemical Digestion | |
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| Effects of Aging | |
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| Homeostasis | |
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| Nutrition | |
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| Medical Focus: Antioxidants | |
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| Medical Focus: Bariatric Surgery for Obesity | |
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| The Urinary System and Excretion | |
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| Urinary System | |
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| Anatomy of the Kidney and Excretion | |
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| Regulatory Functions of the Kidneys | |
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| Problems with Kidney Function | |
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| Focus on Forensics: Urinalysis | |
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| Effects of Aging | |
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| Homeostasis | |
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| Medical Focus: Prostate Enlargement and Cancer | |
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| Reproduction and Development | |
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| The Reproductive System | |
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| Human Life Cycle | |
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| Male Reproductive System | |
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| Female Reproductive System | |
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| Medical Focus: Ovarian Cancer | |
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| A Control of Reproduction and Sexually Transmitted Diseases | |
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| Medical Focus: Shower Check for Cancer | |
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| What's New: Endocrine-Disrupting Contaminants | |
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| Medical Focus: Preventing Transmission of STDs | |
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| Effects of Aging | |
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| Homeostasis | |
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| Focus on Forensics: Rape | |
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| Human Development and Birth | |
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| Fertilization | |
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| Development | |
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| What's New: Therapeutic Cloning | |
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| Medical Focus: Premature Babies | |
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| Birth | |
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| Medical Focus: Preventing Birth Defects | |
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| Human Genetics | |
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| Chromosomal Inheritance | |
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| Medical Focus: Living with Klinefelter Syndrome | |
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| Genetic Inheritance | |
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| Medical Focus: Preimplantation Genetic Studies | |
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| DNA Technology | |
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| What's New: Chimeras | |
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| Reference Figures: The Human Organism | |
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| Understanding Medical Terminology | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Credits | |
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| Index | |