Anatomy and Physiology is a dynamic textbook for the yearlong Human Anatomy and Physiology course taught at most two- and four-year colleges and universities to students majoring in nursing and allied health. A&P is 29 chapters of pedagogically effective learning content, organized by body system, and written at an audience-appropriate level. The lucid text, strategically constructed art, inspiring career features, and links to external learning tools address the critical teaching and learning challenges in the course.
Color is used for pedagogical effect in A&P. Most art will consist of elegant black line, with the strongest line illustrating the most important structure(s) and shading used to show dimension and shape. Color (used only when needed) highlights and clarifies the primary anatomical or functional point of the illustration. Student focus is drawn to the most important learning point in each illustration, without distraction from excessive gradients, shadows, and loud highlights. The online book provides students with links to surgical videos, histology, interactive diagrams, and cadaver imagery at critical junctures. The text will publish in early June 2013.
Senior Contributors:
J. Gordon Betts, Tyler Junior College
Peter DeSaix, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Eddie Johnson, Central Oregon Community College
Jody E. Johnson, Arapahoe Community College
Oksana Korol, Aims Community College
Dean H. Kruse, Portland Community College
Brandon Poe, Springfield Technical Community College
James A. Wise, Hampton University
Kelly A. Young, California State University, Long Beach
| Publish Date | June 2013 |
| ISBN-10 | 1938168135 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-938168-13-0 |
| License |
Anatomy and Physiology
by OpenStax College
is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
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- Development standards
- Request a comp copy (faculty verification required)
- Create my own version
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Powerpoint Slides (Faculty Only) (faculty only)
The PowerPoint slides are based on the extensive illustrations from College Physics. They can be edited, incorporated into lecture notes, and you are free to share with anyone in the community. This is a restricted item requiring faculty registration. NOTE: This file is very large and may take some time to download. Available Summer 2013.
OpenStax College prides itself on the accuracy of its textbooks. However, errors do occasionally occur. Building on the community-oriented nature of this project, we invite you to peruse the list of errata and to suggest corrections that we should make.
To view the errata list or suggest a correction, click here.