Seeley's Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology

Key differences between 9th and 8th editions

• Time lapse between publications: 3 years (2015 vs 2012).
• Seeley's Essentials of A&P was first published in 1991.
• The Ninth Ed. covers material in 20 chapters as well as the older Eighth edition.
• Throughout entire textbook, termin adipose tissue replaces fat to be more accurate when referring to the material (adipose) where the chemical (fat) is stored.
• Chapter 1
• Updated homeostasis discussion
• New reading box feature "Getting to Know Your Bacteria" discusses how microbes can influence our body systems.
• Chapter 2:
• New table 2.3 presents comparison of chemical bonds
• Figure 2.20 now has a legend explaining why the bond between adjacent phosphates is symbolized differently.
• Chapter 4: Respiratory passages are now referred to as respiratory airways
• Chapter 5: New reading box feature "Using Bacteria to Fight Bacteria" tells about "good" and "bad" strains of P. acnes
• Chapter 6: Figures 6.14, 6.15, 6.19a, 6.20, 6.25, 6.26, 6.31, 6.33 have additional photos of actual skulls.
• Chapter 7:
• A new Learn to Predict question on weight lifting.
• Figures 7.2, 7.3, and 7.12 were heavily revised.
• New Predict question #2 covers muscle fiber electrical activity.
• Table 7.1 on distinction amongst fiber types
• New section on fiber type effect on activity level.
• Table 7.3 on fascicle arrangement.
• Chapter 8:
• New figure 8.2 presents organization of the nervous system.
• Figure 8.20 includes Dermatomal map
• Chapter 9:
• New section 9.2 describes types of sensory receptors
• New figures:
• 9.1 on types of senses
• 9.6 presents the pathways for the sense of taste
• 9.20 presents the auditory pathway
• Chapter 10:
• New reading box feature "Do Our Bacteria Make Us Fat?" explains why normal gut bacteria are important for homeostasis.
• Section 10.6 includes new research on membrane-bound receptor action by lipid-soluble hormones.
• The term intracellular receptor was changed to nuclear receptor
• Chapter 13: Clinical Impact "Circulatory Shock" updated to distinguish between septic shock and blood poisoning
• Chapter 14:
• Figure 14.11 now includes plasma cells producing antibodies
• New reading box feature "Do Our Gut Bacteria Drive Immune Development and Function?" discusses Hygiene Hypothesis.
• Chapter 15:
• The Learn to Predict includes questions about ventilator help.
• Section 15.1 now incorporates the term pathogen
• The term aerobic respiration was changed to cellular respiration
• Chapter 16:
• New reading box feature on intestinal fecal transplantation.
• Section 16.3 includes the lingual tonsils.
• Chapter 17:
• Discussion of carbohydrates has recommendation on fiber intake.
• Figure 17.2 presents 2014 FDA proposed changes to food labels.
• Chapter 19:
• The box on Descent of the Testes includes a discussion of treatments
• Sex hormones are now referred to as Reproductive hormones