Mol Biosyst. ZincExplorer: an accurate hybrid method to improve the prediction of zinc-binding sites from protein sequences. Dong X. Plant Physiol. WDRR is a new WD40 Repeat Recognition method, which uses predicted secondary structure information to generate candidate repeat segments, and further employs a profile-profile alignment to identify the correct WD40 repeats from candidate segments.
J Theor Biol. Identification of WD40 repeats by secondary structure-aided profile-profile alignment. The structure of each chapter is consistent throughout the the text which makes the text book easy to navigate. Key terms are bolded throughout and summarized at the end of each chapter. The learning objectives that are identified at the beginning of each section are very helpful in assigning specific reading sections depending on what is being covered in class. The text is relatively easy to read and chapters a broken down logically.
This makes it easy to find what you are looking for. This textbook is easy to navigate and find what you are looking for due the logical organization of the chapters and the consistent layout throughout each chapter. The text could use more inclusive examples, for ex. It would required further diagrams and detail to make it enriching for the needs of a nursing student or pre-med , but it does serve as an excellent primer for the content rich I have seen no errors of content, but suggest that updates maybe necessary in the coming decade due to the development of recent research and insight into new organs.
The text content is details and clear so that students can read as well as review key concepts. The bold type for key term and gloosary at the end of each chapter make review very straight forward for the student.
With menu on the left hand side, the format makes it easy to jump from one subject to another. This text offers the instructor a good coverage of content for a one year course. Some sections could use a bit more detail, but using this book with content from other OpenStax titles Biology 2e and Some sections could use a bit more detail, but using this book with content from other OpenStax titles Biology 2e and Psychology allows for the creation of a more comprehensive and content rich course.
The glossary, navigation, and index make it easy for students and faculty alike to easily navigate to their area of study.
Overall the content in the book is excellent. The material is unbiased and presents an objective peer reviewed perspective on all topics. Previously, there were errors in some of the images and text, but due to the open source nature of the book nearly all of these have been corrected.
Any accuracy related issues exist due to a lack of material on the subject, rather than material that is confusing or incorrect. The overall organization of the book, and its explanation of core principles and essential building block elements will make it easy to adapt as we learn more about Anatomy and Physiology.
The book is easy to understand with some background on the material. A student with previous experience in biology or anatomy will feel comfortable reading through the sections, but a novice to the material will find the terms and jargon a bit much to digest on the first pass through. For students who are new to this topic pairing the book with additional resources to help work through the terminology will go a long way. The text is internally consistent which makes it more approachable to those who are unfamiliar with Anatomy and Physiology, or looking for an easy to digest refresher.
This also helps to facilitate the organization of the index which allows for specific topics to be found quickly. The material presented in the book is easy to reorganize or expand upon due to the compact nature of the presentation of each topic and subtopic.
I regularly add pieces from other OpenStax texts Biology 2e and Psychology to bolster the knowledge of my students. The modules from those texts are easy to insert within the context of the material of this book. The organization of this book follows the same layout as most first year Anatomy and Physiology texts which makes transitioning easy for both the instructor and the students.
Independent of comparison to other texts, the sequencing of the material makes logical sense in how students would progress through understanding the body. Website - The left hand navigation makes it easy to navigate through the text, and the index is searchable and has direct links to the desired topics.
Everything loads faster than paid publisher alternatives, and I have experienced no noticeable downtime from OpenStax. Any grammatical errors that I have found through using this book have been corrected. I know of no remaining issues. The text and images make reference to a variety of races, ethnicities, and backgrounds. Granted this is infrequent though as most of the text discusses elements of the body and not the whole person.
A great source to use when creating an introductory Anatomy and Physiology course. Presents material in a way that allows newer students to cut their teeth, and provides enough detail to get them further exploring the topic. The figures vary in quality The figures vary in quality and comprehensiveness depending on the chapter.
Some chapters deserve more and better figures to illustrate concepts. One figure appears to be copied from another text without citation see further comments below. I'm sure some of the information will need updating over time, but not more than any other textbook.
The text is well-written and the figures are clear. In many cases the content is presented more clearly in this text than competing texts. The text style, terminology, formatting, etc. This is a great strength of this book, at least for the online e-reader version. You can easily expand the relevant part of the table of contents, find the topic, click on it, and read away. The individual sections do a pretty good job of being stand-alone reads, though there certainly is some building of concepts as you progress through the text, as there should be.
Interface is good. My experience is with the e-book version, in which navigation is very intuitive, in my opinion. I haven't kept close track of this, but it looks like most of the anatomical illustrations are of humans of light-toned skin. Figure There appears to be no credit given and I doubt that Pearson, the publisher of Marieb and Hoehn, would give permission for this figure re-use in the first place.
In today's age of issues with plagiarism, this would seem to be a major mistake by the author that produced this chapter. This goes against the spirit of open-access textbooks, and makes me hesitant to recommend this book.
I don't know if this is an isolated problem, or if there are other figures in this text that were also taken from other texts. The ideas are all presented however, I do not believe the manner in which the material is presented is effective for our student population. There are an There are an immense amount of terms presented and, especially in the early chapters, the context is either absent or ineffective because the students have not yet been exposed to the necessary concepts to understand the context provided.
I believe this will leave the student wondering what information is the true priority. The "Homeostatic Imbalance" features in the early chapters also use concepts and terminology which have not yet been introduced; perhaps including those in later chapters would be better for students to truly grasp the value of the example and would be less frustrating to them.
I did not find any inaccuracies within the text book however, the ALT text is often inaccurate or incomplete. In early chapters the ALT text describes an image by referring to concepts which have not yet been introduced. Additionally, the ALT text uses confusing and unnecessary verbiage i. The information of the text is relevant and will probably lend itself to easy updates via the features.
This text introduces many new terms very quickly and provides little if any applicable context. I believe the multitude of terminology introduced before the material to provide context has been explored will be a source of frustration for students. There is very little consistency. It seems as if chapters were written by different authors. Some chapters do a good job of presenting material in a slower, easier to assimilate manner, while others ramble.
Some chapters start with a few key terms and build understanding by slowly adding new terms as needed; others try to introduce everything your student ever needed to know and more, in the first few paragraphs. I would agree from the table of context that this text can be easily broken into smaller modules.
The issue I have is that concepts and terms are frequently introduced in a hurried fashion in previous segments and then in the appropriate module are not re-introduced or revisited thoroughly. It does not seem the authors planned well for a single module usage situation and assume that readers have read the previous rapid explanation and are now ready to proceed and use the information proficiently.
I believe the use of hyperlinks would go a long way to remedying this issue. The titles are presented in a logical order however, the presentation of the material lacks clarity and continuity.
Please see previous comments. Navigation can be difficult. The back arrow frequently returns you to the information page and you must begin again. The index is present yet is not easy to toggle to a definition and back to the spot where you stopped reading hyperlinks could be helpful.
For visually impaired students, the navigation of this text makes this a nearly inaccessible option. The search function does not allow for easy navigation nor will it allow the reader to quickly navigate back to the point at which they stopped reading. This in effect renders the index and using other chapters as reference completely useless to a visually impaired student.
I discovered commands to navigate back from the interactive links. I believe a brief tutorial for visually impaired students outlining how the authors intended for visually impaired students to navigate easily would be very helpful. I found images to include a variety of ethnicities. I did not find any offensive language or culturally insensitive text or images.
I believe the intent of a good text book is to inspire students to want to learn more about the topic. There were some good chapters which introduced the content in bite size pieces however, much of the book was frustrating and disappointing.
Our student population is extremely diverse including many students for which English is a second language, many first generation students, and several visually impaired students. Perhaps in a less diverse population, with students who have been very successful in a traditional classroom, this text would be a more effective tool. A great text is an excellent resource, like a well-educated friend, a text which is fire-hoses the student with information, rather than building it slowly, is defeating.
If the tool is frustrating it becomes a distraction. Each chapter and subsection contains clear and detailed learning objectives, which I really like and think are useful for students to use as a roadmap. I also like how each chapter has a clear I also like how each chapter has a clear summary and glossary of necessary terms, even if some key terms were missing in my opinion.
Examples: 1 the endocrine system itself is a bit glossed over. There is not discussion of the stress response with glucocorticoids, which surprising, and other hormonal paths and functions are skimped on information.
For the most part, relevant with the examples and images. These help students see the relevance and get them more fascinated in the subject matter. Well written and clear. Overall, very consistently written text.
However, some key terms are not bolded e. Also, across body system chapters, some systems are discussed with how they developed, while other systems are ignored. Don't pick and choose, do this for all or none. The units, and chapters within each, are logically arranged to follow the anatomical hierarchy of biochemistry to cells to tissues to organ systems. The flow of chapters going from the regulatory systems to systems involved in distribution of nutrients to systems involved in acquiring nutrients and expelling waste products is also good.
My only responses would be to: 1 Have the chapters focusing on skeletal and muscular anatomy come before the chapters on bone physiology and muscle physiology, respectively. This would follow the concept of anatomy underlies physiology. You can reference to other chapters within each, but this text sort of jumps around. Images and tables are clear, accurate, and well suited for the chapters and topics.
Some are better than published, pricey textbooks. There are plenty of examples that apply to all people. For the topic, it's kind of hard to be exclusive of particular races, ethnicities, etc. Of course, as science and medicine continue to advance, changes will need to be made, but they should be easy to implement.
This text contains relevant content, most of which should remain relevant for many years. This text is written in language appropriate for undergraduate study. It does a good job of explaining terminology well and has an extensive glossary after each chapter. Also, a downloadable pronunciation guide is available in the online student resources. This text exhibits consistent organization throughout - with its formatting, terminology, depth of material, and approach to topics. I would expect no issues with modularity.
The text is well organized into separable sections that can easily be discretely assigned. Each chapter was well organized, beginning with overall chapter objectives and an introduction. Each chapter section also begins with objectives and contain descriptions of disorders, homeostatic imbalances, interactive links, and everyday connections.
At the end of each chapter, the key terms are listed and defined, there is a chapter review, interactive link questions, review questions, and critical thinking questions. Overall, a well-organized textbook. I felt the interface works well.
The only issue I noted dealt with the insertion of images - there were large gaps between the text and many of the images, leaving large white expanses that could be distracting. The images seemed appropriate except where noted below under the cultural heading and were high resolution when magnified.
The included tables were helpful. Many figures or illustrations used in the book were devoid of any skin color. However, where skin color was depicted, the individual had light skin pigmentation or was pale-skinned. The text used appropriate language when describing dark-skinned vs. The color photos were a bit more diverse. More care could be taken to increase the inclusiveness of this text.
The provided PowerPoints are very basic, containing only the images. They are not the typical "canned" presentations most commercial textbooks provide. I found this text to be quite clinically oriented, as is appropriate for pre-health professional students. Homeostatic imbalances, disorders, diseases, the effects of aging, interactive links, and career connection segments all seemed designed for medically-oriented students.
There is even an entire chapter on neurological exams! I believe this focus should help with student buy-in and pique their interest. The text does not have a glossary per se, but has an extensive index of topics and terms that are hyperlinked to the appropriate location in the text or The text does not have a glossary per se, but has an extensive index of topics and terms that are hyperlinked to the appropriate location in the text or the list of key terms and definitions at the end of each chapter.
Students should have no problem locating definitions or specific topics. A review of the chapter content and key terms seems to free of any significant errors.
No bias was observed. Content is reasonably up to date, but an effort should be made to keep the book up to date with any significantly relevant material about anatomy and pathophysiology.
The nature of this e-book makes it possible to update or correct errors easy and quick. Hyperlinks can also be adjusted quickly as necessary and should be keep up to date. The text is written in an understandable form. Explanations are clear and straight forward. Terms are identified and explained and or defined.
The text is consistent internally and well organized. All hyperlinks tested take the reader to the appropriate location. Use of terms across the text seem to be consistent. The text is divided into a series of blocks covering a specific topic.
These blocks are easy to digest and contain hyperlinks to any other needed material. Assignment of readings for a specific topic are easy to make. Organization of the text is excellent and follows a logical progression.
The use of hyperlinks ties the material together and provides additional support for a particular topic. Objectives at the beginning of each chapter and those internally are excellent and properly constructed. Key terms at the end of each chapter define the terms.
The chapter reviews offer a brief recapitulation of the chapter topics. Interactive questions and review questions are appropriate and challenge the knowledge acquired by the students as well as offers the students an indication of where their learning process requires additional work.
The text seems to be of any navigation problems. All the links tested worked appropriately. Graphics seem appropriate for each topic and provided high resolution results when enlarged. No insensitive or offensive material was observed in the text. Authors may want to consider using representations of various ethnic groups other than Caucasian, including Asian and African heritage.
Covers all topics in detail appropriate for a two semester course. However, some introductory information is missing from later organ systems that may make students feel like they are jumping in the deep end.
Could use an update to include some exciting new anatomical findings in the past few years, but does not seem overly outdated in the material presented. Some chapters make liberal use of jargon without easing students into it. This has been intimidating for some of my students, limiting their ability to access the material. Material for earlier organ systems provides better introductory material and easier to follow introductions to terms. This framework is not available in chapters covering concepts that students already find difficult fluid and acid-base balance.
No issues with assigning just the topic needed. Some sections are organized differently than how I teach them necessitating assignment of page numbers and for example , but this is true of all texts. Interface works well. However, care was not taken to format text around images, at times leaving large blank spaces and several pages between text that was interrupted for image insertion.
These formatting issues are very distracting to the reader. This text takes a traditional systems approach to the anatomy and physiological mechanisms of the human body. In addition, the opening chapters also provide a reductionist approach, laying a strong foundation in the underlying molecular In addition, the opening chapters also provide a reductionist approach, laying a strong foundation in the underlying molecular mechanisms necessary to fully understand the structure and function of the 11 major systems.
While it may not be possible to cover all the material presented in this text in a two semester Anatomy and Physiology sequence or in a focused, one semester physiology course , it provides detailed reference to, and review of, processes students may be expected to know.
In my review, I found not errors in content. I did not find specific reference or definition of commonly misused terms, such as excretion vs. I really liked the interactive links, career connections, every day connections, and text boxes explaining pathophysiology. Students should find these options impactful and effecting in connecting the material to their day to day lives.
These links should be updated regularly to give students summary exposure to recent literature. The text provides a clear narrative and appropriate presentation of the terminology. I see both positive and negative aspects to including a glossary at the end of each chapter - while this provides a focused list of terms relevant for each chapter, it may limit a teaching approach to the organization presented.
That said, students should be able to find reference to terms and definitions by using the comprehensive glossary. While I see the relevance and appropriate placement of cellular metabolism in chapter 24, I also see benefit in this material being presented much earlier, say in Chapter 3. I found no major issues navigating the text. However, in pdf format, finding the information in chapters simply by scrolling through a large number of pages is a little cumbersome. While not distorted, I did not find the figures associated with cellular metabolism particularly glycolysis and the Kreb's cycle easy for students to fully comprehend.
While in many cases the epidermis in figures possessed no color, those where the epidermis is highlighted portray low melanin content Caucasian.
This also seems to be the case in photos and in links. The Anatomy and Physiology Open textbook was comprehensive, covering topics typically found in an introductory Anatomy and Physiology textbooks on the market. Most Anatomy and Physiology texts follow a fairly traditional order of topics.
This open This open text followed the same common progression of topics and was organized in a similar manner. The index contains links that take you directly to the corresponding section of the text where the topic is discussed. I thought that this was effective. There is no glossary per se, but each chapter contains a list of key terms and their definitions. The text contain extensive sections on embryology and development and some pathology in each chapter where appropriate.
These topics are not covered uniformly in current texts on the market. Due to the modular nature of the open text book, an instructor can easily choose to assign these topics or not.
Some content areas that I found lacking were: absence of a genetic code chart, images of slow twitch and fast twitch muscle, images of lever system types, details of cranial nerve distribution, spinal nerve distribution, images of ion movement in action potential initiation and conduction.
On the other hand, there were some excellent topics and images that are not in my current traditional text that I thought would be very helpful to students such as: figure of the Korotfoff sound generation during blood pressure measurement, concentric and eccentric muscle contraction, eye movement, carpal tunnel diagram, a more detailed Wiggers diagram, layers of the pericardial sac, coronary blockage, dark versus light skin, and tables of factors affecting heart rate.
I found the text to be accurate. There were sections that I found that some details were lacking that are critical to understanding the topic, such as action potential conduction, so these sections may be confusing to students. I did find any biases in the text.
Anatomy and Physiology is a basic foundation course for health science and nursing students. The majority of the topics in anatomy, such as bone structure, muscle gross anatomy, and heart structure, are not likely to change. The open text is dated , so some of the physiology and particularly the boxes that highly disease, therapies, and drugs, will likely need to be updated. I do feel that the text is not obsolete, could be updated easily and would be straight-forward to implement.
The inclusion of supplemental boxes on diseases, careers, homeostatic imbalances, everyday connections and aging were well-done and add to the relevancy of the text to the student reader. On the whole, I thought the text was well written. The level of writing was appropriate for an introductory student in Anatomy and Physiology. The writing level is also similar to other introductory Anatomy and Physiology texts on the market.
The open text makes a good effort at introducing and focusing on medical terminology. Key terms appear in bold-faced type. This focus on terminology is important in an Anatomy and Physiology text since there is so much vocabulary to master. The organization of the chapters was consistent. This framework is effective! I actually liked the modularity of the open text. It was broken up into chunks that were logical and were accessible to students.
The subheadings were appropriate and guided the reader through the chapters. I liked that the figures were right by the text where they were discussed. In a traditional text they may be elsewhere on the page or even on a separated page. The content was organized in a similar manner to most traditional text books on the market. This is a fairly standard progression through the body systems. Following the content of each chapter were some very good pedagogical features for students such as key terms, interactive links, chapter review, review questions and critical thinking questions.
These were generally good. The critical thinking questions require students test students' understanding of the content and frequently ask them to explain material, but rarely engage them in applying, analyzing, evaluating or creating information. I found the text to be relatively straight forward to navigate. I did not encounter any issues. I appreciate the modular nature and found it easy to navigate to where I wanted to read.
The modules loaded very quickly. I liked the feature that the index sends you directly to the text where the term is introduced and discussed. The open text lacked some of the bells and whistles that some of the e-texts on the market have.
Features such as the ability to highlight, make notes, embedded links to questions, and study tools were lacking. I generally found the the images showed up fine. However, much of the time the images and particularly the labels were too small and I had to keep enlarging them on my screen. This text contained interactive links to you-tube videos and animation. Some do not match the quality of those provided by publishers on platforms such as Mastering A and P or Connect. This book offers a very productive and comprehensive review of medical physiology by using Physiology MCQs with answers explanations.
We have shared its download link at the end of this article. We hope that our readers will find this useful during their physiology study sessions. It offers over a Physiology MCQs with answers being referenced to the main textbook. Lymphatic details in all areas of the body. Micro details of the cell, kidney, ear, eye,nose, tongue, skin, hair, blood vessels, alveola, nerve structures, and more.
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