{"id":18,"date":"2019-04-10T19:03:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T23:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/dcbiol120312092nded\/front-matter\/preface\/"},"modified":"2023-03-13T13:34:35","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T17:34:35","slug":"preface","status":"publish","type":"front-matter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/dcbiol120312092nded\/front-matter\/preface\/","title":{"raw":"Preface","rendered":"Preface"},"content":{"raw":"Welcome to the Douglas College Anatomy & Physiology open textbook!\r\n\r\nThis textbook is part of a project under development by our Biology faculty to ultimately provide students with all the factual information they need to succeed in the BIOL 1203 and BIOL 1209 courses at Douglas College in BC, Canada. \u00a0Readers should be aware that the information herein is subject to change at any time as corrections, additions, or other important modifications are made.\u00a0 Current students at Douglas College should be aware that only the most recent version of this textbook will be considered by their instructors to be complete and correct.\r\n\r\nThis textbook was developed initially as an adaptation of the OpenStax Anatomy & Physiology textbook, freely and perpetually available online at http:\/\/cnx.org\/content\/col11496\/latest\/<\/a>.\u00a0 The Douglas College editions has been extensively edited and rearranged to correspond with the curriculum used at Douglas College, so chapter and section numbers are not necessarily aligned specifically with the OpenStax A&P textbook.\r\n
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About this Resource<\/em><\/h3>\r\n
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Customization<\/h4>\r\n

The content of this textbook is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY) license, which means that you can distribute, remix, and build upon the content, as long as you provide attribution to its content contributors.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n

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Errata<\/h4>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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Since this textbook is primarily web based, updates can be made 'live' when deemed pedagogically necessary. If you have a correction to suggest, please submit it by email for review to Dr. Jennifer Barker, whose current contact information can be obtained from the Biology faculty page of the Douglas College website: https:\/\/www.douglascollege.ca\/programs-courses\/faculties\/science-technology\/biology\/faculty<\/a><\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n

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About Anatomy and Physiology<\/em><\/h3>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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Section 1: Hormonal Regulation<\/h4>\r\nBuilding on what students learned in the companion textbook (Douglas College Human Anatomy & Physiology I), Unit 1 asks students students to explore the structure and functions of the endocrine system, to prepare them to understand how it is used to regulate other body systems that are discussed in subsequent units.\r\n\r\nUnit 1 The Endocrine System\r\n

Section 2: Maintenance of the Body<\/h4>\r\nIn Units 2-9, students examine how the various compounds are transported into, around, and out of the body.\u00a0 Unit 3 also includes an introduction to how our body is defended against invading pathogens.\r\n\r\nUnit 2 The Cardiovascular System\r\nUnit 3 The Lymphatic System, Resistance & Immunity\r\nUnit 4 The Respiratory System\r\nUnit 5 The Digestive System and the Digestion and Absorption of Macromolecules\r\nUnit 6 Nutrition\r\nUnit 7 Cellular Respiration and Energy Metabolism\r\nUnit 8 The Urinary System\r\nUnit 9 Fluids and Electrolytes\r\n

Section 3: Reproduction<\/h4>\r\nUnits 10-11 introduce students to the reproductive system and to basic concepts in human genetics.\r\n\r\nUnit 10 The Reproductive Systems\r\nUnit 12 Human Genetics\r\n

Additional sections<\/h4>\r\nA general introduction to the basics of human anatomy as well as the remaining systems of the human body are covered in the companion textbook to this one, designed for Douglas College's BIOL 1103 and BIOL 1109 courses.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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About the Authors<\/em><\/h3>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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Editors<\/h4>\r\n

Jennifer Barker, Douglas College\r\n<\/span>Casper De Villiers, Douglas College\r\n<\/span>Todd Harper, Douglas College\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n

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Contributing Authors<\/h4>\r\n

Jennifer Barker, Douglas College\r\n<\/span>Jessie Clasen, Douglas College\r\n<\/span>Reyniel Cruz-Aguado, Douglas College\r\n<\/span>Casper De Villiers, Douglas College\r\n<\/span>Luis R. Gonzalez-Torres, Douglas College\r\n<\/span>Leon J. Guppy, Douglas College\r\n<\/span>Todd Harper, Douglas College\r\n<\/span>Sarwat Jamil, Douglas College\r\n<\/span>Shamsa Jessa, Douglas College\r\n<\/span>Weissy Lee, Douglas College\r\n<\/span>Elinor Matheson, Douglas College\r\n<\/span>Rosemary Oh-McGinnis, Douglas College\r\n<\/span>Maxence Salomon, Douglas College\r\n<\/span>Lynette Sigola-Baretto, Douglas College\r\n<\/span>Mike Silvergieter, Douglas College\r\n<\/span>Liza Sutton, Douglas College\r\n<\/span>Ryan Viveiros, Douglas College\r\n<\/span>Shelley Weisser, Douglas College\r\n<\/span>Cheryl Tautorus, Douglas College\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

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Special Thanks<\/em><\/h3>\r\n

The authors of this textbook wish to thank OpenStax for the initial creation of a college-level open Anatomy & Physiology textbook, without which it is unlikely this edition would have been produced.<\/p>\r\nWe also wish to thank BCcampus for providing financial support for the development of vector-based images to accompany this textbook, for providing the instance of the Pressbooks platform on which this textbook is hosted, and for providing technical support to the authors.\r\n\r\nFinally, we wish to thank the remaining faculty members of the Biology Department for their valuable input into the content and organization of this textbook, Sara McKinnon for creating the section on lever systems and its associated diagrams, and Zoir Amirdad for creating many of the scalable vector-based versions of the images found in this textbook and also available as separate auxiliary resources.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"

Welcome to the Douglas College Anatomy & Physiology open textbook!<\/p>\n

This textbook is part of a project under development by our Biology faculty to ultimately provide students with all the factual information they need to succeed in the BIOL 1203 and BIOL 1209 courses at Douglas College in BC, Canada. \u00a0Readers should be aware that the information herein is subject to change at any time as corrections, additions, or other important modifications are made.\u00a0 Current students at Douglas College should be aware that only the most recent version of this textbook will be considered by their instructors to be complete and correct.<\/p>\n

This textbook was developed initially as an adaptation of the OpenStax Anatomy & Physiology textbook, freely and perpetually available online at http:\/\/cnx.org\/content\/col11496\/latest\/<\/a>.\u00a0 The Douglas College editions has been extensively edited and rearranged to correspond with the curriculum used at Douglas College, so chapter and section numbers are not necessarily aligned specifically with the OpenStax A&P textbook.<\/p>\n

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About this Resource<\/em><\/h3>\n
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Customization<\/h4>\n

The content of this textbook is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY) license, which means that you can distribute, remix, and build upon the content, as long as you provide attribution to its content contributors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Errata<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
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Since this textbook is primarily web based, updates can be made ‘live’ when deemed pedagogically necessary. If you have a correction to suggest, please submit it by email for review to Dr. Jennifer Barker, whose current contact information can be obtained from the Biology faculty page of the Douglas College website: https:\/\/www.douglascollege.ca\/programs-courses\/faculties\/science-technology\/biology\/faculty<\/a><\/p>\n

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About Anatomy and Physiology<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Section 1: Hormonal Regulation<\/h4>\n

Building on what students learned in the companion textbook (Douglas College Human Anatomy & Physiology I), Unit 1 asks students students to explore the structure and functions of the endocrine system, to prepare them to understand how it is used to regulate other body systems that are discussed in subsequent units.<\/p>\n

Unit 1 The Endocrine System<\/p>\n

Section 2: Maintenance of the Body<\/h4>\n

In Units 2-9, students examine how the various compounds are transported into, around, and out of the body.\u00a0 Unit 3 also includes an introduction to how our body is defended against invading pathogens.<\/p>\n

Unit 2 The Cardiovascular System
\nUnit 3 The Lymphatic System, Resistance & Immunity
\nUnit 4 The Respiratory System
\nUnit 5 The Digestive System and the Digestion and Absorption of Macromolecules
\nUnit 6 Nutrition
\nUnit 7 Cellular Respiration and Energy Metabolism
\nUnit 8 The Urinary System
\nUnit 9 Fluids and Electrolytes<\/p>\n

Section 3: Reproduction<\/h4>\n

Units 10-11 introduce students to the reproductive system and to basic concepts in human genetics.<\/p>\n

Unit 10 The Reproductive Systems
\nUnit 12 Human Genetics<\/p>\n

Additional sections<\/h4>\n

A general introduction to the basics of human anatomy as well as the remaining systems of the human body are covered in the companion textbook to this one, designed for Douglas College’s BIOL 1103 and BIOL 1109 courses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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About the Authors<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Editors<\/h4>\n

Jennifer Barker, Douglas College
\n<\/span>Casper De Villiers, Douglas College
\n<\/span>Todd Harper, Douglas College
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Contributing Authors<\/h4>\n

Jennifer Barker, Douglas College
\n<\/span>Jessie Clasen, Douglas College
\n<\/span>Reyniel Cruz-Aguado, Douglas College
\n<\/span>Casper De Villiers, Douglas College
\n<\/span>Luis R. Gonzalez-Torres, Douglas College
\n<\/span>Leon J. Guppy, Douglas College
\n<\/span>Todd Harper, Douglas College
\n<\/span>Sarwat Jamil, Douglas College
\n<\/span>Shamsa Jessa, Douglas College
\n<\/span>Weissy Lee, Douglas College
\n<\/span>Elinor Matheson, Douglas College
\n<\/span>Rosemary Oh-McGinnis, Douglas College
\n<\/span>Maxence Salomon, Douglas College
\n<\/span>Lynette Sigola-Baretto, Douglas College
\n<\/span>Mike Silvergieter, Douglas College
\n<\/span>Liza Sutton, Douglas College
\n<\/span>Ryan Viveiros, Douglas College
\n<\/span>Shelley Weisser, Douglas College
\n<\/span>Cheryl Tautorus, Douglas College
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Special Thanks<\/em><\/h3>\n

The authors of this textbook wish to thank OpenStax for the initial creation of a college-level open Anatomy & Physiology textbook, without which it is unlikely this edition would have been produced.<\/p>\n

We also wish to thank BCcampus for providing financial support for the development of vector-based images to accompany this textbook, for providing the instance of the Pressbooks platform on which this textbook is hosted, and for providing technical support to the authors.<\/p>\n

Finally, we wish to thank the remaining faculty members of the Biology Department for their valuable input into the content and organization of this textbook, Sara McKinnon for creating the section on lever systems and its associated diagrams, and Zoir Amirdad for creating many of the scalable vector-based versions of the images found in this textbook and also available as separate auxiliary resources.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"menu_order":1,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"front-matter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-18","front-matter","type-front-matter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/dcbiol120312092nded\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter\/18","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/dcbiol120312092nded\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/dcbiol120312092nded\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/front-matter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/dcbiol120312092nded\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/dcbiol120312092nded\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter\/18\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1897,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/dcbiol120312092nded\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter\/18\/revisions\/1897"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/dcbiol120312092nded\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter\/18\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/dcbiol120312092nded\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"front-matter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/dcbiol120312092nded\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter-type?post=18"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/dcbiol120312092nded\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=18"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/dcbiol120312092nded\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}