The Human Body

Bruce M. Carlson, MD, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Anatomy in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology in the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor. He served as chair of that department from 1998-2000. He is also Research Professor Emeritus in the school’s Institute of Gerontology, of which he was the director from 2000 to 2003. Professor Carlson writes the majority of the book himself but he has suggested that he may bring in one or two contributors this time round to cover areas that he is not as up to date on as he once was. We have spoken about bringing in a co-author and he is open for this to happen for the 7th edition when he has had time to find someone suitable.

“Dr. Carlson’s book The Human Body: Linking Structure and Function is an ideal book which describes the human systems. It was insightful that he included embryonic evolution and origins in the start of most chapters and then after describing structures, Dr Carlson did a brilliant job of integrating common pathologies and the effects of aging in the systems. This will be a cornerstone book in the undergraduate Christian College of Medicine we will be starting in Belize.” Testimonial by Dr. F. Buck Willis, PhD, MD, FACSM, FIDF (Christian College of Medicine, Belize), 2025.

• 1. Cells – Fundamental Units of Life’2. Tissues – Cells Working Together3. Skin4. The Skeleton5. The Muscular System6. The Nervous System7. Special Senses – Vision and Hearing8. The Lymphoid System and Immunity9. The Endocrine System10. The Circulatory System11. The Respiratory System12. The Digestive System13. The Urinary System14. The Reproductive System15. Integrating the Functional Anatomy