Comprehensive, single-source coverage of the entire second year of medical school! First Aid for the Basic Sciences: Organ Systems, Third Edition is a unique single-source review of the entire second year medical school curriculum. This full-color, richly illustrated, and engagingly written resource provides readers with a solid understanding of basic sciences relative to human organ systems which all medical students must be familiar. When used with the companion review First Aid for the Basic Sciences: General Principles, Third Edition , this powerful combination distills must-know course information to help students survive their first two years of medical school and provides an in-depth review for the USMLE Step 1. - An essential companion during your first two years of medical school - Includes important foundational content most other reviews leave out - Focuses on the high-yield topics and facts tested on the USMLE Step 1 - Enhanced by full-color images, learning aids, tables, and concise text to streamline your study and help you excel in coursework and on the USMLE Step 1 - Provides a complete framework for understanding anatomy, embryology, pathology, and pharmacology by organ systems - Mirrors the table of contents of First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 to facilitate side-by-side study - Written by students who aced the USMLE and reviewed by top faculty Cover 1 Title Page 2 Copyright Page 3 Dedication 4 Contents 6 Contributing Authors 7 Faculty Reviewers 8 Preface 10 How to Use This Book 11 Acknowledgments 12 How to Contribute 14 Chapter 1. Cardiovascular 16 Embryology 17 Anatomy 24 Physiology 29 Pathology 67 Imaging/Diagnostic Tests 105 Pharmacology 106 Chapter 2. Endocrine 122 Hypothalamus and Pituitary 123 Thyroid and Parathyroid 141 Adrenal Gland 162 Pancreas 173 Chapter 3. Gastrointestinal 186 Embryology 187 Anatomy 193 Physiology 207 Pathology 225 Pharmacology 273 Chapter 4. Hematology and Oncology 280 Embryology 281 Anatomy 282 Pathology 287 Pharmacology 325 Chapter 5. Musculoskeletal, Skin, and Connective Tissue 338 Embryology 339 Anatomy 350 Physiology 369 Pathology 377 Pharmacology 417 Chapter 6. Neurology and Special Senses 426 Embryology, Anatomy, and Physiology 427 Histology 479 Pathology 483 Pharmacology 522 Chapter 7. Psychiatry 548 Basic Definitions and Concepts 549 Pathology 554 Chapter 8. Renal 598 Embryology 599 Anatomy 602 Histology 605 Physiology 609 Pathology 638 Pharmacology 670 Chapter 9. Reproductive 676 Embryology 677 Anatomy 689 Physiology 696 Pathology—Genetic Diseases 715 Pathology—Female 718 Pathology—Male 748 Pharmacology 756 Chapter 10. Respiratory 762 Embryology 763 Anatomy 768 Histology 773 Physiology 776 Pathology 794 Pharmacology 833 Image Acknowledgments 840 Index 856 A 856 B 860 C 861 D 865 E 867 F 869 G 870 H 872 I 875 J 876 K 877 L 877 M 879 N 882 O 883 P 884 Q 889 R 889 S 891 T 895 U 897 V 897 W 898 X 899 Y 899 Z 899 About the Editors 911 Provides readers with a solid understanding of the basic science principles with which all medical students must be familiar. Delivering a comprehensive single-source review of the entire second year of medical school, this book assumes little prior knowledge, and includes important background material most other reviews leave out.
