Written by a physician/professor who knows first hand what is crucial for individuals looking for a career in the medical assisting, front office, nurses aide, pharmacy tech, or coding/billing field. It is designed to work in tandem with the AMA's CPT© book.• Easy to comprehend and use• Includes more than 180 color drawings• Offers "test your knowledge" sections• Provides defi nitions and origins of anatomicalterms• Supplies clinical examples of how each body system may be impacted by disease• Explains the difference between ileum and ilium• Explores the reason we see in color• Details how oxygen travels in the blood• Reveals how forensic labs determine the difference between male and female skeletons• Depicts what happens to your body when you get scared• Furnishes a glossary section after each chapterThe essential Anatomy & Physiology book for those who are:• Training to code CPT or ICD• Those who deal with patients on an every day basis• Needing a refresher• Striving to earn a degree or certification (CPC, CCS, RHIA, RHIT, or Medical Assisting)