It is a decent book, but too simplified for my taste. If I teach this class again I would select a different book (I inherited this book from the previous person who was teaching this class). This book covers the main ideas, but does not fully explain the concepts (e.g. will cover the digestive system with all the terms in about 2 paragraphs, therefore naming the terms but not actually describing them). It is occasionally out of date. Diagrams will include important ideas or terms that are not described in the text, which throws students for a loop. It includes an example of a celebrity with the disorder in each chapter, and then harps on it throughout the chapter (How many times to we need to hear about Bush's heart issues during one chapter?). A passable book, but you could do better. ( )