Many pieces will be created new because of changes the authors have made to the manuscript and due to the lack of workable files being transferred over. The illustrations will now be color-coordinated for consistent style, figure legends will be shortened, and some illustrations will be resized to conserve space.
Most texts have complicated graphs that visually try to explain the concepts.
These are often very hard to understand. In general, the figures in Seeley et al. will simplify how major physiological states are maintained within their normal parameters. Systems Pathologies Also new to this edition are Systems Pathologies which will be added in each systems chapter in the form of modified case studies. They will be designed to show how each system is influenced by the condition emphasized in the case study. The emphasis on problem solving, which has been a theme of the text from the beginning will be continued by the addition of a predict question with each of the systems pathologies.