

Anatomy and Physiology in Context
Lead Author(s): John Redden, Joe Crivello
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John Redden & Joe Crivello, Anatomy & Physiology in Context, Only One Edition needed
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Gerard Tortoria & Bryan Dickerson, Principles of Anatomy & Physiology, 14th Edition
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Always up-to-date content, constantly revised by community of professors
Content meets standard for Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology course, and is updated with the latest content
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All-in-one Platform
Access to additional questions, test banks, and slides available within one platform
Pricing
Average price of textbook across most common format
Top Hat
John Redden & Joe Crivello, Anatomy & Physiology in Context, Only One Edition needed
Up to 40-60% more affordable
Lifetime access on any device
Pearson
Marieb & Hoehn – Human Anatomy and Physiology, 10th Edition
$226
Hardcover print text only
Wiley
Gerard Tortoria & Bryan Dickerson, Principles of Anatomy & Physiology, 14th Edition
$214
Hardcover print text only
McGraw-Hill
Kenneth Saladin, Anatomy and Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function, 7th Edition
$332
Hardcover print text only
Always up-to-date content, constantly revised by community of professors
Content meets standard for Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology course, and is updated with the latest content
Top Hat
John Redden & Joe Crivello, Anatomy & Physiology in Context, Only One Edition needed
Pearson
Marieb & Hoehn – Human Anatomy and Physiology, 10th Edition
Wiley
Gerard Tortoria & Bryan Dickerson, Principles of Anatomy & Physiology, 14th Edition
McGraw-Hill
Kenneth Saladin, Anatomy and Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function, 7th Edition
In-book Interactivity
Includes embedded multi-media files and integrated software to enhance visual presentation of concepts directly in textbook
Top Hat
John Redden & Joe Crivello, Anatomy & Physiology in Context, Only One Edition needed
Pearson
Marieb & Hoehn – Human Anatomy and Physiology, 10th Edition
Wiley
Gerard Tortoria & Bryan Dickerson, Principles of Anatomy & Physiology, 14th Edition
McGraw-Hill
Kenneth Saladin, Anatomy and Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function, 7th Edition
Customizable
Ability to revise, adjust and adapt content to meet needs of course and instructor
Top Hat
John Redden & Joe Crivello, Anatomy & Physiology in Context, Only One Edition needed
Pearson
Marieb & Hoehn – Human Anatomy and Physiology, 10th Edition
Wiley
Gerard Tortoria & Bryan Dickerson, Principles of Anatomy & Physiology, 14th Edition
McGraw-Hill
Kenneth Saladin, Anatomy and Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function, 7th Edition
All-in-one Platform
Access to additional questions, test banks, and slides available within one platform
Top Hat
John Redden & Joe Crivello, Anatomy & Physiology in Context, Only One Edition needed
Pearson
Marieb & Hoehn – Human Anatomy and Physiology, 10th Edition
Wiley
Gerard Tortoria & Bryan Dickerson, Principles of Anatomy & Physiology, 14th Edition
McGraw-Hill
Kenneth Saladin, Anatomy and Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function, 7th Edition
About this textbook
Lead Authors
John Redden, PhDUniversity of Connecticut
John Redden currently serves as a National Academies Education Mentor in the Sciences and is the Assistant Director of Faculty Development programs at the University of Connecticut Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. He has taught for many years, from small to large undergraduate class sizes.
Joseph F. Crivello, PhDUniversity of Connecticut
Joseph Crivello has taught Anatomy & Physiology for over 34 years, and is currently a Teaching Fellow and Premedical Advisor of the HMMI/Hemsley Summer Teaching Institute.
Contributing Authors
Melissa MarcucciUniversity of St. Joseph
Diana HorriganBrown University
Melissa FoxWingate University
Michele MooreButler University
Angela HessBloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Bruce PichlerUniversity of North Georgia
Andrew LokutaUniversity of Wisconsin
Matthew OrangeCentral Connecticut State University
Kristen KimballUniversity of Connecticut
Chris TrimbyUniversity of Delaware
Kira WersteinIowa State University
Gerald BrasingtonUniversity of South Carolina
Chaya GopalanSouthern Illinois University Edwardsville
Chad WayneUniversity of Houston
Ron GerritsMilwaukee School of Engineering
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John Redden
Lead Author, University of Connecticut

John holds a B.S. degree in pharmacology and a Ph.D. in biomedical science. He has taught anatomy and physiology for many years in a variety of formats ranging from small to ultra-large classes. His passion to be a better educator has led him to develop an interest in the scholarship of teaching and learning in anatomy and physiology courses.
He currently serves as a National Academies Education Mentor in the Sciences, where he helps faculty across STEM disciplines transition to scientific, evidence-based pedagogies. He also serves as Assistant Director of Faculty Development programs at the University of Connecticut’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, where he supports faculty in integrating new educational technologies into their classrooms.
Watch this featured interview with Dr. Redden on why active learning matters right now.
Joseph Crivello
Lead Author, University of Connecticut

Joe received a Ph.D. in pharmacology from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and went on to be a post-doctoral fellow at the University of California, San Diego. In 1983, he joined the Department of Physiology and Neurobiology at University of Connecticut, where he is now a full professor.
He has taught anatomy and physiology for the past 34 years and has a wealth of experience developing active learning exercises for use in his own classroom. He is also a Teaching Fellow of the Summer Institute on Scientific Teaching, and is the Pre-Medical Advisor at his university.
It’s the much more organic, less structured, interactive sort of environment that lets students learn in a practical manner - Dr. Crivello
Read this featured article to learn more about why Dr. Crivello's teamed up with Top Hat to create this textbook.
Melissa Marcucci
Contributing Author, University of St. Joseph
Melissa J. Marcucci received her B.S./B.A. and M.Sc. from Boston University. She earned her Ph.D. at Yale University where she studied membrane-associated proteins involved in endocytic processes such a synaptic vesicle recycling in neurons and transverse tubule development in skeletal muscle. Melissa is currently an Associate Professor and department chair of biology at the University of Saint Joseph in West Hartford, Connecticut. She also serves in various leadership roles at the university.
Melissa Fox
Contributing Author, Wingate University
Melissa Fox is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at Wingate University. After completing a B.S. degree in biochemistry from Union College, Melissa earned her Ph.D. in biomedical science at the University of Connecticut Health Center in the cell biology program. She has published research articles on breast cancer signaling mechanisms and therapeutic approaches and continues to pursue this work while mentoring undergraduate research students. Melissa serves as the course director for introductory cell and molecular biology and also teaches advanced cell biology, cancer biology, and immunology. As a devoted educator, Melissa is also the co-founder and co-director of Wingate University’s BIOS program, a bridge program for incoming freshmen designed to enhance student readiness and investment in the biological sciences.
Angela Hess
Contributing Author, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Angela R. Hess earned her Ph.D. in Anatomy and Cell Biology from the University of Iowa studying human melanoma. After a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Iowa, she was a Research Scientist at the Children’s Memorial Research Institute and then a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Dermatology at the Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine both located in Chicago, IL. Angela is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological and Allied Health Sciences at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. Her current research interests are centered on understanding the molecular mechanisms of melanoma tumor cell plasticity as exhibited by vasculogenic mimicry.
Andrew Lokuta
Contributing Author, University of Wisconsin
Andrew Lokuta received his B.S. in biology from St. Francis University and Ph.D. in Biological Chemistry from the University of Maryland Medical School. He went on to complete a post-doctoral fellowship examining excitation-contraction coupling of cardiac and skeletal muscle at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He remains in Madison where he now primarily focuses on developing best practices for teaching human physiology to large undergraduate classes.
Kristen Kimball
Contributing Author, University of Connecticut
Kristen received her Bachelor’s degrees in physical therapy and biology, and her M.S. in Physiology, from the University of Connecticut. She also has a Master of Environmental Management from Yale University. She has participated in the National Academies Summer Institutes on Scientific Teaching as both an Education Fellow and Mentor, and is a recipient of the University of Connecticut Institute for Teaching and Learning Faculty Scholar Award. Kristen has been a member of the Physiology and Neurobiology faculty at UCONN for over 30 years.
Kira Werstein
Contributing Author, Iowa State University
Kira Werstein earned her B.A. and M.A. degrees in Exercise Physiology and Exercise Psychology at the University of Northern Iowa and her Ph.D. at Iowa State University in Exercise Psychology. She is currently a Lecturer of Kinesiology at Iowa State University. Her research interests include psychological processes that underlie fitness and wellness behaviors.
Diana Horrigan
Contributing Author, Brown University
Diana Horrigan earned her B.A. in Biology from Assumption College and her Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences from Brown University where she studied the function of ion channels involved in vision. Diana is currently a Lecturer in the Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology and Biotechnology Department at Brown University. Her primary teaching responsibilities at Brown include undergraduate and graduate-level mammalian physiology and cell physiology courses. She also teaches pathophysiology for the Physician Assistant Program at Bryant University and runs an after school science program for local elementary school students.
Chaya Gopalan
Contributing Author, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
Chaya Gopalan earned her Ph.D. from the University of Glasgow, Scotland for her research in the field of reproductive neuroendocrinology. She is currently an Associate Professor at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. Her current research interest is the role of gonadal steroids in the differentiation of the brain. She also participates in research on student-centered learning strategies such as flipped teaching. She is the recipient of the National Association of Biology Teachers’ Two-Year College Teaching Award.
Bruce Pichler
Contributing Author, University of North Georgia
Bruce Pichler received his B.S. degrees in biology and chemistry at Western Michigan University. He received his doctorate in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery from the Illinois College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery in Chicago, Illinois. In addition to surgery, he also specializes in evaluating and treating diabetic and nondiabetic neuropathy. After 15 years of practice, he then received an M.D. degree from the University of Health Science, Antigua. He currently teaches as an Associate Professor at the University of North Georgia and is a practicing foot and ankle surgeon.
Michele Moore
Contributing Author, Butler University
Michele Moore is an Assistant Professor at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana where she teaches anatomy and physiology. She received her B.S. in exercise science, M.S. in exercise physiology and Ph.D. in health and rehabilitation sciences from Indiana University. She has been in higher education for over 15 years.
Matthew Orange
Contributing Author, Central Connecticut State University
Matthew Orange received his B.S. in Health and Exercise Sciences from Gettysburg College and earned a Ph.D. in Physiology and Integrative Biology from Rutgers University. His doctoral work focused on the role of plasma membrane repair proteins in muscle disease and wound healing. Currently, Matthew is an Assistant Professor at Central Connecticut State University, where he studies cancer progression and diagnosis, processes governing cell and tissue repair, and standard measures of strength and endurance performance.
Ron Gerrits
Contributing Author, Milwaukee School of Engineering
Ron Gerrits received his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Milwaukee School of Engineering and his Ph.D. in Physiology from the Medical College of Wisconsin. He has been a member of the biomedical engineering faculty at Milwaukee School of Engineering since 1999, and has served as the program director for the university’s MS in Perfusion program since 2001. Dr. Gerrits is an involved member and former president of the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS).
Chad Wayne
Contributing Author, University of Houston
Chad Wayne is an Instructional Professor at the University of Houston. He earned his Ph.D. from The University of Texas, Houston - Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences/ M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, and trained as a post-doctoral fellow at Baylor College of Medicine. The focus of his training was in the field of reproductive science: transcriptional regulation of male gametogenesis and signal transduction pathways in the female gonad, respectively. At the University of Houston, Dr. Wayne was awarded the Teaching Excellence Award at the university level in 2013 and the college level in 2017. He is an active member of the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS).
Chris Trimby
Active Learning Author, University of Delaware
Chris Trimby earned his Ph.D. in Physiology from the University of Kentucky, where he worked on modifying the targeting of viral gene therapy vectors for use in the nervous system. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Delaware. He was previously the Director of the Teaching Fellows Program at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, where he taught graduate students and post-docs the basics of pedagogy and mentors them during their first independent teaching experiences.
Gerald Brasington
Clinical Author, University of South Carolina
Gerald Brasington received his B.S. in Biology from Newberry College and his Doctorate of Medicine from Saint James School of Medicine. After working in internal medicine in Tennessee and Georgia, he now works in concierge medicine, telemedicine, and medical consulting. In his spare time, he shares his love of science and medicine by teaching the next generation of medical providers at The University of South Carolina.
Evan Lim
Medical Illustrator
Evan is a Medical Illustrator (RMIP) who holds a Master of Science in Medical Art from the University of Dundee, Scotland. His educational background includes formal training in product design and veterinary medicine. Evan creates scientifically-accurate custom visuals through extensive background research and a thorough understanding of communication aims. Furthermore, he is on the Academy of Healthcare Science (AHCS) register accredited by the Professional Standards Authority, UK and the MAA (Medical Artists' Association of Great Britain). His portfolio can be viewed at this link here.