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Achieve for OpenStax Anatomy & Physiology (1-Term Access)
First Edition ©2021 Macmillan Learning Formats: Achieve
As low as C$39.95
As low as C$39.95
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Macmillan Learning
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 The Chemical Level of Organization
Chapter 3 The Cellular Level of Organization
Chapter 4 The Tissue Level of Organization
Chapter 5 The Integumentary System
Chapter 6 Bone Tissue and the Skeletal System
Chapter 7 Axial Skeleton
Chapter 8 Appendicular Skeleton
Chapter 9 Joints
Chapter 10 Muscle Tissue
Chapter 11 The Muscular System
Chapter 12 The Nervous System and Nervous Tissue
Chapter 13 The Central Nervous System
Chapter 14 The Peripheral Nervous System
Chapter 15 The Autonomic Nervous System
Chapter 16 The Special Senses
Chapter 17 The Endocrine System
Chapter 18 Blood
Chapter 19 The Heart
Chapter 20 Blood Vessels and Circulation
Chapter 21 The Lymphatic and Immune System
Chapter 22 The Respiratory System
Chapter 23 The Digestive System
Chapter 24 Metabolism and Nutrition
Chapter 25 The Urinary System
Chapter 26 Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
Chapter 27 The Reproductive System
Chapter 28 Development and Inheritance
Product Updates
Summer 2026 Update:
For the Summer 2026 release, Achieve Essentials for OpenStax Anatomy & Physiology Enhanced expands interactive anatomy and physiology learning through a new partnership with Blausen Medical. Students gain access to scientifically accurate 3D visuals integrated directly into course content, assessments, and study tools, while instructors receive ready-to-use teaching resources designed to support engagement and improve learning outcomes.
New features include:
- New powerful visual program including over 300 3D illustrations, 600 3D animations, and over 100 3D models from Blausen Medical.
- New LearningCurve Adaptive Quizzing for each chapter motivates reading and supports study by helping students identify knowledge gaps and master core concepts.
- New Guided Quiz Review provides an AI-driven review experience that turns quiz results into a personalized study session. After submitting a quiz, if multiple takes are allowed, students engage with an interactive AI chat that analyzes their performance across aggregated themes—helping them pinpoint exactly where to focus before a subsequent attempt or an exam.
- Enhanced assessment bank with a more robust offering, including Blausen art integrated into questions where appropriate.
- New Lecture Slides featuring Blausen art to provide instructors with high-quality visual support for their presentations.
- New iClicker slides designed to help instructors drive classroom engagement and real-time student participation.
- New Games Activities to engage students, including both BioLink and Sequence Activities, written by an educator of a two-semester A&P.
- New Short-Form Writing helps you design original writing prompts in minutes and evaluate responses against your rubric in a fraction of the time. Short-Form Writing Creator helps you build authentic, application-based prompts; Short-Form Writing Analyzer maps student responses to your rubric criteria so you can focus feedback where it matters most.
Authors
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Macmillan Learning
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 The Chemical Level of Organization
Chapter 3 The Cellular Level of Organization
Chapter 4 The Tissue Level of Organization
Chapter 5 The Integumentary System
Chapter 6 Bone Tissue and the Skeletal System
Chapter 7 Axial Skeleton
Chapter 8 Appendicular Skeleton
Chapter 9 Joints
Chapter 10 Muscle Tissue
Chapter 11 The Muscular System
Chapter 12 The Nervous System and Nervous Tissue
Chapter 13 The Central Nervous System
Chapter 14 The Peripheral Nervous System
Chapter 15 The Autonomic Nervous System
Chapter 16 The Special Senses
Chapter 17 The Endocrine System
Chapter 18 Blood
Chapter 19 The Heart
Chapter 20 Blood Vessels and Circulation
Chapter 21 The Lymphatic and Immune System
Chapter 22 The Respiratory System
Chapter 23 The Digestive System
Chapter 24 Metabolism and Nutrition
Chapter 25 The Urinary System
Chapter 26 Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
Chapter 27 The Reproductive System
Chapter 28 Development and Inheritance
Product Updates
Summer 2026 Update:
For the Summer 2026 release, Achieve Essentials for OpenStax Anatomy & Physiology Enhanced expands interactive anatomy and physiology learning through a new partnership with Blausen Medical. Students gain access to scientifically accurate 3D visuals integrated directly into course content, assessments, and study tools, while instructors receive ready-to-use teaching resources designed to support engagement and improve learning outcomes.
New features include:
- New powerful visual program including over 300 3D illustrations, 600 3D animations, and over 100 3D models from Blausen Medical.
- New LearningCurve Adaptive Quizzing for each chapter motivates reading and supports study by helping students identify knowledge gaps and master core concepts.
- New Guided Quiz Review provides an AI-driven review experience that turns quiz results into a personalized study session. After submitting a quiz, if multiple takes are allowed, students engage with an interactive AI chat that analyzes their performance across aggregated themes—helping them pinpoint exactly where to focus before a subsequent attempt or an exam.
- Enhanced assessment bank with a more robust offering, including Blausen art integrated into questions where appropriate.
- New Lecture Slides featuring Blausen art to provide instructors with high-quality visual support for their presentations.
- New iClicker slides designed to help instructors drive classroom engagement and real-time student participation.
- New Games Activities to engage students, including both BioLink and Sequence Activities, written by an educator of a two-semester A&P.
- New Short-Form Writing helps you design original writing prompts in minutes and evaluate responses against your rubric in a fraction of the time. Short-Form Writing Creator helps you build authentic, application-based prompts; Short-Form Writing Analyzer maps student responses to your rubric criteria so you can focus feedback where it matters most.
Engage Every Student with Achieve A&P
Achieve Essentials for OpenStax Anatomy & Physiology Enhanced helps students learn anatomy and physiology through affordable, interactive visual learning. Through an exclusive partnership with Blausen Medical, it integrates over 300 3D illustrations, 600 animations, and 100 interactive models directly into the learning path.
Designed to support accessibility and student success, Achieve Essentials Enhanced combines adaptive quizzing, interactive activities, and targeted assessment to help students build understanding and confidence in complex A&P topics. LearningCurve adaptive quizzing pinpoints knowledge gaps, while games like BioLinks and Sequencing Activities turn complex processes into engaging, low-stakes practice. A question library—aligned to HAPS Learning Outcomes and enhanced with Blausen art—reinforces key concepts. Achieve’s assessment then guides students toward real understanding, with targeted feedback and hints that build confidence.
For instructors, Achieve is a streamlined, ready-to-use solution. New Lecture and iClicker slides featuring Blausen’s 3D anatomy and physiology visuals to support classroom engagement and participation. By combining OpenStax affordability with immersive anatomy and physiology study tools, the platform helps you deliver engaging, accessible instruction without increasing costs for students.
Success Stories
Here are a few examples of how Achieve has helped instructors like you improve student preparedness, enhance their sense of belonging, and achieve course goals they set for themselves.
Prof. Kiandra Johnson, Spelman College
See how the resources in Achieve help you engage students before, during, and after class.
Prof. Jennifer Duncan
Use diagnostics in Achieve for a snapshot into cognitive and non-cognitive factors that may impact your students’ preparedness.
Prof. Ryan Elsenpeter
Here’s why educators who use Achieve would recommend it to their peers.
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If you’re a verified instructor, you can request a free sample of our courseware, e-book, or print textbook to consider for use in your courses. Only registered and verified instructors can receive free print and digital samples, and they should not be sold to bookstores or book resellers. If you don't yet have an existing account with Macmillan Learning, it can take up to two business days to verify your status as an instructor. You can request a free sample from the right side of this product page by clicking on the "Request Instructor Sample" button or by contacting your rep. Learn more.
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Sometimes also referred to as a spiral-bound or binder-ready textbook, loose-leaf textbooks are available to purchase. This three-hole punched, unbound version of the book costs less than a hardcover or paperback book.
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Achieve (full course) includes our complete e-book, as well as online quizzing tools, multimedia assets, and iClicker active classroom manager.
Most Achieve Essentials courses do not include our e-books and adaptive quizzing.
Visit our comparison table for details: https://www.macmillanlearning.com/college/us/digital/achieve/compare
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Achieve (full course) includes our complete e-book, as well as online quizzing tools, multimedia assets, and iClicker active classroom manager.
Achieve Read & Practice only includes our e-book and adaptive quizzing, and does not include instructor resources and assignable assessments. Read & Practice does integrate with LMS.
Visit our comparison table for details: https://www.macmillanlearning.com/college/us/digital/achieve/compare
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We can help! Contact your representative to discuss your specific needs for your course. If our off-the-shelf course materials don’t quite hit the mark, we also offer custom solutions made to fit your needs.
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FAQs
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Are you a campus bookstore looking for ordering information?
MPS Order Search Tool (MOST) is a web-based purchase order tracking program that allows customers to view and track their purchases. No registration or special codes needed! Just enter your BILL-TO ACCT # and your ZIP CODE to track orders.
Canadian Stores: Please use only the first five digits/letters in your zip code on MOST.
Visit MOST, our online ordering system for booksellers: https://tracking.mpsvirginia.com/Login.aspx
Learn more about our Bookstore programs here: https://www.macmillanlearning.com/college/us/contact-us/booksellers
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Our courses currently integrate with Canvas, Blackboard (Learn and Ultra), Brightspace, D2L, and Moodle. Click on the support documentation below to find out more details about the integration with each LMS.
Integrate Macmillan courses with Blackboard
Integrate Macmillan courses with Canvas
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If you’re a verified instructor, you can request a free sample of our courseware, e-book, or print textbook to consider for use in your courses. Only registered and verified instructors can receive free print and digital samples, and they should not be sold to bookstores or book resellers. If you don't yet have an existing account with Macmillan Learning, it can take up to two business days to verify your status as an instructor. You can request a free sample from the right side of this product page by clicking on the "Request Instructor Sample" button or by contacting your rep. Learn more.
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Sometimes also referred to as a spiral-bound or binder-ready textbook, loose-leaf textbooks are available to purchase. This three-hole punched, unbound version of the book costs less than a hardcover or paperback book.
-
-
-
Achieve (full course) includes our complete e-book, as well as online quizzing tools, multimedia assets, and iClicker active classroom manager.
Most Achieve Essentials courses do not include our e-books and adaptive quizzing.
Visit our comparison table for details: https://www.macmillanlearning.com/college/us/digital/achieve/compare
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-
Achieve (full course) includes our complete e-book, as well as online quizzing tools, multimedia assets, and iClicker active classroom manager.
Achieve Read & Practice only includes our e-book and adaptive quizzing, and does not include instructor resources and assignable assessments. Read & Practice does integrate with LMS.
Visit our comparison table for details: https://www.macmillanlearning.com/college/us/digital/achieve/compare
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We can help! Contact your representative to discuss your specific needs for your course. If our off-the-shelf course materials don’t quite hit the mark, we also offer custom solutions made to fit your needs.
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Achieve for OpenStax Anatomy & Physiology (1-Term Access)
Achieve Essentials for OpenStax Anatomy & Physiology Enhanced helps students learn anatomy and physiology through affordable, interactive visual learning. Through an exclusive partnership with Blausen Medical, it integrates over 300 3D illustrations, 600 animations, and 100 interactive models directly into the learning path.
Designed to support accessibility and student success, Achieve Essentials Enhanced combines adaptive quizzing, interactive activities, and targeted assessment to help students build understanding and confidence in complex A&P topics. LearningCurve adaptive quizzing pinpoints knowledge gaps, while games like BioLinks and Sequencing Activities turn complex processes into engaging, low-stakes practice. A question library—aligned to HAPS Learning Outcomes and enhanced with Blausen art—reinforces key concepts. Achieve’s assessment then guides students toward real understanding, with targeted feedback and hints that build confidence.
For instructors, Achieve is a streamlined, ready-to-use solution. New Lecture and iClicker slides featuring Blausen’s 3D anatomy and physiology visuals to support classroom engagement and participation. By combining OpenStax affordability with immersive anatomy and physiology study tools, the platform helps you deliver engaging, accessible instruction without increasing costs for students.
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