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Saladin, Kenneth S.

Anatomy & physiology : the unity of form and function / Anatomy and physiology Kenneth S. Saladin with Leslie Miller - 3rd edition - Boston : McGraw-Hill Higher Education, c2004. - xviii, (various pagings) : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.

Includes index

Contents

Part 1 Organization of the Body
Chapter 1 Major Themes of Anatomy and PhysiologyAtlas A General Orientation to Human Anatomy
Chapter 2 The Chemistry of Life
Chapter 3 Cellular Form and Function
Chapter 4 Genetics and Cellular Function
Chapter 5 Histology

Part 2 Support and Movement
Chapter 6 The Integumentary System
Chapter 7 Bone Tissue
Chapter 8 The Skeletal System
Chapter 9 Joints
Chapter 10 The Muscular System
Atlas B Surface Anatomy
Chapter 11 Muscular Tissue

Part 3 Integration and Control
Chapter 12 Nervous Tissue
Chapter 13 The Spinal Cord, Spinal Nerves, and Somatic Reflexes
Chapter 14 The Brain and Cranial Nerves
Chapter 15 The Autonomic Nervous System and Visceral Reflexes
Chapter 16 Sense Organs
Chapter 17 The Endocrine System

Part 4 Regulation and Maintenance
Chapter 18 The Circulatory System: Blood
Chapter 19 The Circulatory System: The Heart
Chapter 20 The Circulatory System: Blood Vessels and Circulation
Chapter 21 The Lymphatic and Immune Systems
Chapter 22 The Respiratory System
Chapter 23 The Urinary System
Chapter 24 Water, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
Chapter 25 The Digestive System
Chapter 26 Nutrition and Metabolism

Part 5 Reproduction and Development
Chapter 27 The Male Reproductive System
Chapter 28 The Female Reproductive System
Chapter 29 Human Development
Appendixes
A Periodic Table of the Elements
B Answers to Chapter Review Questions
C Lexicon of Biomedical Word Elements

ISBN: 0072429038 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0072919264 9780072919264

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Human physiology
Human anatomy

LC Class. No.: QS 4 S159a 2004