Memmler's human body in health and disease /

Cohen, Barbara J.

Memmler's human body in health and disease / Human body in health and disease Barbara Janson Cohen & Jason James Taylor. - 10th edition - Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2005. - xxvi, (various pagings) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.

Contents;

Unit I: The body as a whole
1. Organization of the human body
2. Chemistry, matter, and life
3. Cells and their functions
4. Tissues, glands, and membranes

Unit II: Diseases and the first line of defense
5. Disease and disease-producing organisms
6. The skin in health and disease

Unit III: Movement and support
7. The skeleton: Bones and joints
8. The muscular system

Unit IV: Coordination and control
9. The nervous system: The spinal cord and spinal nerves
10. The nervous system: The brain and cranial nerves
11. The sensory system
12. The endocrine system: Glands and hormones

Unit V: Circulation and body defense
13. The blood
14. The heart and heart disease
15. Blood vessels and blood circulation
16. The lymphatic system and lymphoid tissue
17. Body defenses, immunity, and vaccines

Unit VI: Energy: Supply and use
18. Respiration
19. Digestion
20. Metabolism, nutrition, and body temperature
21. Body fluids
22. The urinary system

Unit VII: Perpetuation of life
23. The male and female reproductive systems
24. Development and birth
25. Heredity and hereditary diseases




Includes index.

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Human physiology.
Physiology, Pathological.
Human anatomy.
Physiology.
Anatomy.
Pathology.

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