The human body in health & disease / Ruth L. Memmler, Barbara Janson Cohen, Dena Lin Wood, illustrated by Janice A. Schwegler and Anthony Ravielli.
Publication details: Philadelphia : Lippincott, c1996.Edition: 8th editionDescription: xix, 454 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cmISBN:- 0397551746 (hc : alk. paper)
- 0397551754 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Human body in health and disease
- QT 100 M533h 1996
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-402) and index.
Contents
UNIT I: THE BODY AS A WHOLE
1.Introduction to the Human Body
2.Chemistry, Matter and Life
3.Cells and Their Functions
4.Tissues, Glands, and Membranes
UNIT II: DISEASE AND THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENCE
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: CO-ORDINATION 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 DEFENCE
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: PERPETUATING LIFE
23.The Male and Female Reproductive Systems
24.Development and Birth
25.Heredity and Hereditary Diseases
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