Saladin, Kenneth S.

Anatomy & physiology : the unity of form and function / Anatomy and physiology. Kenneth S. Saladin , with Carol Mattson Porth. - Boston, Mass. : WCB/McGraw-Hill, c1998. - xxix, 1120 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.

Includes index.

Contents
Part 1. Organization of the body
1. Major themes of anatomy and physiology
Atlas A General orientation to human anatomy
2. Matter and energy
3. The molecules of life
4. Cellular form and function
5. Genetics and cellular function
6. Histology
Part 2. Support and movement
7. The integumentary system
8. Bone tissue
9. The skeletal system
10. Joints
11. The muscular system
Atlas B Surface anatomy
12. Muscular tissue
Part 3. Integration and control
13. Nervous tissue
14. The central nervous system
15. The peripheral nervous system and reflexes
16. Sense organs
17. The endocrine system
Part 4. Regulation and maintenance
18. The circulatory system : blood
19. The circulatory system : the heart
20. The circulatory system : blood vessels and circulation
21. The lymphatic and immune systems
22. The respiratory system
23. The urinary system
24. Water, electrolyte and acid-base balance
25. The digestive system
26. Nutrition and metabolism
Part. 5. Reproduction and development
27. The male reproductive system
28. The female reproductive system
29. Human development


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Human physiology.
Human anatomy.
Anatomy.
Physiology.

QS 4 S159a 1998