Full Description
The new edition of this best-selling text upholds its excellent reputation. As an introduction to basic anatomy and physiology, the organization of the body is traced from the single cell to the co-ordinated whole. Coverage includes normal and abnormal anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology; basic microbiology, chemistry and physics. Focus is placed on the interaction of all body systems for the maintenance of a stable internal state, or homeostasis, and explanation is given for conditions that can upset this balance to produce disease. Key features include: student objectives, key terms and study questions in each chapter, summary outline at the end of each chapter, abundant illustrations to clarify text, glossary with pronunciations, and a medical terminology section. This edition includes: 50% new illustrations; 70 new four-colour illustrations; many new photographs and micrographs; expanded information on physiology; and special interest boxes in each chapter, covering normal function and clinical focus. This edition also contains a new appendix on laboratory values including urine, blood cells, and blood chemistry.
The computerised test bank and workbook offers a broader range of questions.
Contents
THE BODY AS A WHOLE: Introduction to the Human Body, Chemistry, Matter and Life, Cells and Their Functions, Tissues, Glands, and Membranes; DISEASE AND THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENCE: Disease and Disease-Producing Organisms, The Skin in Health and Disease; MOVEMENT AND SUPPORT: The Skeleton--Bones and Joints, The Muscular System; CO-ORDINATION AND CONTROL: The Nervous System: The Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves, The Nervous System: The Brain and Cranial Nerves, The Sensory System, The Endocrine System: Glands and Hormones; CIRCULATION AND BODY DEFENCE: The Heart and Heart Disease, Blood Vessels and Blood Circulation, The Lymphatic System and Lymphoid Tissue, Body Defences, Immunity and Vaccines; ENERGY--SUPPLY AND USE: Respiration, Digestion, Metabolism, Nutrition and Body Temperature, Body Fluids, The Urinary System; PERPETUATING LIFE: The Male and Female Reproductive Systems, Development and Birth, Heredity and Hereditary Diseases; SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER STUDY; GLOSSARY; MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY; APPENDICES.
