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Principles of anatomy and physiology / Gerard J. Tortora and Sandra Reynolds Grabowski

By: Tortora, Gerard J [author]Contributor(s): Grabowski, Sandra Reynolds [author]Material type: TextTextPublisher: United States : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., c2003Edition: Tenth EditionDescription: xxxii, 1104 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmISBN: 9780471224723Subject(s): Human anatomy | Human physiologyLOC classification: QP34.5 | T71 2003
Contents:
Preface -- To the student -- Organization of the human body: An introduction to the human body -- Chemical level of organization -- Cellular level of organization -- Tissue level of organization -- Integumentary system -- Principles of support and movement: Skeletal system: Bone tissue -- Skeletal system: the axial skeleton -- Skeletal system: Appendicular skeleton -- Joints -- Muscle tissue -- Muscular system -- Control systems of the human body: Nervous tissue -- Spinal cord and spinal nerves -- Brain and cranial nerves -- Sensory, motor, and integrative systems -- Special senses -- Autonomic nervous system -- Endocrine system -- Maintenance of the human body -- Cardiovascular system: blood -- Cardiovascular system: Heart -- Cardiovascular system: Blood vessels and hemodynamics -- Lymphatic system, nonspecific resistance to disease, and immunity -- Respiratory system -- Digestive system -- Metabolism -- Urinary system -- Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base homeostasis -- Continuity: Reproductive systems -- Development and inheritance -- Appendix A: Measurements -- Appendix B: Periodic table -- Appendix C: Normal values for selected blood tests -- Appendix D: Answers -- Glossary -- Credits -- Index.
Summary: This book provides a ... scientific presentation of the principles of the human structure and function! It offers a ... balance between anatomy and physiology that emphasizes correlations between normal physiology and pathophysiology, normal anatomy and pathology, and homeostasis and homeostatic imbalances.
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Includes glossary and index.

Preface --
To the student --
Organization of the human body: An introduction to the human body --
Chemical level of organization --
Cellular level of organization --
Tissue level of organization --
Integumentary system --
Principles of support and movement: Skeletal system: Bone tissue --
Skeletal system: the axial skeleton --
Skeletal system: Appendicular skeleton --
Joints --
Muscle tissue --
Muscular system --
Control systems of the human body: Nervous tissue --
Spinal cord and spinal nerves --
Brain and cranial nerves --
Sensory, motor, and integrative systems --
Special senses --
Autonomic nervous system --
Endocrine system --
Maintenance of the human body --
Cardiovascular system: blood --
Cardiovascular system: Heart --
Cardiovascular system: Blood vessels and hemodynamics --
Lymphatic system, nonspecific resistance to disease, and immunity --
Respiratory system --
Digestive system --
Metabolism --
Urinary system --
Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base homeostasis --
Continuity: Reproductive systems --
Development and inheritance --
Appendix A: Measurements --
Appendix B: Periodic table --
Appendix C: Normal values for selected blood tests --
Appendix D: Answers --
Glossary --
Credits --
Index.

This book provides a ... scientific presentation of the principles of the human structure and function! It offers a ... balance between anatomy and physiology that emphasizes correlations between normal physiology and pathophysiology, normal anatomy and pathology, and homeostasis and homeostatic imbalances.

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