Memmler's Structure and Function of the Human Body

Barbara Janson Cohen, Jason James Taylor (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

471 Seiten

2008 | 9th Revised edition
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins (Verlag)
978-0-7817-6595-4 (ISBN)

Infos

A primer that focuses on normal anatomy and physiology. It includes design and a robust multimedia electronic ancillary package, that helps students with diverse learning styles to be engaged and to understand. It includes dissection photographs from "Rohen's Color Atlas of Anatomy, Sixth Edition."

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Based on Memmler's The Human Body in Health and Disease, this text focuses on anatomy and physiology without the content on disease. It is an excellent primer on normal anatomy and physiology, basic microbiology, and chemistry. The friendly format makes normal anatomy and physiology easy to understand and remember. Students can turn to this valuable resource again and again for accurate, reliable, up-to-date information.

Inhalt

Unit I: THE BODY AS A WHOLE CH 1: Organization of the Human Body CH 2: Chemistry, Matter, and Life CH 3: Cells and Their Functions CH 4: Tissues, Glands, and Membranes CH 5: The Integumentary System Unit II: MOVEMENT AND SUPPORT CH 6: The Skeleton: Bones and Joints CH 7: The Muscular System Unit III: COORDINATION AND CONTROL CH 8: The Nervous System: The Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves CH 9: The Nervous System: The Brain and Cranial Nerves CH 10: The Sensory System CH 11: The Endocrine System: Glands and Hormones Unit IV: CIRCULATION AND BODY DEFENSE CH 12: The Blood CH 13: The Heart CH 14: Blood Vessels and Blood Circulation CH 15: The Lymphatic System and Body Defenses Unit V: ENERGY: SUPPLY AND USE CH 16: Respiratory System CH 17: Digestive System CH 18: Metabolism, Nutrition, and Body Temperature CH 19: The Urinary System and Body Fluids Unit VI: PERPETUATION OF LIFE CH 20: The Male and Female Reproductive Systems CH 21: Development and Heredity Glossary Glossary of Word Parts Appendix 1: Metric Measurements Appendix 2: Celsius-Fahrenheit Temperature Conversion Scale Appendix 3: Periodic Table of the Elements Appendix 4: Answers to "Chapter Checkpoint" and "Zooming In" Questions Appendix 5: Dissection Atlas Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 9.10.2008
• Zusatzinfo: 289
• Verlagsort: Philadelphia
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 216 x 280 mm
• Gewicht: 1135 g
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Anatomie / Neuroanatomie
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Physiologie
• ISBN-10: 0-7817-6595-1 / 0781765951
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7817-6595-4 / 9780781765954
• Zustand: Neuware