The Human Body in Health and Illness

by Herlihy, Barbara L.; Maebius, Nancy K.

• ISBN13: 9780721661070
• ISBN10: 0721661076
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-10-01
• Publisher: W B Saunders Co

Summary

This full-color textbook presents fundamental anatomy and physiology knowledge in an accessible and engaging manner. A reader-friendly style links basic concepts to clinical examples, making the material approachable even for those with no prior instruction on the subject. It integrates up-to-date anatomy and physiology knowledge with relevant material on chemistry, genetics, and immunology, and correlates normal anatomy and physiology with common pathophysiologic conditions and pharmacologic mechanisms. (Includes a FREE SIMON website at: www.harcourthealth.com/SIMON/Herlihy)

Table of Contents

1 INTRODUCTION TO THE HUMAN BODY	2	(16)
2 BASIC CHEMISTRY	18	(16)
3 CELLS	34	(20)
4 CELL METABOLISM	54	(20)
5 TISSUES AND MEMBRANES	74	(18)
6 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM AND BODY TEMPERATURE	92	(16)
7 SKELETAL SYSTEM	108	(30)
8 MUSCULAR SYSTEM	138	(24)
9 NERVOUS SYSTEM: NERVOUS TISSUE AND BRAIN	162	(26)
10 NERVOUS SYSTEM: SPINAL CORD AND PERIPHERAL NERVES	188	(24)
11 SENSORY SYSTEM	212	(24)
12 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM	236	(26)
13 BLOOD	262	(20)
14 HEART	282	(20)
15 BLOOD VESSELS AND CIRCULATION	302	(30)
16 LYMPHATIC SYSTEM	332	(10)
17 IMMUNE SYSTEM	342	(18)
18 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM	360	(26)
19 DIGESTIVE SYSTEM	386	(32)
20 URINARY SYSTEM	418	(18)
21 WATER, ELECTROLYTE, AND ACID-BASE BALANCE	436	(14)
22 REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS	450	(24)
23 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND HEREDITY	474	(23)
GLOSSARY	497	(22)
APPENDIX A MICROBIOLOGY BASICS	519	(8)
APPENDIX B MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY AND EPONYMOUS TERMS	527	(4)
APPENDIX C LABORATORY VALUES	531	(4)
INDEX	535