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Human Body Systems: Structure, Function & Environment
by Chiras, Daniel D.Edition:
2nd
ISBN13:
9781449647933
ISBN10:
1449647936
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Paperback
Pub. Date:
6/1/2012
Publisher(s):
JONES & BARTLETT PUBLISHERS
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Summary
Human Body Systems: Structure, Function, and Environment is an informative primer that focuses on the organ systems within the human body, and their part in health and disease. The ideal supplement to any Human Biology, A & P, or Microbiology course, it covers:-Nutrition-Digestion-Circulation and Blood-Immunity-Respiration-Senses-Urinary System-Nervous System- Skeletal and Muscular Systems- Endocrine and Reproductive SystemsIt closes with a brief discussion of ecology and environmental issues that affect the way humans live and interact with the world around them.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. v |
| Study Stalls | p. vi |
| An Introduction to Structure and Function | p. 1 |
| Nutrition | p. 9 |
| The Digestive System | p. 17 |
| The Circulatory System | p. 25 |
| The Blood | p. 35 |
| The Immune System | p. 41 |
| The Respiratory System | p. 51 |
| The Urinary System | p. 59 |
| The Nervous System | p. 67 |
| The Senses | p. 79 |
| The Skeletal System | p. 91 |
| The Muscular System | p. 97 |
| The Endocrine System | p. 103 |
| The Male Reproductive System | p. 115 |
| The Female Reproductive System | p. 121 |
| Principles of Ecology | p. 133 |
| Environmental Issues: Population, Pollution, and Resources | p. 145 |
| Biological Roots | p. 155 |
| Appendix A The Metric System | p. 157 |
| Appendix B Periodic Table of Elements | p. 158 |
| Index | p. 159 |
| Photo Credits | p. 169 |
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