Human Body Systems Structure, Function, and Environment

by Chiras, Daniel D.

• ISBN13: 9781449647933
• ISBN10: 1449647936
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-06-12
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

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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