An introductory guide to anatomy & physiology / Louise Tucker ; general editor, Jane Foulston.
Material type: TextPublication details: Cambridge : Holistic Therapy, 2002.Edition: 2nd edDescription: vi, 128 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cmISBN:- 9781903348048 (pbk.) :
- 1903348048
- 612 TUC
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Previous ed.: 2000.
Includes index.
Text on inside cover.
Includes index.
Key to anatomical language: 1.The cell:- -- Structure--Functions--Cell reproduction--Tissue types made from cells--2.The skin:- Structure--Functions--Diseases and disorders-- 3.The skeletal system:- Structure and function--The limbs--Joints--Diseases and disorders--4.The muscular system :- Structure--Functions--How are muscles attached to the rest of the body?--The principal muscles of the body--Diseases and disorders-- 5.The circulatory (vascular) system :- What is blood?--The heart and systems of circulation--What is portal circulation?--Arteries and veins--Main arteries and veins of the body--Blood pressure--Blood clotting--Diseases and disorders-- 6.The lymphatic system:- Structure and function--What is the connection between blood and lymph?--Diseases. -- 7.The nervous system:- Structure --Function--Central nervous system--Peripheral and autonomic systems--Diseases and disorders--8. The endocrine system:- Structure and function--The glands and their hormones--The role of sex hormones--The menstrual cycle--Diseases and disorders -- 9.The reproductive system:- Male reproductive system--Female reproductive system--Pregnancy--Diseases and disorders -- 10.The digestive system :- Digestion--The chemistry of digestion--Accessory organs--Diseases and Disorders-- 11.The respiratory system:- Structure--Diseases and disorders -- 12.The urinary system:- Structure-- Functions--Diseases and disorders--Index.