Ross and Wilson Anatomy and Physiology in Health and Illness

✍ Scribed by Anne Waugh BSc(Hons) MSc CertEd SRN RNT FHEA, Allison Grant BSc PhD RGN

• Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 495
• Edition: 9
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Here's an easy-to-read and easy-to-understand basic textbook of anatomy and physiology. Highly illustrated full-color photos are used throughout. In addition to covering the "normal" anatomy and physiology, each chapter ends with a brief section on diseases which explains what happens when the "normal" goes wrong. The text provides the essential foundations of understanding for all students studying health-related courses.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 7
Acknowledgements......Page 8
Common prefixes, suffixes and roots......Page 9
I. The body and its constituents......Page 11
1. Introduction to the human body......Page 13
2. Introduction to the chemistry of life......Page 27
3. The cells, tissues and organisation of the body......Page 39
II. Communication......Page 67
4. The blood......Page 69
5. The cardiovascular system......Page 87
6. The lymphatic system......Page 139
7. The nervous system......Page 149
8. The special senses......Page 201
9. The endocrine system......Page 223
III. Intake of raw materials and elimination of waste......Page 247
10. The respiratory system......Page 249
11. Introduction to nutrition......Page 279
12. The digestive system......Page 291
13. The urinary system......Page 349
IV. Protection and survival......Page 369
14. The skin......Page 371
15. Resistance and immunity......Page 383
16. The skeleton......Page 397
17. The joints......Page 423
18. The muscular system......Page 439
19. The reproductive systems......Page 447
Normal values......Page 469
Bibliography......Page 471
A......Page 473
B......Page 475
C......Page 476
E......Page 478
F......Page 479
G......Page 480
H......Page 481
I......Page 482
L......Page 483
M......Page 484
O......Page 486
P......Page 487
S......Page 489
T......Page 491
V......Page 493
Z......Page 494