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Title:
Principles of anatomy and physiology
Author:
Tortora, Gerard J.
ISBN:
9780060466947

9780060467043
Personal Author:
Edition:
6th ed.
Publication Information:
New York : Harper & Row, ©1990.
Physical Description:
xxv, 956, [102] pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Contents:
Organization of the Human Body -- An Introduction to the Human Body -- The Chemical Level of Organization -- The Cellular Level of Organization -- The Tissue Level of Organization -- The Integumentary System -- Principles of Support and Movement -- The Skeletal System: Bone Tissue -- The Skeletal System: The Axial Skeleton -- The Skeletal System: The Appendicular Skeleton -- Joints -- Muscle Tissue -- The Muscular System -- Control Systems of the Human Body -- Nervous Tissue -- The Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves -- The Brain and Cranial Nerves -- Sensory, Motor, and Integrative Systems -- The Special Senses -- The Autonomic Nervous System -- The Endocrine System -- Maintenance of the Human Body -- The Cardiovascular System: The Blood -- The Cardiovascular System: The Heart -- The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels and Hemodynamics -- The Lymphatic System, Nonspecific Resistance to Disease, and Immunity -- The Respiratory System -- The Digestive System -- Metabolism -- The Urinary System -- Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Homeostasis -- Continuity -- The Reproductive Systems -- Development and Inheritance -- App. A: Measurements -- App. B: Periodic Table -- App. C: Normal Values for Selected Blood Tests -- App. D: Answers -- Glossary -- Credits -- Index.