Title:
Study guide for Memmler's the human body in health and disease
Author:
Cohen, Barbara J.
ISBN:
9780781765817
Personal Author:
Edition:
11th ed.
Publication Information:
Baltimore, Md. : Lippincott William & Wilkins, 2009.
Physical Description:
ix, 416 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
General Note:
To be used with the textbook: Memmler's the human body in health and disease, 11th ed.
Contents:
Organization of the human body -- Chemistry, matter, and life -- Cells and their functions -- Tissues, glands, and membranes -- Disease and the first line of defense -- Disease and disease-producing organisms -- The skin in health and disease -- Movement and support -- The skeleton: bones and joints -- The muscular system ---- The nervous system: the spinal cord and spinal nerves -- The nervous system: the brain and cranial nerves -- The sensory system -- The endocrine system: glands and hormones -- Circulation and body defense -- The blood -- The heart and heart disease -- Blood vessels and blood circulation -- The lymphatic system and lymphoid tissue -- Body defenses, immunity, and vaccines -- Energy: supply and use -- The respiratory system -- The digestive system -- Metabolism, nutrition, and body temperature -- Body fluids -- The urinary system -- Perpetuation of life -- The male and female reproductive systems -- Development and birth -- Heredity and hereditary diseases.
Electronic Access:
Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0822/2008029604.html