Human Biology
A Text Book of Human Anatomy, Physiology and Hygiene
- 2nd Edition - May 20, 2014
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Author: C. J. Wallis
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 3 3 - 3 4 7 0 5 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 4 1 7 2 - 5
Human Biology is a textbook on human biology and presents facts and details about a number of diseases as well as organ transplants, antibiotics, and anesthetics. Other topics… Read more
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Human Biology is a textbook on human biology and presents facts and details about a number of diseases as well as organ transplants, antibiotics, and anesthetics. Other topics include world food, drug addiction, smoking, and lung cancer and the effects of radioactivity. The important subject of environmental pollution is also discussed. Some of the common disorders and diseases of the various systems are mentioned at the end of the chapters in addition to the characteristics of certain specified diseases. Comprised of 34 chapters, this book begins with an overview of man and his origins, as well as human biology and the human body. The discussion then turns to cell structure and tissues; the skin; the skeletal system; and joints. The biochemistry of foodstuffs is also examined, along with digestion and the alimentary system; the cardiovascular system; maintenance of body temperature; the genital system and reproduction; and hormones and the endocrine system. In addition, the book considers antibiotics, drugs, and anesthetics, as well as vectors and other parasites affecting humans. This monograph is intended for student nurses and potential medical students, as well as for non-science students and general readers who wish to learn something about the human body and its health.
Foreword to the Second EditionPrefaceAcknowledgementsI What is Man?II Cell Structure and TissuesIII The SkinIV The Skeletal SystemV JointsVI Movement and the Muscular SystemVII The Biochemistry of FoodstuffsVIII Digestion and the Alimentary SystemIX The Cardio-Vascular System I The Structure and Functions of BloodX The Cardio-Vascular System II The Heart and the Structure of Blood VesselsXI The Cardio-Vascular System III The Circulation of the BloodXII The Cardio-Vascular System IV The Chief Blood Vessels of the BodyXIII The Lymphatic System and the SpleenXIV Breathing, Respiration and VoiceXV Excretion and the Urinary SystemXVI The Maintenance of Body TemperatureXVII The Genital System and ReproductionXVIII Inheritance, Variation and RaceXIX The Cell and the Concepts of Molecular BiologyXX Hormones and the Endocrine SystemXXI The SensesXXII The Nervous SystemXXIII Basal Metabolism, Food and DietXXIV The Preservation and Protection of FoodXXV Micro-Organisms and Infectious DiseasesXXVI Antibiotics, Drugs and AnestheticsXXVII Vectors and Other Parasites Affecting ManXXVIII The Water Supply and its ProtectionXXIX Housing, Heating, Lighting and VentilationXXX Disposal of Refuse and SewageXXXI Pollution of the EnvironmentXXXII Personal HygieneXXXIII Health Services for the CommunityXXXIV Man in the World—ConclusionAppendicesIndex
- Edition: 2
- Published: May 20, 2014
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Language: English
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