Human anatomy & physiology / Elaine N. Marieb.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marieb, Elaine Nicpon, 1936-2018.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: San Francisco : Benjamin Cummings, [2001]
Edition:Fifth edition.
Series:Pearson education
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Table of Contents:
  • Unit 1. Organization of the Body
  • Chapter 1. The Human Body: an Orientation
  • Chapter 2. Chemistry Comes Alive
  • Chapter 3. Cells: The Living Units
  • Chapter 4. Tissue: The Living Fabric
  • Unit 2. Covering, Support, and Movement of the Body
  • Chapter 5. The Integumentary System
  • Chapter 6. Bones and Skeletal Tissues
  • Chapter 7. The Skeleton
  • Chapter 8. Joints
  • Chapter 9. Muscles and Muscle Tissue
  • Chapter 10. The Muscular System
  • Unit 3. Regulation and Integration of the Body
  • Chapter 11. Fundamentals of the Nervous System and Nervous Tissue
  • Chapter 12. The Central Nervous System
  • Chapter 13. The Peripheral Nervous System and Reflex Activity
  • Chapter 14. The Autonomic Nervous System
  • Chapter 15. Neural Integration
  • Chapter 16. The Special Senses
  • Chapter 17. The Endocrine System
  • Unit 4. Maintenance of the Body
  • Chapter 18. Blood
  • Chapter 19. The Cardiovascular System: the Heart
  • Chapter 20. The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels
  • Chapter 21. The Lymphatic System
  • Chapter 22. The Immune System: Innate and Adaptive Body Defenses
  • Chapter 23. The Respiratory System
  • Chapter 24. The Digestive System
  • Chapter 25. Nutrition, Metabolism, and Body Temperature Regulation
  • Chapter 26. The Urinary System
  • Chapter 27. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
  • Unit 5. Continuity
  • Chapter 28. The Reproductive System
  • Chapter 29. Pregnancy and Human Development
  • Chapter 30. Heredity
  • A. The Metric System
  • B. The Amino Acids
  • C. Two Important Metabolic Pathways
  • D. Periodic Table of the Elements
  • E. Reference Values for Selected Blood and Urine Studies
  • F. Answers to Clinical Connections, Multiple Choice, and Matching Questions.