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Anatomy and Physiology for Nurses

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By

Roger Watson, BSc PhD RN CBiol FIBiol ILTM FRSA FFNMRCSI FRCN FAAN, Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health,The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

Audience
Pre-registration nursing students

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Paperback, 376 Pages

Published: February 2011

Imprint: Baillière Tindall

ISBN: 978-0-7020-4358-1

Contents

Preface
Section 1 The Characteristics of Living Matter 1
1. Introduction
2. The cellular level of organization
3. Tissues, organs, systems and homeostasis
Section 2 Control and Co-ordination
4. The nervous system
5. The ear
6. The eye
7. Endocrine glands
Section 3 Posture and Movement
8. Development and types of bone
9. Bones of the head and trunk
10. Bones of the limbs
11. Joints or articulations
12. Muscle
Section 4 Internal Transport
13. The blood
14. The heart and blood vessels
15. The circulation
16. The lymphatic system
17. The respiratory system
Section 5 Nutrition and Elimination
18. The digestive system
19. The liver, biliary system and pancreas
20. Nutrition
21. Digestion and metabolism
22. Fluid balance and the urinary system
Section 6 Protection and Reproduction
23. The skin
24. Non-specific resistance and the immune system
25. The reproductive system
Index

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