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Twelfth Edition
By
Roger Watson, BSc, PhD, RGN, CBiol, FIBiol, ILTM, FRSA, RN, FAAN, Professor of Nursing, Graduate School of Nursing University of Sheffield, UK
Description
This is a new edition of a popular and comprehensive introductory text on anatomy and physiology for nurses and allied health students.
Audience
All nursing students; other allied health students e.g. health visitors, midwives, health care assistants.
Contents
SECTION I THE CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING MATTER. Introduction. The Chemical Level of Organization. The Cellular Level of Organization.
Tissues, Organs, Systems and Homeostasis.
SECTION II CONTROL AND CO-ORDINATION. The Nervous System. The Ear. The Eye. Endocrine Glands.
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III POSTURE AND MOVEMENT. Development and Types of Bone. Bones of the Head and Trunk. Bones of the Limbs. Joints or Articulations.Muscle.
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IV INTERNAL TRANSPORT. The Blood. The Heart and Blood Vessels. The Circulation. The Lymphatic System. The Respiratory System.
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V NUTRITION AND ELIMINATION. The Digestive System. The Liver, Biliary System and Pancreas. Nutrition. Digestion and Metabolism. Fluid
Balance and the Urinary System.
SECTION VI PROTECTION AND REPRODUCTION. The Skin. Non-specific Resistance and the Immune System. The
Reproductive System. Bibliography
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Paperback, 426 pages, publication date: APR-2005
ISBN-13: 978-0-7020-2749-9
ISBN-10: 0-7020-2749-9
Imprint: BAILLIÈRE TINDALL
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Last update: 30 Nov 2009
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