Memmler's the human body in health and disease

• Main Author: Cohen, Barbara J. (Author)
• Other Authors: Taylor,Jason J. (Editor), Hull, Kerry E. (Editor), Memmler, Ruth Lundeen (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2013
• Edition: TWELVE TH EDITION
• Subjects: Physiology; Pathology; Anatomy
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This widely read classic is an excellent primer on normal and abnormal anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology, basic microbiology, chemistry, and the human disease process. With an accessible design and a robust multimedia electronic ancillary package, the Twelfth Edition is even more engaging and...

Table of Contents:

• Organization of the human body
• Chemistry, matter, and life
• Cells and their functions
• Tissues, glands, and membranes
• Disease and disease-producing organisms
• The skin in health and disease
• 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
• The blood
• The heart and heart disease
• Blood vessels and blood circulation
• The lymphatic system and lymphoid tissue
• Body defenses, immunity, and vaccines
• The respiratory system
• The digestive system
• Metabolism, nutrition, and body temperature
• Body fluids
• The urinary system
• The male and female reproductive systems
• Development and birth
• Heredity and hereditary diseases.