Human anatomy & physiology

Content: 1. The Human Body: An Orientation --
2. Chemistry Comes Alive --
3. Cells: The Living Units --
4. Tissue: The Living Fabric --
5. The Integumentary System --
6. Bones and Bone Tissue --
7. The Skeleton --
8. Joints --
9. Muscles and Muscle Tissue --
10. The Muscular System --
11. Fundamentals of the Nervous System and Nervous Tissue --
12. The Central Nervous System --
13. The Peripheral Nervous System and Reflex Activity --
14. The Autonomic Nervous System --
15. Neural Integration --
16. The Special Senses --
17. The Endocrine System --
18. Blood --
19. The Cardiovascular System: The Heart --
20. The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels --
21. The Lymphatic System --
22. Nonspecific Body Defenses and Immunity --
23. The Respiratory System --
24. The Digestive System --
25. Nutrition, Metabolism, and Body Temperature Regulation --
26. The Urinary System --
27. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance --
28. The Reproductive System --
29. Pregnancy and Human Development --
30. Heredity --
App. A. The Metric System --
App. B. The Genetic Code: Codon Sheet --
App. C. Amino Acid Structures --
App. D. Functional Groups in Organic Molecules --
App. E. Some Important Metabolic Pathways --
App. F. Periodic Table of the Elements --
App. G. Reference Values for Selected Blood and Urine Studies --
App. H. Answers to Multiple Choice, Matching, and Key Figure Questions --
Credits --
Glossary --
Index.