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050 _aRT69
_bWIL 1996
100 _aWilson, Kathleen J.W.
_eauthor
245 _aRoss and Wilson anatomy and physiology in health and illness /
_cKathleen J.W. Wilson, Anne Waugh
250 _aEighth edition
264 _aNew York :
_bChurchill Livingstone,
_c1996.
300 _a465 pages :
_bcolour illustrations
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
_btxt
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
_bn
338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
_bnc
500 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 445) and index
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 445) and index
505 _aSect. 1. The body and its constituents 1. Introduction to the human body 2. Introduction to the chemistry of life 3. The cells, tissues and organisation of the body Sect. 2. Communication 4. The blood 5. The cardiovascular system 6. The lymphatic system 7. The nervous system 8. The special senses 9. The endocrine system Sect. 3. Intake of raw materials and the elimination 10. The respiratory system 11. Introduction to nutrition 12. The digestive system 13. The urinary system Sect. 4. Protection and survival 14. The skin 15. Resistance and immunity 16. The skeleton 17. The joints 18. The muscular system 19. The reproductive systems
520 _aA basic anatomy and physiology textbook which is illustrated with 4 colour text boxes. In addition to covering the "normal" anatomy and physiology, each chapter ends with a section on disease which explains what happens when the "normal" becomes abnormal. It provides the foundations of understanding for students studying on health related courses.
650 _aHuman anatomy.
650 _aHuman physiology.
650 _aPathology.
650 _aNursing.
700 _aWaugh, Anne
_eauthor
942 _2lcc
_cBK
_eEighth edition
_h69
_iWIL
_kRT