| Description |
xii, 654 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Cells -- 3. Homeostasis and Control -- 4. Blood and Related Tissues -- 5. Circulation -- 6. Digestive System -- 7. Respiration -- 8. Urinary System -- 9. Liver -- 10. Endocrine Tissue and Hormones -- 11. Maintenance of Oxygen Supplies -- 12. Acid-Base Balance -- 13. Water and Electrolyte Balance -- 14. Nutrition -- 15. Protection, Defence and Waste Disposal -- 16. Maintenance of Body Temperature -- 17. From Rest to Activity -- 18. Circadian Rhythms -- 19. Illness -- 20. The Somatic Nervous System: An Introduction -- 21. Neurones -- 22. Muscle -- 23. Sensory Systems: An Overview -- 24. Body Senses, Proprioception, Taste and Smell -- 25. Hearing -- 26. Vision -- 27. Motor Systems: An Overview -- 28. Actions 1: Posture, Movement and Manual Dexterity -- 29. Actions 2: Looking, Communicating and Eating -- 30. The Mind, Knowing and Doing -- 31. Sleep, Emotion and Behaviour -- 32. Pain -- 33. Learning and Memory -- 34. Sex, Reproduction and Pregnancy -- 35. Development from Conception to Adulthood -- 36. Growing Older -- 37. Death and Dying |
| Analysis |
Humans Anatomy |
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Humans Physiology |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Anatomy -- Nurses' instruction
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Human anatomy.
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Human physiology.
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Nursing.
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Physiology -- Nurses' instruction
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Physiology.
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Anatomy.
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Anatomy.
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Physiology.
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| Genre/Form |
Nurses Instruction.
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| LC no. |
94027137 |
| ISBN |
0443041512 |
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