Cohen, Barbara J,

Memmler's The human body in health & disease. [print] - nineth edition. / Barbara Janson Cohen, Dena Lin Wood. - Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, (c)2000. - xxiv, 519 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.

Rev. edition of: The human body in health and disease

Includes bibliographies and index.

part 1. The body as a whole -- Organization of the human body -- Chemistry, matter, and life -- Cells and their functions -- Tissues, glands, and membranes -- part 2. Disease and the first line of defense -- Disease and disease-producing organisms -- The skin in health and disease -- part. 3. Movement and support -- The skeleton: bones and joints -- The muscular system -- part 4. Coordination and control -- 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 -- part 5. Circulation and body defense -- The blood -- The heart and heart disease -- Blood vessels and blood circulation -- The lymphatic system and lymphoid tissue -- Body defenses, immunity, and vaccines -- part 6. Energy: supply and use -- Respiration -- Digestion -- Metabolism, nutrition, and body temperature -- Body fluids -- The urinary system -- part 7. Perpetuation of life -- The male and female reproductive systems -- Development and birth -- Heredity and hereditary diseases.



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Human physiology.
Physiology, Pathological.
Human anatomy.

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