The Human Body in Health & Disease
- ISBN-10
- 0397551754
- ISBN-13
- 9780397551750
- Series
- The Human Body in Health & Disease
- Category
- Anatomy
- Pages
- 484
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Authors
- Barbara J. Cohen, Ruth Lundeen Memmler
Description
tion. As an introduction to basic anatomy and physiology, the organiza tion of the body is traced from the single cell to the coordinated who le. Coverage includes normal and abnormal anatomy, physiology, and pat hophysiology; basic microbiology, chemistry, and physics. Focus is pla ced on the interaction of all body systems for the maintenance of a st able internal state, or homeostasis, and explanation is given for cond itions that can upset this balance to produce disease. Key features in clude: student objectives, key terms and study questions in each chapt er; a summary outline at the end of each chapter; abundant illustratio ns to clarify text; a glossary with pronunciations; and a medical term inology section. New and exciting in the 8th edition: 50% of all illus trations are new; 70 new four-color illustrations; many new photograph s and micrographs; expanded information on physiology; special interes t boxes in each chapter, one on normal function, one presents clinical focus. Also new is an appendix on laboratory values covering urine, b lood cells, and blood chemistry.
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