Human Biology

A Text Book of Human Anatomy, Physiology and Hygiene

C. J. Wallis

• Editore: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Anno: 2014
• ISBN:
  9781483141725
• Edizione: 2
• Argomento: Biowissenschaften
• Categoria: Menschliche Anatomie & Physiologie

Human Biology is a textbook on human biology and presents facts and details about a number of diseases as well as organ transplants, antibiotics, and anesthetics. Other topics include world food, drug addiction, smoking, and lung cancer and the effects of radioactivity. The important subject of environmental pollution is also discussed. Some of the common disorders and diseases of the various systems are mentioned at the end of the chapters in addition to the characteristics of certain specified diseases. Comprised of 34 chapters, this book begins with an overview of man and his origins, as well as human biology and the human body. The discussion then turns to cell structure and tissues; the skin; the skeletal system; and joints. The biochemistry of foodstuffs is also examined, along with digestion and the alimentary system; the cardiovascular system; maintenance of body temperature; the genital system and reproduction; and hormones and the endocrine system. In addition, the book considers antibiotics, drugs, and anesthetics, as well as vectors and other parasites affecting humans. This monograph is intended for student nurses and potential medical students, as well as for non-science students and general readers who wish to learn something about the human body and its health.

Indice dei contenuti

• Front Cover
• Human Biology
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• FOREWORD TO THE SECOND EDITION
• PREFACE
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• Chapter I. WHAT IS MAN?
• Chapter II. CELL STRUCTURE AND TISSUES
• Chapter III. THE SKIN
• Chapter IV. THE SKELETAL SYSTEM
• Chapter V. JOINTS
• Chapter VI. MOVEMENT AND THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM
• Chapter VII. THE BIOCHEMISTRY OF FOODSTUFFS
• Chapter VIII. DIGESTION AND THE ALIMENTARY SYSTEM
• Chapter IX. THE CARDIO-VASCULAR SYSTEM—I
• Chapter X. THE CARDIO-VASCULAR SYSTEM—II
• Chapter XI. THE CARDIO VASCULAR SYSTEM—III
• Chapter XII. THE CARDIO VASCULAR SYSTEM—IV
• Chapter XIII. THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM AND THE SPLEEN
• Chapter XIV. BREATHING, RESPIRATION AND VOICE
• Chapter XV. EXCRETION AND THE URINARY SYSTEM
• Chapter XVI. THE MAINTENANCE OF BODY TEMPERATURE
• Chapter XVII. THE GENITAL SYSTEM AND REPRODUCTION
• Chapter XVIII. NHERITANCE, VARIATION AND RACE
• Chapter XIX. CELL STRUCTURE AND THE CONCEPTS OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
• Chapter XX. HORMONES AND THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
• Chapter XXI. THE SENSES
• Chapter XXII. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
• Chapter XXIII. BASAL METABOLISM, FOOD AND DIET
• Chapter XXIV. THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF FOOD
• Chapter XXV. MICRO-ORGANISMS AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
• Chapter XXVI. ANTIBIOTICS, DRUGS AND ANAESTHETICS
• Chapter XXVII. VECTORS AND OTHER PARASITES AFFECTING MAN
• Chapter XXVIII. THE WATER SUPPLY AND ITS PROTECTION
• Chapter XXIX. HOUSING, HEATING, LIGHTING AND VENTILATION
• Chapter XXX. DISPOSAL OF REFUSE AND SEWAGE
• Chapter XXXI. POLLUTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT
• Chapter XXXII. PERSONAL HYGIENE
• Chapter XXXIII. HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY
• Chapter XXXIV. MAN IN THE WORLD
• APPENDIX I: EQUIVALENTS AND CONVERSIONS
• APPENDIX II: SUPPLIERS OF SPECIALISED MATERIALS FOR PRACTICAL WORK
• INDEX