Anatomy & Physiology: An introduction for nursing and healthcare by Pamela Minett, ISBN-13: 978-1908625731

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Anatomy & Physiology: An introduction for nursing and healthcare by Pamela Minett, ISBN-13: 978-1908625731

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• Publisher: ‎ Lantern Publishing Ltd; 1st edition (December 15, 2020)
• Language: ‎ English
• 416 pages
• ISBN-10: ‎ 1908625732
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1908625731

An accessible text which covers the essentials of anatomy and physiology required by a range of health professions.

Anatomy & Physiology is the ideal introduction to the subject for student nurses, midwives, operating department practitioners, paramedics, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, trainee nursing associates, and other allied health professionals.

Written in an engaging and accessible style, the book helps readers to:

• learn the language of anatomy and physiology by explaining new terms clearly in the text and in a comprehensive glossary
• understand the key anatomical structures and physiological functions
• appreciate what happens during disease, with boxes throughout to highlight the clinical relevance, and more detailed explanations of chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and cancer
• apply this knowledge in healthcare contexts

Table of Contents:

Detailed contents vii

Preface xv

Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi

About the authors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xvii

Acronyms and abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii

How to use this book xxi

Chapter 1

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Chapter 2

Histology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Chapter 3

The skin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Chapter 4

The musculoskeletal system . . . . . . 39

Chapter 5

The cardiovascular system . . . . . . . 65

Chapter 6

The respiratory system . . . . . . . . 103

Chapter 7

The digestive system . . . . . . . . . . 121

Chapter 8

The urinary system . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Chapter 9

The nervous system . . . . . . . . . . 159

Chapter 10

The sensory system . . . . . . . . . . 199

Chapter 11

The endocrine system . . . . . . . . . 221

Chapter 12

The reproductive systems . . . . . . 237

Chapter 13

The human genome . . . . . . . . . . 269

Chapter 14

Immunity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291

Chapter 15

Disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309

Chapter 16

Multisystem disorders . . . . . . . . . 331

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

Appendix: Figure acknowledgements . . . . . . . .375

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377

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