A brief atlas of the human body /
Matt Hutchinson [and others] ; photographs by Ralph T. Hutchings and Nina Zanetti.
- Second edition.
- vii, 129 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm
Revised edition of: A brief atlas of the human body / Matt Hutchinson, Jon Mallatt, Elaine N. Marieb. 2003. Accompanies: Human anatomy / Elaine N. Marieb, Jon Mallatt, Patricia Brady Wilhelm (San Francisco : Pearson Benjamin Cummings, c2008).
The Human Body: An Orientation -- Chemistry Comes Alive -- Cells: The Living Units -- Tissue: The Living Fabric -- The Integumentary System -- Bones and Bone Tissue -- The Skeleton -- Joints -- Muscles and Muscle Tissue -- The Muscular System -- Fundamentals of the Nervous System and Nervous Tissue -- The Central Nervous System -- The Peripheral Nervous System and Reflex Activity -- The Autonomic Nervous System -- Neural Integration -- The Special Senses -- The Endocrine System -- Blood -- The Cardiovascular System: The Heart -- The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels -- The Lymphatic System -- Nonspecific Body Defenses and Immunity -- The Respiratory System -- The Digestive System -- Nutrition, Metabolism, and Body Temperature Regulation -- The Urinary System -- Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance -- The Reproductive System -- Pregnancy and Human Development -- Heredity -- The Metric System -- The Genetic Code: Codon Sheet -- Amino Acid Structures -- Functional Groups in Organic Molecules -- Some Important Metabolic Pathways -- Periodic Table of the Elements -- Reference Values for Selected Blood and Urine Studies -- Answers to Multiple Choice, Matching, and Key Figure Questions -- Credits -- Glossary -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. App. A. App. B. App. C. App. D. App. E. App. F. App. G. App. H.