Saladin, Kenneth S.,

Anatomy & physiology : the unity of form and function / Anatomy and physiology Kenneth S. Saladin, Georgia College & State University ; digital authors, Stephen J. Sullivan, Bucks County Community College, Christina A. Gan, Highline Community College. - Seventh edition. - xxiv, 1129 pages, 85 variously numbered pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Includes index.

Major themes of anatomy and physiology -- General orientation to human anatomy -- The chemistry of life -- Cellular form and function -- Genetics and cellular function -- Histology -- The integumentary system -- Bone tissue -- The skeletal system -- Joints -- The muscular system -- Regional and surface anatomy -- Muscular tissue -- Nervous tissue -- The spinal cord, spinal nerves, and somatic reflexes -- The brain and cranial nerves -- The autonomic nervous system and visceral reflexes -- Sense organs -- The endocrine system -- The circulatory system: blood -- The circulatory system: heart -- The circulatory system: blood vessels and circulation -- The lymphatic and immune systems -- The respiratory system -- The urinary system -- Water, electrolyte, and acid-base balance -- The digestive system -- Nutrition and metabolism -- The male reproductive system -- The female reproductive system -- Human development and aging.

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Human physiology--Textbooks
Human anatomy--Textbooks
Anatomy.
Physiological Phenomena

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