The Human Body (A. Faller and M. Schuenke)

Language: English
By: Adolf Faller , Michael Schunke, Gabriele Schunke, Ethan M.D. Taub(Editor), Oliver French(Translator)
ISBN-10: 158890122X ISBN-13: 9781588901224
Publisher: Thieme Medical Publishers – 2004-07
Paperback: 708 Pages
Alternate ISBN:
The Human Body: An Introduction to Structure and Function
By: Adolf Faller , Michael Schuenke
ISBN-10: 3131292717 ISBN-13: 9783131292711
Publisher: Thieme Publishing Group – 2004-04-14
Format: Paperback
From the Publisher:
The basic principles of the anatomy and physiology of the human body are presented in easy-to-read language with clearly integrated text and four-color illustrations.
Full consideration is given to the interests of various disciplines in the health care field.
The main topics are:
·Biology of the Cell;
·Genetics and Evolution;
·Musculoskeletal System;
·Heart and Vascular System;
·Blood, Immune System and Lymphatic Organs;
·Endocrine Organs;
·Digestive System;
·Reproduction, Development and Birth;
·Central and Peripheral Nervous System;
Other features are the summary at the end of each chapter, which reviews the chapter contents; the detailed Table of Contents at the start of each chapter; and the fold-out color plate of a fully labeled skeleton.
Synopsis:
This text was first published in German by the late Faller (formerly of the U. of Fribourg, Switzerland) in 1966; the English-language version is based on the 13th German edition. It includes 50 new color illustrations and has been updated to cover recent development in human biology and medicine. Chapters cover the biology of the cell; genetics and evolution; tissues; the locomotor system; the heart and blood vessels; blood, the immune system, and lymphoid organs; the endocrine system; the respiratory system; the digestive system; the kidneys and urinary tract; the reproductive organs; reproduction, development, and birth; the central and peripheral nervous systems; the autonomic nervous system; sense organs; the skin and its appendages; and quantities and units of measurement.
Annotation © 2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Table of Contents:
1 Biology of the cell 1
2 Genetics and evolution 39
3 Tissues 67
4 The locomotor system (musculoskeletal system) 113
5 The heart and blood vessels 205
6 Blood, the immune-system, and lymphoid organs 259
7 The endocrine system 307
8 The respiratory system 333
9 The digestive system 377
10 The kidneys and urinary tract 441
11 The reproductive organs 471
12 Reproduction, development, and birth 505
13 The central and peripheral nervous systems 533
14 The autonomic nervous system 605
15 Sense organs 623
16 The skin and its appendages 663 

17 Quantities and units of measurement 673

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