Chiras, Daniel D.
Human body systems : structure, function, and environment / Daniel D. Chiras. - 2nd ed. - viii, 170 p. : col. ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
Introduction -- Study skills -- Module 1. An introduction to structure and function -- Module 2. Nutrition -- Module 3. The digestive system -- Module 4. The circulatory system -- Module 5. The blood -- Module 6. The immune system -- Module 7. The respiratory system -- Module 8. The urinary system -- Module 9. The nervous system -- Module 10. The senses -- Module 11. The skeletal system -- Module 12. The muscular system -- Module 13. The endocrine system -- Module 14. The male reproductive system -- Module 15. The female reproductive system -- Module 16. Principles of ecology -- Module 17. Environmental issues: population, pollution, and resources -- Biological roots -- Appendix A. The metric system -- Appendix B. Periodic table of elements.
Human Body Systems: Structure, Function, and Environment is an informative primer that focuses on the organ systems within the human body, and their part in health and disease. Focusing primarily on the organ systems that comprise the body, readers will learn the main parts of each system and how they operate, as well as what happens when things go wrong. Human Body Systems: Structure, Function, and Environment is an informative primer that focuses on the organ systems within the human body, and their part in health and disease. Focusing primarily on the organ systems that comprise the body, readers will learn the main parts of each system and how they operate, as well as what happens when things go wrong. An ideal supplement to any Human Biology, A & P, or Microbiology course, it covers. · Nutrition. · Digestion. · Circulation and blood. · Immunity. · Respiration. · Senses. · Urinary system. · Nervous system. · Skeletal and muscular systems. · Endocrine and reproductive systems. The text closes with a brief discussion of ecology and environmental issues that affect the way humans live and interact with the world around them.
9781449647933 (alk. paper)
2012008608
Human biology.
Human physiology.
Human anatomy.
QP34.5 / .C4855 2013
612/C44
Human body systems : structure, function, and environment / Daniel D. Chiras. - 2nd ed. - viii, 170 p. : col. ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
Introduction -- Study skills -- Module 1. An introduction to structure and function -- Module 2. Nutrition -- Module 3. The digestive system -- Module 4. The circulatory system -- Module 5. The blood -- Module 6. The immune system -- Module 7. The respiratory system -- Module 8. The urinary system -- Module 9. The nervous system -- Module 10. The senses -- Module 11. The skeletal system -- Module 12. The muscular system -- Module 13. The endocrine system -- Module 14. The male reproductive system -- Module 15. The female reproductive system -- Module 16. Principles of ecology -- Module 17. Environmental issues: population, pollution, and resources -- Biological roots -- Appendix A. The metric system -- Appendix B. Periodic table of elements.
Human Body Systems: Structure, Function, and Environment is an informative primer that focuses on the organ systems within the human body, and their part in health and disease. Focusing primarily on the organ systems that comprise the body, readers will learn the main parts of each system and how they operate, as well as what happens when things go wrong. Human Body Systems: Structure, Function, and Environment is an informative primer that focuses on the organ systems within the human body, and their part in health and disease. Focusing primarily on the organ systems that comprise the body, readers will learn the main parts of each system and how they operate, as well as what happens when things go wrong. An ideal supplement to any Human Biology, A & P, or Microbiology course, it covers. · Nutrition. · Digestion. · Circulation and blood. · Immunity. · Respiration. · Senses. · Urinary system. · Nervous system. · Skeletal and muscular systems. · Endocrine and reproductive systems. The text closes with a brief discussion of ecology and environmental issues that affect the way humans live and interact with the world around them.
9781449647933 (alk. paper)
2012008608
Human biology.
Human physiology.
Human anatomy.
QP34.5 / .C4855 2013
612/C44
