Anatomy & Physiology For Dummies®

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1. Table of Contents
   1. Cover
   2. Introduction
      1. About This Book
      2. Foolish Assumptions
      3. Icons Used in This Book
      4. Beyond the Book
      5. Where to Go from Here
   3. Part 1: Locating Physiology on the Web of Knowledge
      1. Chapter 1: Anatomy and Physiology: The Big Picture
         1. Scientifically Speaking
         2. A Little Chat about Jargon
         3. Looking at the Body from the Proper Perspective
         4. Organizing Yourself on Many Levels
      2. Chapter 2: What Your Body Does All Day
         1. Transferring Energy: A Body’s Place in the World
         2. Building Up and Breaking Down: Metabolism
         3. Staying in Range: Homeostasis
         4. Growing, Replacing, and Renewing
      3. Chapter 3: A Bit about Cell Biology
         1. The Functions of Cells
         2. Seeing the Inside of Eukaryotic Cells
         3. Building Blocks That Build You
         4. Genes and Genetic Material
         5. The Cell Cycle
         6. Organizing Cells into Tissues
   4. Part 2: Sizing Up the Structural Layers
      1. Chapter 4: Getting the Skinny on Skin, Hair, and Nails
         1. Functions of the Integument
         2. Structure of the Integument
         3. Accessorizing Your Skin
         4. Your Skin Saving You
         5. Pathophysiology of the Integument
      2. Chapter 5: Scrutinizing the Skeletal System
         1. Reporting for Duty: The Jobs of Your Skeleton
         2. Checking Out the Skeleton’s Makeup
         3. Bone Growth and Remodeling
         4. The Axial Skeleton
         5. The Appendicular Skeleton
         6. Joints and the Movements They Allow
         7. Pathophysiology of the Skeletal System
      3. Chapter 6: Muscles: Setting You in Motion
         1. Functions of the Muscular System
         2. Talking about Tissue Types
         3. Getting a Grip on the Sliding Filament
         4. Naming the Skeletal Muscles
         5. Pathophysiology of the Muscular System
   5. Part 3: Talking to Yourself
      1. Chapter 7: The Nervous System: Your Body’s Circuit Board
         1. Integrating the Input with the Output
         2. Integrated Networks
         3. Thinking about Your Brain
         4. Transmitting the Impulse
         5. Making Sense of Your Senses
         6. Pathophysiology of the Nervous System
      2. Chapter 8: The Endocrine System: Releasing Chemical Messages
         1. Homing In on Hormones
         2. Grouping the Glands
         3. Pathophysiology of the Endocrine System
   6. Part 4: Exploring the Inner Workings of the Body
      1. Chapter 9: The Cardiovascular System: Getting Your Blood Pumping
         1. Getting Substances from Here to There
         2. Carrying Cargo: Your Blood and What’s in It
         3. Looking at Your Blood Vessels
         4. Cardiac Anatomy
         5. Cardiac Cycle
         6. Physiology of Circulation
         7. Pathophysiology of the Cardiovascular System
      2. Chapter 10: The Respiratory System: Breathing Life into Your Body
         1. Functions of the Respiratory System
         2. Nosing around Your Respiratory Anatomy
         3. Breathing: Everybody’s Doing It
         4. Gas Exchange
         5. Pathophysiology of the Respiratory System
      3. Chapter 11: The Digestive System: Beginning the Breakdown
         1. Functions of the Digestive System
         2. The Alimentary Canal
         3. Accessory Organs
         4. Pathophysiology of the Digestive System
      4. Chapter 12: The Urinary System: Cleaning Up the Act
         1. Functions of the Urinary System
         2. Structures of the Urinary System
         3. The Yellow River
         4. Maintaining Homeostasis
         5. Pathophysiology of the Urinary System
      5. Chapter 13: The Lymphatic System: Living in a Microbe Jungle
         1. Functions of the Lymphatic System
         2. Loving Your Lymphatic System
         3. Identifying Immune System Cells
         4. Examining Immune System Molecules
         5. Immune System Mechanisms
         6. Adaptive Immunity
         7. Pathophysiology of the Immune System
   7. Part 5: Life’s Rich Pageant: Reproduction and Development
      1. Chapter 14: The Reproductive System
         1. Functions of the Reproductive System
         2. Producing Gametes
         3. The Female Reproductive System
         4. The Male Reproductive System
         5. Pausing for Pregnancy
         6. Pathophysiology of the Reproductive System
      2. Chapter 15: Change and Development over the Life Span
         1. Programming Development
         2. Development before Birth
         3. The Human Life Span
   8. Part 6: The Part of Tens
      1. Chapter 16: Ten (Or So) Chemistry Concepts Related to Anatomy and Physiology
         1. Energy Can Neither Be Created Nor Destroyed
         2. Everything Falls Apart
         3. Everything’s in Motion
         4. Probability Rules
         5. Polarity Charges Life
         6. Water Is Special
         7. Fluids and Solids
         8. Under Pressure
         9. Redox Reactions Transfer Electrons
      2. Chapter 17: Ten Phabulous Physiology Phacts
         1. Unique to You: Hands, Fingers, Thumbs
         2. Nothing’s Better than Mother’s Milk
         3. It’s Apparent: Your Hair Is Different
         4. The Only Thing You Have to Fear Is …
         5. You Smell Well!
         6. Microbes: We Are Their World
         7. The Pesky Appendix
         8. Talkin’ about Breath Control
         9. Taking Your First Breath
         10. Is Blood Really Blue?
   9. About the Authors
   10. Supplemental Images
   11. Connect with Dummies
   12. End User License Agreement

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