[Dummies 01] • Anatomy and Physiology for Dummies · 3rd Edition, 3 by Norris, Maggie A. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Table of Contents Introduction

About This Book Foolish Assumptions Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go from Here

Part 1: Locating Physiology on the Web of Knowledge

Chapter 1: Anatomy and Physiology: The Big Picture

Scientifically Speaking A Little Chat about Jargon Looking at the Body from the Proper Perspective Organizing Yourself on Many Levels

Chapter 2: What Your Body Does All Day

Transferring Energy: A Body’s Place in the World Building Up and Breaking Down: Metabolism Staying in Range: Homeostasis Growing, Replacing, and Renewing

Chapter 3: A Bit about Cell Biology

The Functions of Cells Seeing the Inside of Eukaryotic Cells Building Blocks That Build You Genes and Genetic Material The Cell Cycle Organizing Cells into Tissues

Part 2: Sizing Up the Structural Layers

Chapter 4: Getting the Skinny on Skin, Hair, and Nails

Functions of the Integument Structure of the Integument Accessorizing Your Skin Your Skin Saving You Pathophysiology of the Integument

Chapter 5: Scrutinizing the Skeletal System

Reporting for Duty: The Jobs of Your Skeleton Checking Out the Skeleton’s Makeup Bone Growth and Remodeling The Axial Skeleton The Appendicular Skeleton Joints and the Movements They Allow Pathophysiology of the Skeletal System

Chapter 6: Muscles: Setting You in Motion

Functions of the Muscular System Talking about Tissue Types Getting a Grip on the Sliding Filament Naming the Skeletal Muscles Pathophysiology of the Muscular System

Part 3: Talking to Yourself

Chapter 7: The Nervous System: Your Body’s Circuit Board

Integrating the Input with the Output Integrated Networks Thinking about Your Brain Transmitting the Impulse Making Sense of Your Senses Pathophysiology of the Nervous System

Chapter 8: The Endocrine System: Releasing Chemical Messages

Homing In on Hormones Grouping the Glands Pathophysiology of the Endocrine System

Part 4: Exploring the Inner Workings of the Body

Chapter 9: The Cardiovascular System: Getting Your Blood Pumping

Getting Substances from Here to There Carrying Cargo: Your Blood and What’s in It Looking at Your Blood Vessels Cardiac Anatomy Cardiac Cycle Physiology of Circulation Pathophysiology of the Cardiovascular System

Chapter 10: The Respiratory System: Breathing Life into Your Body

Functions of the Respiratory System Nosing around Your Respiratory Anatomy Breathing: Everybody’s Doing It Gas Exchange Pathophysiology of the Respiratory System

Chapter 11: The Digestive System: Beginning the Breakdown

Functions of the Digestive System The Alimentary Canal Accessory Organs Pathophysiology of the Digestive System

Chapter 12: The Urinary System: Cleaning Up the Act

Functions of the Urinary System Structures of the Urinary System The Yellow River Maintaining Homeostasis Pathophysiology of the Urinary System

Chapter 13: The Lymphatic System: Living in a Microbe Jungle

Functions of the Lymphatic System Loving Your Lymphatic System Identifying Immune System Cells Examining Immune System Molecules Immune System Mechanisms Adaptive Immunity Pathophysiology of the Immune System

Part 5: Life’s Rich Pageant: Reproduction and Development

Chapter 14: The Reproductive System

Functions of the Reproductive System Producing Gametes The Female Reproductive System The Male Reproductive System Pausing for Pregnancy Pathophysiology of the Reproductive System

Chapter 15: Change and Development over the Life Span

Programming Development Development before Birth The Human Life Span

Part 6: The Part of Tens

Energy Can Neither Be Created Nor Destroyed Everything Falls Apart Everything’s in Motion Probability Rules Polarity Charges Life Water Is Special Fluids and Solids Under Pressure Redox Reactions Transfer Electrons

Chapter 17: Ten Phabulous Physiology Phacts

Unique to You: Hands, Fingers, Thumbs Nothing’s Better than Mother’s Milk It’s Apparent: Your Hair Is Different The Only Thing You Have to Fear Is … You Smell Well! Microbes: We Are Their World The Pesky Appendix Talkin’ about Breath Control Taking Your First Breath Is Blood Really Blue?

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