Visualizing Human Biology engages medical professionals to connect the science to their own lives through stunning visuals. It presents the important concepts of human biology as they relate to the world we live in. The role of the human in the environment is stressed throughout, ensuring that topics such as evolution, ecology, and chemistry are introduced in a non-threatening and logical fashion.The second edition includes revised art that helps make the concepts easier to understand, and additional visualizing features have been integrated throughout the chapters. The material has also been streamlined, making this a concise resource for medical professionals. INDICE: Foreword Preface UNIT ONE: Introduction to the study of human lifeChapter 1 - What is life? Chapter 2 - Where do we come from and where do we fit? Chapter 3 - Everyday chemistry of life Chapter 4 - Cells: organization andcommunication Chapter 5 - Tissues UNIT TWO: Moving through the environment Chapter 6 - The skeleton-muscular system Chapter 7 - The nervous system Chapter 8 - The special senses UNIT THREE: Protection from the environment Chapter 9 -Immunity and the lymphatic system Chapter 10 - Infectious disease and epidemiology Chapter 11 - Cancer UNIT FOUR: Thriving within the environment Chapter 12 - The cardiovascular system Chapter 13 - The respiratory system Chapter 14 -Nutrition Chapter 15 - The digestive system Chapter 16 - The urinary system UNIT FIVE: Populating the environment Chapter 17 - The endocrine system Chapter18 - The reproductive systems Chapter 19 - Pregnancy Chapter 20 - Inheritance, genetics, and molecular biology Chapter 21 - The human population Appendix Glossary Index
- ISBN: 978-0-470-39074-0
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 704
- Fecha Publicación: 26/01/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés