Human Structure and Function - Nursing Applications in Clinical Practice

di Brooker • 1998 • dettagli prodotto

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Written specifically for nurses, this major text provides the anatomy and physiology necessary for the completion of the Common Foundation Programme. It is practice-based throughout and integrated with relevant nursing research, health education, health promotion and pathophysiology. Table of Contents: SECTION ONE: Living material and organization of the body * Outline of living material and organization of the body * SECTION TWO: The internal environment * The internal environment - basic concepts and homeostasis * SECTION THREE: Regulation, communication and control * Nervous tissue and basic functions of the nervous system * The central nervous system * The peripheral nervous system * The autonomic nervous system * The special senses * The endocrine system: Hormonal control and regulation * SECTION FOUR: Body transport systems * The blood * The cardiovascular system: Heart, vessels and circulation * Lymphatic system: Vessels, nodes and tissues * SECTION FIVE: Obtaining and using raw material for metabolism and excreting waste * Respiration * Digestive system, metabolism and nutrition * Live and biliary tract * Urinary system * SECTION SIX: Movement and stability * Bone tissue * Muscle tissue * The skeleton, joints and muscular system * SECTION SEVEN: Defence and survival strategies * Body defences and the skin * SECTION EIGHT: Ensuring continuity * Reproduction * Growth and Development * Appendices