Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology for Healthcare Students
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (767 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1138683876 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 312 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-11 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
About the AuthorDavid Sturgeon is Senior Lecturer in Nursing at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK.
David Sturgeon is Senior Lecturer in Nursing at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK.
This book provides a highly accessible introduction to anatomy and physiology. By the end of each chapter, the reader will understand and be able to explain how the structures and systems described are organised and contribute to the maintenance of health. Complete with self-test questions, full colour illustrations and a comprehensive glossary, this book is an essential read for all nursing and healthcare students in both further and higher education.. Describing how illness and disease undermine the body’s ability to maintain homeostasis, this text helps readers to predict and account for the consequences when this occurs. Written for students studying the subject for the first time, it covers the human body from the atomic and cellular levels through to all the major systems and includes chapters on blood, immunity and homeostasis.Logically presented, the chapters build on each other and are designed to develop the reader’s knowledge and understanding of the human body