Anatomy Essentials for Dummies

Presents an introduction to the core concepts of human anatomy and physiology.

List of contents

Introduction 1

Chapter 1: Focusing on the Framework of Anatomy and Physiology 5

Chapter 2: Examining Cell Biology Basics 23

Chapter 3: Scoping Out the Body's Structural Layers 41

Chapter 4: Getting to the Heart of the Circulatory System 65

Chapter 5: Taking a Deep Breath with the Respiratory System 85

Chapter 6: Getting on Track with the Digestive System 97

Chapter 7: Passing through the Urinary System 111

Chapter 8: Making Babies: The Reproductive System 125

Chapter 9: Exploring the Nervous, Endocrine, and Immune Systems 143

Chapter 10: Ten Phabulous Physiology Phacts 161

Index 167

Product details

• Authors: Consumer Dummies, Maggie Norris, Maggie A Norris, Maggie A. Norris, Maggie A. Siegfried Norris, Donna Rae Siegfried
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.05.2012
• EAN: 9781118184219
• ISBN: 978-1-118-18421-9
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: For Dummies
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine