Cohen, Barbara J.

Memmler's the human body in health and disease / Barbara Janson Cohen ; consulting editors/authors, Jason James Taylor, Kerry L. Hull. Human body in health and disease - 12th ed. - Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2013. - xxxi, 640 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 DVD-ROM (4 3/4in.)

Includes index.

Organization of the human body -- Chemistry, matter, and life -- Cells and their functions -- Tissues, glands, and membranes -- Disease and disease-producing organisms -- The skin in health and disease -- The skeleton: bones and joints -- The muscular system -- The nervous system : the spinal cord and spinal nerves -- The nervous system : the brain and cranial nerves -- The sensory system -- The endocrine system : glands and hormones -- The blood -- The heart and heart disease -- Blood vessels and blood circulation -- The lymphatic system and lymphoid tissue -- Body defenses, immunity, and vaccines -- The respiratory system -- The digestive system -- Metabolism, nutrition, and body temperature -- Body fluids -- The urinary system -- The male and female reproductive systems -- Development and birth -- Heredity and hereditary diseases.

9781609139056 (soft cover) 9781609139070 (hardcover)


Physiology.
Anatomy.
Pathology.

QP34.5 / .M48 2013

612 / CBM