Human Biology
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Human Biology

A Text Book of Human Anatomy, Physiology and Hygiene

  1. 464 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Human Biology

A Text Book of Human Anatomy, Physiology and Hygiene

About this book

Human Biology is a textbook on human biology and presents facts and details about a number of diseases as well as organ transplants, antibiotics, and anesthetics. Other topics include world food, drug addiction, smoking, and lung cancer and the effects of radioactivity. The important subject of environmental pollution is also discussed. Some of the common disorders and diseases of the various systems are mentioned at the end of the chapters in addition to the characteristics of certain specified diseases. Comprised of 34 chapters, this book begins with an overview of man and his origins, as well as human biology and the human body. The discussion then turns to cell structure and tissues; the skin; the skeletal system; and joints. The biochemistry of foodstuffs is also examined, along with digestion and the alimentary system; the cardiovascular system; maintenance of body temperature; the genital system and reproduction; and hormones and the endocrine system. In addition, the book considers antibiotics, drugs, and anesthetics, as well as vectors and other parasites affecting humans. This monograph is intended for student nurses and potential medical students, as well as for non-science students and general readers who wish to learn something about the human body and its health.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Human Biology
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. FOREWORD TO THE SECOND EDITION
  6. PREFACE
  7. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  8. Chapter I. WHAT IS MAN?
  9. Chapter II. CELL STRUCTURE AND TISSUES
  10. Chapter III. THE SKIN
  11. Chapter IV. THE SKELETAL SYSTEM
  12. Chapter V. JOINTS
  13. Chapter VI. MOVEMENT AND THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM
  14. Chapter VII. THE BIOCHEMISTRY OF FOODSTUFFS
  15. Chapter VIII. DIGESTION AND THE ALIMENTARY SYSTEM
  16. Chapter IX. THE CARDIO-VASCULAR SYSTEM—I
  17. Chapter X. THE CARDIO-VASCULAR SYSTEM—II
  18. Chapter XI. THE CARDIO VASCULAR SYSTEM—III
  19. Chapter XII. THE CARDIO VASCULAR SYSTEM—IV
  20. Chapter XIII. THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM AND THE SPLEEN
  21. Chapter XIV. BREATHING, RESPIRATION AND VOICE
  22. Chapter XV. EXCRETION AND THE URINARY SYSTEM
  23. Chapter XVI. THE MAINTENANCE OF BODY TEMPERATURE
  24. Chapter XVII. THE GENITAL SYSTEM AND REPRODUCTION
  25. Chapter XVIII. NHERITANCE, VARIATION AND RACE
  26. Chapter XIX. CELL STRUCTURE AND THE CONCEPTS OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
  27. Chapter XX. HORMONES AND THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
  28. Chapter XXI. THE SENSES
  29. Chapter XXII. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
  30. Chapter XXIII. BASAL METABOLISM, FOOD AND DIET
  31. Chapter XXIV. THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF FOOD
  32. Chapter XXV. MICRO-ORGANISMS AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
  33. Chapter XXVI. ANTIBIOTICS, DRUGS AND ANAESTHETICS
  34. Chapter XXVII. VECTORS AND OTHER PARASITES AFFECTING MAN
  35. Chapter XXVIII. THE WATER SUPPLY AND ITS PROTECTION
  36. Chapter XXIX. HOUSING, HEATING, LIGHTING AND VENTILATION
  37. Chapter XXX. DISPOSAL OF REFUSE AND SEWAGE
  38. Chapter XXXI. POLLUTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT
  39. Chapter XXXII. PERSONAL HYGIENE
  40. Chapter XXXIII. HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY
  41. Chapter XXXIV. MAN IN THE WORLD
  42. APPENDIX I: EQUIVALENTS AND CONVERSIONS
  43. APPENDIX II: SUPPLIERS OF SPECIALISED MATERIALS FOR PRACTICAL WORK
  44. INDEX