前言 Foreword

Chapter 1  The General Plan of the Human Body

  1.1  What are Living Things Made of

  1.2  Body Systems

  1.3  Directions in the Body

  1.4  Body Cavities

  1.5  The Metric System

Chapter 2  Disease and Disease-producing Organisms

  2.1  What is Disease

  2.2  The Study of Disease

  2.3  Disease Terminology

  2.4  Infection

  2.5  The Microorganisms

  2.6  Microbial Control

  2.7  Laboratory Identification of Pathogens

Chapter 3  Chemistry of Life

  3.1  What is Chemistry

  3.2  A Look at Atoms

  3.3  Molecules,Elements,Compounds and Mixtures

  3.4  Ions and Electrolytes

  3.5  Acids and Bases

  3.6  The Chemistry of Living Matter

Chapter 4  Cell Structure and Function

  4.1  Cellular Organization

  4.2  Crossing the Plasma

  4.3  The Cell Cycle

Chapter 5  Body Tissues and Membranes

  5.1  Epithelial Tissue

  5.2  Connective Tissue

  5.3  Muscular Tissue

  5.4  Nervous Tissue

  5.5  ExtracellularJunctions,Glands,and Membranes

Chapter 6  The Blood

  6.1  Purposes of the Blood

  6.2  Blood Constituents

  6.3  Origin of the Corpuscles

  6.4  Blood Clotting

  6.5  Uses of Blood Derivatives

  6.6  Blood Disorders

  6.7  Blood Studies

  6.8  Blood Chemistry Tests

  6.9  Other Blood Tests

Chapter 7  The Heart and the Heart Disease

  7.1  Circulation and the Heart

  7.2  Structure of the Heart

  7.3  Physiology of the Heart

  7.4  Heart Disease

  7.5  Prevention of Heart Ailments

  7.6  Some Practical Aspects of Treatment

Chapter 8  Blood Vessels and Blood Circulation

  8.1  Kinds of Blood Vessels

  8.2  Structure of Blood Vessels

  8.3  Names of Systemic Arteries

  8.4  Names of Systemic Veins

  8.5  How Capillaries Work

  8.6  Pulse and Blood Pressure

  8.7  Disorders Involving the Blood Vessels

  8.8  Replacement of Arteries

Chapter 9  Bones,Joints and Muscles

  9.1  The Musculoskeletal System

  9.2  The Bones

Chapter 10  The Integumentary System

  10.1  Structure of the Skin

  10.2  Accessory Structures of the Skin

  10.3  Disorders of the Skin

  10.4  Effects of Aging

  10.5  Homeostasis

Chapter 11  Respiration

  11.1  Respiration

  11.2  The Respiratory System

  11.3  The Lung Cavities

  11.4  Physiology of Respiration

  11.5  Disorders of the Respiratory System

  11.6  Some Practical Aspects of Ventilation

  11.7  Special Equipment for Respiratory Tract Treatments

Chapter 12  Digestion and Indigestion

  12.1  What the Digestive System Does

  12.2  The Alimentary Canal

  12.3  The Accessory Structures

  12.4  The Peritoneum

  12.5  Some Practical Aspects of Nutrition

Chapter 13  Urinary System and Excretion

  13.1  Urinary System

  13.2  Anatomy of the Kidney and Excretion

  13.3  Regulatory Functions of the Kidneys

  13.4  Problems with Kidney Function

  13.5  Effects of Aging

Chapter 14  The Endocrine System

  14.1  Endocrine Glands

  14.2  Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland

  14.3  Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands

  14.4  Adrenal Glands

  14.5  Pancreas

  14.6  Other Endocrine Glands

  14.7  Chemical Signals

  14.8  Effects of Aging

  14.9  Homeostasis

Chapter 15  The Brain,the Spinal Cord and the Nerves

  15.1  The Nervous System as a Whole

  15.2  Nerves in General

  15.3  Central Nervous System

  15.4  The Peripheral Nervous System

  15.5  The Autonomic Nervous System

Chapter 16  The Sensory System

  16.1  Sense and Sensory Mechanisms

  16.2  The Eye

  16.3  The Ear

  16.4  Other Organs of Special Sense

  16.5  General Senses

Chapter 17  Body Temperature and Its Regulation

  17.1  Body Temperature and Homeostasis

  17.2  Heat Production

  17.3  Heat Loss

  17.4  Temperature Regulation

  17.5  Normal Body Temperature

  17.6  Abnormal Body Temperature

  17.7  Effects of Extreme

Chapter 18  The Lymphatic System and Body Defenses

  18.1  Lymphatic System

  18.2  Organs,Tissue and Cells of the Immune System

  18.3  Nonspecific and Specific Defenses

  18.4  Induced Immunity

  18.5  Effects of Aging