ǰ�� ForewordChapter 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 SystemChapter 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 PathogensChapter 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 MatterChapter 4 Cell Structure and Function 4.1 Cellular Organization 4.2 Crossing the Plasma 4.3 The Cell CycleChapter 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 MembranesChapter 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 TestsChapter 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 TreatmentChapter 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 ArteriesChapter 9 Bones,Joints and Muscles 9.1 The Musculoskeletal System 9.2 The BonesChapter 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 HomeostasisChapter 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 TreatmentsChapter 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 NutritionChapter 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 AgingChapter 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 HomeostasisChapter 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 SensesChapter 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 ExtremeChapter 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 18.6 HomeostasisChapter 19 Reproduction 19.1 Male Reproductive System 19.2 Female Reproductive System 19.3 Pregnancy 19.4 The MenopauseChapter 20 Human Genetics 20.1 Chromosomal Inheritance 20.2 Down Syndrome 20.3 Too Many/Too Few Sex Chromosomes 20.4 Genetic Inheritance 20.5 DNA TechnologyMedical TerminologyKey to the Exercises�����īI References