This is a new edition of a popular and comprehensive introductory text on anatomy and physiology for nurses and allied health students.

THE CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING MATTER * Introduction * The Chemical Level of Organization * The Cellular Level of Organization * The Tissues, Organs, Systems and Homeostasis * CONTROL AND CO-ORDINATION * The Nervous System * The Ear. The Eye. Endocrine Glands * POSTURE AND MOVEMENT * Development and Types of Bone * Bones of the Head and Trunk * Bones of the Limbs. Joints or Articulations * Structure and Action of Muscle * The Chief Muscles of the Body * oNTERNAL TRANSPORT * The Blood * The Heart and Blood Vessels * The Circulation * The Lymphatic System * The Respiratory System * NUTRITION AND ELIMINATION * The Digestive System * The Liver * Biliary System and Pancreas * Nutrition. Digestion and Metabolism * Fluid Balance and the Urinary System. * PROTECTION AND REPRODUCTION * The Skin * Non-specific Resistance and the Immune System * The Reproductive System.