Human Body Systems Structure, Function, and Environment

Name: Human Body Systems Structure, Function, and Environment
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ISBN: 9781449647933

ISBN-10: 1449647936

ISBN-13: 9781449647933

Edition: 2nd 2013 (Revised)

Authors: Daniel D. Chiras

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Human Body Systems: Structure, Function, and Environment is an informative primer that focuses on the organ systems within the human body, and their part in health and disease. The ideal supplement to any Human Biology, A & P, or Microbiology course, it covers:-Nutrition-Digestion-Circulation and Blood-Immunity-Respiration-Senses-Urinary System-Nervous System- Skeletal and Muscular Systems- Endocrine and Reproductive SystemsIt closes with a brief discussion of ecology and environmental issues that affect the way humans live and interact with the world around them.

Book details

List price: $29.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC
Publication date: 6/12/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.50" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 1.056
Language: English

Daniel D. Chiras holds a Ph.D. in physiology and teaches courses on sustainability and environmental health at the universities of Colorado and Denver. He is also an avid musician, organic gardener, river runner, and bicyclist. He lives with his family in a passive solar/solar electric, straw bale, and rammed tire house in Evergreen, Colorado.



Introduction


Study Stalls



An Introduction to Structure and Function



Nutrition



The Digestive System



The Circulatory System



The Blood



The Immune System



The Respiratory System



The Urinary System



The Nervous System



The Senses



The Skeletal System



The Muscular System



The Endocrine System



The Male Reproductive System



The Female Reproductive System



Principles of Ecology



Environmental Issues: Population, Pollution, and Resources


Biological Roots


Appendix A The Metric System


Appendix B Periodic Table of Elements


Index


Photo Credits