The Human Body in Health & Disease

by Ruth B. Rada, Ruth Lundeen Memmler, Dena Lin Wood, et al.

Book Overview

tion. As an introduction to basic anatomy and physiology, the organiza tion of the body is traced from the single cell to the coordinated who le. Coverage includes normal and abnormal anatomy, physiology, and pat hophysiology; basic microbiology, chemistry, and physics. Focus is pla ced on the interaction of all body systems for the maintenance of a st able internal state, or homeostasis, and explanation is given for cond itions that can upset this...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0397551754
• ISBN13: 9780397551750
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Length: 454 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The Human Body in Health & Disease, Eigth Edition

As a first year nursing student, I found this textbook to be a very useful tool. It contains many charts and photos to help you to understand and "see" the wonders of the human body.