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Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology: For Nursing and Healthcare Students Second Edition PDF

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Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology for Nursing and Healthcare Students is a succinct but complete overview of the structure and function of the human body, with clinical applications throughout. Designed specifically for nursing and healthcare students, the new edition of this best-selling textbook provides a user-friendly, straightforward, jargon-free introduction to the subject.

Key features:

Clinical considerations and scenarios throughout showing how the material can be applied to daily practice
Featuring over 300 superb full colour illustrations
Now includes a boxed feature throughout on medicines management; providing information concerning a variety of medicines used in the care and management of people that are related to the body system of the chapter
The ‘Conditions’ feature within each chapter provides you with a list of disorders that are associated with the topics discussed, helping relate theory to practice
Each chapter includes learning outcomes, test your knowledge, scenarios, activities and summaries.
Includes a list of prefixes and suffixes, as well as normal values, and a glossary of terms
Supported by enhanced online resources with fantastic extras for both lecturers and students, including an image bank, online glossary, flashcards, interactive multiple choice questions, examples of patient notes, and more
This edition is now supported by an accompanying study guide to facilitate the learning and revision of the content within this book: Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology Workbook: A Study Guide for Nurses and Healthcare Students.

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Сategories: Anatomy-and-physiology
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 656 pages
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Basic scientific principles of physiology 1
Peter S Vickers
Introduction 2
Levels of organisation 2
Characteristics of life 2
Bodily requirements 4
Atoms 4
Atomic number 5
Carbon atom 5
Molecules 6
Chemical bonds 6
Ionic bonding of atoms 7
Ions 7
Covalent bonds 8
Polar bonds 10
Electrolytes 10
Elements 11
Properties of elements 12
Compounds 12
Chemical equations/chemical reactions 13
Acids and bases (pH) 15
Blood and pH values 17
Homeostasis 17
Organic and inorganic substances 18
Examples of organic substances 18
Examples of inorganic substances 19
Units of measurement 19
Conclusion 22
Glossary 22
References 24
Activities 24
Chapter 2 Cells, cellular compartments, transport systems,
fluid movement between compartments 29
Muralitharan Nair
Introduction 30
Cell membrane 32
Functions of the cell membrane 33
Cellular fluid compartments 34
Intracellular fluid 35
Extracellular fluid 36
Fluid movement between compartments 37
Composition of body fluid 38
Effects of water deficiency 38
Variation in body fluid content 39
Transport systems 40
Simple diffusion 40
Facilitated diffusion 41
Osmosis 42
Filtration 43
Active transport system 43
Electrolytes 46
Functions of electrolytes 47
Hormones that regulate fluid and electrolytes 50
Antidiuretic hormone 50
Aldosterone 51
Atrial natriuretic peptide 52
Parathyroid hormone 52
Conclusion 52
Glossary 53
References 54
Further reading 54
Activities 54
Chapter 3 Genetics 61
Peter S Vickers
Anatomical map 62
Introduction 62
The double helix 63
Nucleotides 63
Bases 64
Chromosomes 65
From DNA to proteins 67
Protein synthesis 67
Key steps in protein synthesis 69
Summary of protein synthesis 72
The transference of genes 74
Mitosis 74
Meiosis 76
First meiotic division 78..
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About the Authors
Ian Peate is Editor in Chief of the British Journal of Nursing, and Head of the School of Health Studies, Gibraltar.

Muralitharan Nair is an Independent Nursing Consultant, having recently retired as a full time nursing lecturer at Hertfordshire University.

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