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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Ian Peate , Muralitharan NairPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd) Dimensions: Width: 18.60cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 1.164kg ISBN: 9781444334432ISBN 10: 1444334433 Pages: 632 Publication Date: 04 March 2011 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print ![]() Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsContributors xx Acknowledgements xxiii Copyright acknowledgements xxiv Introduction xxv Chapter 1 Basic scientific principles of physiology 1 Peter S Vickers Chapter 2 Cells: cellular compartment, transport system, fluid movements 32 Muralitharan Nair Chapter 3 The immune system 62 Peter S Vickers Chapter 4 Tissue 102 Anthony Wheeldon Chapter 5 The skin 130 Ian Peate Chapter 6 The nervous system 154 Louise McErlean and Janet G Migliozzi Chapter 7 The endocrine system 190 Carl Clare Chapter 8 The skeletal system 224 Ian Peate Chapter 9 The muscular system 258 Janet G Migliozzi Chapter 10 The cardiac system 294 Carl Clare Chapter 11 The respiratory system 328 Anthony Wheeldon Chapter 12 The circulatory system 366 Muralitharan Nair Chapter 13 The digestive system and nutrition 406 Louise McErlean Chapter 14 The renal system 446 Muralitharan Nair Chapter 15 The reproductive systems 476 Ian Peate Chapter 16 The special senses 510 Carl Clare Chapter 17 Genetics 550 Peter S Vickers Index 585 www.wiley.com/go/peateReviewsAn excellent book for providing a good introduction into the wonders of each system of the body..the website is an excellent bonus and I thoroughly enjoyed working through it (Year 2 Nursing Student, University of Salford) I really like this book...the clinical considerations are fabulous, and really grasp the vital need of helping the reader related their readings and teachings to real life care and practice...I really enjoy and respond to the wonderful range of colour used (Year 1 Nursing Student, City University London) Clear, concise and academic (Year 1 Nursing Student, Bucks New University) Contains everything necessary in the one book. I will definitely be using this book as an aid to my revision for my year 2 exam...I will be showing this copy to everyone (Year 2 Nursing Student, University of East Anglia) First and second year nursing students should definitely get a fun, educational book like this for their studies (Year 1 Nursing Student, Glasgow Caledonian University) A very useful book...covers all the topics necessary for a nursing student (Year 1 Nursing Student, University of Abertay Dundee) Initially I thought it seemed too simple BUT it actually contains all the necessary information in a simple manner...More than just a biology book, it actually relates to what a nurse needs to know in practice (Year 2 Student Nurse, Canterbury Christchurch University) Most useful for first year students as it explains everything simply and clearly, but would be a good reference tool for every year while studying, and when in your career... The tables are my favourite bit of the book, really clear to understand the information and summarises everything extremely well. Diagrams are really clear and like the proper pictures for the histology section. (Year 2 Nursing Student, Glasgow Caledonian University) An excellent book for providing a good introduction into the wonders of each system of the body..the website is an excellent bonus and I thoroughly enjoyed working through it (Year 2 Nursing Student, University of Salford)<p> I really like this book...the clinical considerations are fabulous, and really grasp the vital need of helping the reader related their readings and teachings to real life care and practice...I really enjoy and respond to the wonderful range of colour used (Year 1 Nursing Student, City University London)<p> Clear, concise and academic (Year 1 Nursing Student, Bucks New University)<p> Contains everything necessary in the one book. I will definitely be using this book as an aid to my revision for my year 2 exam...I will be showing this copy to everyone (Year 2 Nursing Student, University of East Anglia)<p> First and second year nursing students should definitely get a fun, educational book like this for their studies (Year 1 Nursing Student, Glasgow Caledonian Author InformationIan Peate is Head of the School of Nursing, Midwifery andHealthcare at Thames Valley University Muralitharan Nair is Senior Lecturer in the School ofNursing, Midwifery and Social Work, University of Hertfordshire Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |