24 Index
List of Tables
1 Chapter 1Table 1.1 The body cavities.
2 Chapter 2Table 2.1 Types of RNA.
3 Chapter 5Table 5.1 Common elements in the body.
4 Chapter 8Table 8.1 Types of antibodies.
5 Chapter 39Table 39.1 The layers of the uterus.
6 Chapter 43Table 43.1 Hormones released by the hypothalamus and anterior pituitary gla...
7 Chapter 44Table 44.1 Some effects associated with abnormal secretion of thyroid hormo...
8 Chapter 45Table 45.1 Other endocrine glands.
9 Chapter 54Table 54.1 Structures of the eye.
List of Illustrations
1 Chapter 1Figure 1.1 The standard anatomical position. Figure 1.2 Anatomical terms. Figure 1.3 Anatomical planes. Figure 1.4 Body cavities.
2 Chapter 2Figure 2.1 DNA and RNA. Figure 2.2 Mitosis. Figure 2.3 Meiosis. Figure 2.4 Fertilisation.
3 Chapter 3Figure 3.1 Components of a negative feedback system. Figure 3.2 Negative feedback – raised blood pressure. Figure 3.3 Negative feedback – raised temperature. Figure 3.4 Positive feedback of childbirth.
4 Chapter 4Figure 4.1 Body water content. Figure 4.2 Fluid compartments.
5 Chapter 5Figure 5.1 Structures located within body cells. Figure 5.2 Mitochondrion. Figure 5.3 The fluid mosaic arrangement.
6 Chapter 6Figure 6.1 Simple diffusion. Figure 6.2 Channel‐mediated facilitated diffusion of potassium ions (K+) thr...Figure 6.3 Osmosis. Water molecules move through the selectively permeable m...Figure 6.4 Tonicity and the red blood cell.
7 Chapter 7Figure 7.1 Centrifuged blood. Figure 7.2 Three principal formed components: red blood cells, white blood c...Figure 7.3 Compoments of blood. Figure 7.4 Haemopoiesis.
8 Chapter 8Figure 8.1 Types of acquired immunity. Figure 8.2 The cells of the immune system.
9 Chapter 9Figure 9.1 Levels of organisation. Figure 9.2 Types of cells. Figure 9.3 Human body tissues.
10 Chapter 10Figure 10.1 The brain. Figure 10.2 The meninges. Figure 10.3 The neuron. Figure 10.4 The cranial nerves.
11 Chapter 11Figure 11.1 The cerebrum. Figure 11.2 The cerebellum. Figure 11.3 The limbic system.
12 Chapter 12Figure 12.1 Spinal cord and spinal nerves. Figure 12.2 The meninges.
13 Chapter 13Figure 13.1 The circle of Willis. Figure 13.2 The blood–brain barrier.
14 Chapter 14Figure 14.1 The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems.
15 Chapter 15Figure 15.1 The somatic nervous system. Figure 15.2 The motor pathway.
16 Chapter 16Figure 16.1 The location of the heart. Figure 16.2 The walls of the heart. Figure 16.3 Cells of the myocardium. Figure 16.4 Myocardial cells.
17 Chapter 17Figure 17.1 Blood flow through the heart. Figure 17.2 The blood vessels of the heart. Figure 17.3 The coronary veins.
18 Chapter 18Figure 18.1 The conducting system of the heart. Figure 18.2 The cardiac cycle.
19 Chapter 20Figure 20.1 The blood vessels. Figure 20.2 Layers of the blood vessels. Figure 20.3 Comparison of an artery, vein and capillary. Figure 20.4 Capillary network.
20 Chapter 21Figure 21.1 The baroreceptors. Figure 21.2 Blood pressure measurement.
21 Chapter 22Figure 22.1 The lymphatic system and organs. Figure