Summary:

The new edition of this popular text continues to present homeostasis as a dynamic concept that provides the basis for understanding health and well-being, and to recognise how failure to respond to homeostatic disturbances results in imbalances responsible for signs and symptoms of ill-health, and how healthcare interventions seek to reverse those imbalances.

It provides an integrated explanation of body functioning, with description of related anatomy. The book is divided into six major sections: organisation of the human body, main features and processes that must be controlled for health, the organ systems that act as homeostatic regulators, effectors of homeostatic regulation, influences on homeostasis, and case studies that place examples of ill-health and health care into the context of homeostasis.

This new edition has been updated and extended. New material includes:

• Overview of microbiology, and principles of infection management.
  
• Extended information on pharmacological principles, and actions of the major classes of drugs.
  
• Extended application of physiological functions in relation to specific pathologies, and examples of health care.
  
• Updates on how the Human Genome project is beginning to impact on health care.
  
• More case studies to illustrate the health carer’s role as an external agent of homeostatic control.
  
• Photographs of common clinical conditions.
  
• Accompanying website www.hodderplus.co.uk/physiologyandanatomy

• Fully updated and revised to incorporate advances in understanding of the body systems
• Additional resources available on the accompanying website
• Improved full colour text design with plenty of illustrations

Table of Contents:
SECTION I: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HUMAN BODY / 1. Introduction to physiology and homeostasis / 2. Cell and tissue functions / 3. The Skeleton / SECTION II: THE NEED FOR REGULATION / 4. Chemical reactions in cells: Fundamentals of metabolism / 5. Nutrients and nutrition / 6. Body fluids / SECTION III: SENSING CHANGE AND CO-ORDINATING RESPONSES / 7. The senses / 8. The nervous system / 9. The endocrine system: Hormones / SECTION IV: EFFECTORS OF HOMEOSTASIS / 10. The digestive system / 11. The cardiovascular system i: Blood / 12. The cardiovascular system ii: Heart and circulation / 13. The lymphatic system and immunity / 14. The respiratory system / 15. The kidneys and urinary tract / 16. The skin / 17. Skeletal muscle: Posture and movement / 18. The reproductive systems / SECTION V. INFLUENCES ON HOMEOSTASIS / 19. Genes in embryo development and ageing / 20. Pain / 21. Stress / 22. Circadian rhythms / SECTION VI. HEALTHCARE PRACTICE: A HOMEOSTATIC APPROACH. 22 case studies relating to each chapter of the book / APPENDICES / Appendix A Units of measurements / Appendix B Blood values and urinalysis / Appendix C Common prefixes, suffixes and roots / Appendix D Symbols and common clinical abbreviations

About the Author(s):

John Clancy is a Lecturer in Human Applied Sciences, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK

Andrew McVicar is a Reader the Department of Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, Faculty of Health & Social Care, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, UK

Readership:
Diploma and degree pre-registration nursing students. Post registration nursing students