Anatomy101

, ANATOMY 101
FROM MUSCLES AND BONES TO
ORGANS AND SYSTEMS, YOUR GUIDE TO
HOW THE HUMAN BODY WORKS


K E V I N L A N G F O R D , PH D




Avon, Massachusetts

, CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION: THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF ANATOMY AND
PHYSIOLOGY

THE CHEMISTRY OF CELLS
CHEMICAL BONDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS: CARBOHYDRATES AND PROTEINS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS: LIPIDS AND NUCLEIC ACIDS
IMPORTANT INORGANIC COMPOUNDS
COMPONENTS OF A CELL
MOLECULAR TRAFFICKING
CELL GROWTH AND REPLICATION
DNA REPLICATION
TRANSCRIPTION AND TRANSLATION
ENZYMES AND CATALYSIS
TISSUE ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT
EPITHELIAL TISSUE
CONNECTIVE TISSUE AND MUSCLE TISSUE
NERVOUS TISSUE
SKIN, HAIR, AND NAILS
SKIN STRUCTURES AND FUNCTIONS
SKIN DISEASES AND DISORDERS

, THE SKELETAL SYSTEM: BONE FUNCTIONS
AXIAL SKELETON
APPENDICULAR SKELETON AND JOINTS
BONE GROWTH, REPAIR, AND DISEASES
MAJOR SKELETAL MUSCLES
NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION
MUSCLE CONTRACTION
MUSCLE DISEASES AND DISORDERS
NERVOUS SYSTEM SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION AND
NEUROTRANSMITTERS
BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD
PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES AND DISORDERS
SENSORY SYSTEM RECEPTION AND PERCEPTION
VISION
HEARING, BALANCE, SMELL, AND TASTE
SENSORY SYSTEM DISEASES AND DISORDERS
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM AND HEART STRUCTURE
HEART REGULATION
BLOOD VESSELS
CIRCULATION
RED BLOOD CELLS
WHITE BLOOD CELLS
PLASMA AND PLATELETS