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Anatomy and physiology provide us with our understandings of the body's structure and functions, and this text aims to familiarise readers with each and the ways in which they interrelate.Chapter 1: An introduction to the human bodyChapter 2: The chemical level of organisationChapter 3: The cellular level of organisationChapter 4: The tissue level of organisationChapter 5: The integumentary systemChapter 6: The skeletal system: bone tissueChapter 7: The skeletal system: the axial skeletonChapter 8: The skeletal system: the appendicular skeletonChapter 9: JointsChapter 10: Muscular tissueChapter 11: The muscular systemChapter 12: Nervous tissueChapter 13: The spinal cord and spinal nervesChapter 14: The brain and cranial nervesChapter 15: The autonomic nervous systemChapter 16: Sensory, motor, And integrative systemsChapter 17: The special sensesChapter 18: The endocrine systemChapter 19: The cardiovascular system: the bloodChapter 20: The cardiovascular system: the heartChapter 21: The cardiovascular system: blood vessels and haemodynamicsChapter 22: The lymphatic system and immunityChapter 23: The respiratory systemChapter 24: The digestive systemChapter 25: Metabolism and nutritionChapter 26: The urinary systemChapter 27: Fluid, electrolyte, and Acid-base homeostasisChapter 28: The reproductive systemsChapter 29: Development and inheritance.