Principles of human anatomy / Gerard J. Tortora, Mark T. Nielsen.

Includes index.

An Introduction to the Human Body -- Cells -- Tissues -- Development -- The Integumentary System -- Bone Tissue -- The Skeletal System: The Axial Skeleton -- The Skeletal System: The Appendicular -- Skeleton -- Joints -- Muscular Tissue -- The Muscular System -- The Cardiovascular System: Blood -- The Cardiovascular System: The Heart -- The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels -- The Lymphoid (Lymphatic) System And Immunity -- Nervous Tissue -- The Spinal Cord and the Spinal Nerves -- The Brain and the Cranial Nerves -- The Autonomic Nervous System -- Somatic Senses And Motor Control -- Special Senses -- The Endocrine System -- The Respiratory System -- The Digestive System -- The Urinary System -- The Genital Systems -- Surface Anatomy.

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