ABOUT THE EDITORS ELIZABETH GORMLEY-FLEMING is Head of Department for Nursing (Children's, Learning Disability and Mental Health) and Social Work, University of Hertfordshire, UK. IAN PEATE OBE FRCN is Visiting Professor of Nursing, Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Nursing, and Head of School, School of Health Studies, Gibraltar.

• List of contributors viiPreface xiiiAcknowledgements xvAbout the companion website xviiHow to use your textbook xixChapter 1 The cell and body tissue 1Peter S. VickersChapter 2 Genetics 27Peter S. VickersChapter 3 Cancer 51Tanya Urquhart-KellyChapter 4 Homeostasis 67Mary BradyChapter 5 Inflammation, immune response and healing 83Alison MosenthalChapter 6 Shock 115Usha ChandranChapter 7 Pain and pain management 133Helen Monks, Kate Heaton‐Morley and Sarah McDonaldChapter 8 Disorders of the nervous system 159Petra BrownChapter 9 Disorders of the cardiac system 179Sheila RobertsChapter 10 Disorders of the respiratory system 213Elizabeth Mills, Rosemary Court and Susan FidmentChapter 11 Disorders of the endocrine system 233Julia PettyChapter 12 Disorders of the digestive system 257Ann L. BevanChapter 13 Disorders of the renal system 279Cathy PooleChapter 14 Disorders of the reproductive systems 311Michele O’GradyChapter 15 Disorders of the musculoskeletal system 335Liz Gormley‐FlemingChapter 16 Disorders of the skin 359Liz Gormley‐FlemingIndex 383

ABOUT THE EDITORS ELIZABETH GORMLEY-FLEMING is Head of Department for Nursing (Children's, Learning Disability and Mental Health) and Social Work, University of Hertfordshire, UK. IAN PEATE OBE FRCN is Visiting Professor of Nursing, Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Nursing, and Head of School, School of Health Studies, Gibraltar.

• List of contributors viiPreface xiiiAcknowledgements xvAbout the companion website xviiHow to use your textbook xixChapter 1 The cell and body tissue 1Peter S. VickersChapter 2 Genetics 27Peter S. VickersChapter 3 Cancer 51Tanya Urquhart-KellyChapter 4 Homeostasis 67Mary BradyChapter 5 Inflammation, immune response and healing 83Alison MosenthalChapter 6 Shock 115Usha ChandranChapter 7 Pain and pain management 133Helen Monks, Kate Heaton‐Morley and Sarah McDonaldChapter 8 Disorders of the nervous system 159Petra BrownChapter 9 Disorders of the cardiac system 179Sheila RobertsChapter 10 Disorders of the respiratory system 213Elizabeth Mills, Rosemary Court and Susan FidmentChapter 11 Disorders of the endocrine system 233Julia PettyChapter 12 Disorders of the digestive system 257Ann L. BevanChapter 13 Disorders of the renal system 279Cathy PooleChapter 14 Disorders of the reproductive systems 311Michele O’GradyChapter 15 Disorders of the musculoskeletal system 335Liz Gormley‐FlemingChapter 16 Disorders of the skin 359Liz Gormley‐FlemingIndex 383