Ian Peate is a Visiting Professor at Northumbria University and Buckinghamshire New University, and a Senior Clinical Fellow at the University of Hertfordshire. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Nursing, and the Consultant Editor of the Journal of Paramedic Practice and the International Journal of Advancing Practice. Suzanne Evans is a retired Professor of Biomedical Science based in Newcastle, Australia, with expertise in physiology and pharmacology. She brings over 30 years of teaching experience to students of nursing, paramedicine, pharmacy, and medicine, and is committed to supporting future generations of healthcare providers through engaging, accessible learning materials.

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• About the editors viiContributors ixPreface xiAcknowledgements xiiiPrefixes, suffixes xvHow to use your textbook xxixAbout the companion website xxxiChapter 1 Learning the language: terminology 1Ian PeateChapter 2 Basic scientific principles of physiology 21Suzanne EvansChapter 3 Cells, cellular compartments, transport systems, and fluid movement between compartments 43Suzanne EvansChapter 4 Genetics 65Jude WeidenhoferChapter 5 Tissue 93Anthony WheeldonChapter 6 Embryology 111Jacinta Hope Martin and Jessie Maree SutherlandChapter 7 The muscular system 135Janet G. MigliozziChapter 8 The skeletal system 165Suzanne EvansChapter 9 Circulatory system 193Noleen JonesChapter 10 The cardiac system 225Carl ClareChapter 11 The digestive system 255Louise McErleanChapter 12 The renal system 289Agnes HwekweteChapter 13 The respiratory system 313Anthony WheeldonChapter 14 The reproductive systems 339Karen MateChapter 15 The nervous system 367Louise McErlean and Janet G. MigliozziChapter 16 The senses 397Carl ClareChapter 17 The Endocrine System 429Carl ClareChapter 18 The immune system 455Janet G. MigliozziChapter 19 The skin 487David BrentAnswers 507Index 511

Ian Peate is a Visiting Professor at Northumbria University and Buckinghamshire New University, and a Senior Clinical Fellow at the University of Hertfordshire. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Nursing, and the Consultant Editor of the Journal of Paramedic Practice and the International Journal of Advancing Practice. Suzanne Evans is a retired Professor of Biomedical Science based in Newcastle, Australia, with expertise in physiology and pharmacology. She brings over 30 years of teaching experience to students of nursing, paramedicine, pharmacy, and medicine, and is committed to supporting future generations of healthcare providers through engaging, accessible learning materials.

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• About the editors viiContributors ixPreface xiAcknowledgements xiiiPrefixes, suffixes xvHow to use your textbook xxixAbout the companion website xxxiChapter 1 Learning the language: terminology 1Ian PeateChapter 2 Basic scientific principles of physiology 21Suzanne EvansChapter 3 Cells, cellular compartments, transport systems, and fluid movement between compartments 43Suzanne EvansChapter 4 Genetics 65Jude WeidenhoferChapter 5 Tissue 93Anthony WheeldonChapter 6 Embryology 111Jacinta Hope Martin and Jessie Maree SutherlandChapter 7 The muscular system 135Janet G. MigliozziChapter 8 The skeletal system 165Suzanne EvansChapter 9 Circulatory system 193Noleen JonesChapter 10 The cardiac system 225Carl ClareChapter 11 The digestive system 255Louise McErleanChapter 12 The renal system 289Agnes HwekweteChapter 13 The respiratory system 313Anthony WheeldonChapter 14 The reproductive systems 339Karen MateChapter 15 The nervous system 367Louise McErlean and Janet G. MigliozziChapter 16 The senses 397Carl ClareChapter 17 The Endocrine System 429Carl ClareChapter 18 The immune system 455Janet G. MigliozziChapter 19 The skin 487David BrentAnswers 507Index 511

Ian Peate is a Visiting Professor at Northumbria University and Buckinghamshire New University, and a Senior Clinical Fellow at the University of Hertfordshire. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Nursing, and the Consultant Editor of the Journal of Paramedic Practice and the International Journal of Advancing Practice. Suzanne Evans is a retired Professor of Biomedical Science based in Newcastle, Australia, with expertise in physiology and pharmacology. She brings over 30 years of teaching experience to students of nursing, paramedicine, pharmacy, and medicine, and is committed to supporting future generations of healthcare providers through engaging, accessible learning materials.

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• About the editors viiContributors ixPreface xiAcknowledgements xiiiPrefixes, suffixes xvHow to use your textbook xxixAbout the companion website xxxiChapter 1 Learning the language: terminology 1Ian PeateChapter 2 Basic scientific principles of physiology 21Suzanne EvansChapter 3 Cells, cellular compartments, transport systems, and fluid movement between compartments 43Suzanne EvansChapter 4 Genetics 65Jude WeidenhoferChapter 5 Tissue 93Anthony WheeldonChapter 6 Embryology 111Jacinta Hope Martin and Jessie Maree SutherlandChapter 7 The muscular system 135Janet G. MigliozziChapter 8 The skeletal system 165Suzanne EvansChapter 9 Circulatory system 193Noleen JonesChapter 10 The cardiac system 225Carl ClareChapter 11 The digestive system 255Louise McErleanChapter 12 The renal system 289Agnes HwekweteChapter 13 The respiratory system 313Anthony WheeldonChapter 14 The reproductive systems 339Karen MateChapter 15 The nervous system 367Louise McErlean and Janet G. MigliozziChapter 16 The senses 397Carl ClareChapter 17 The Endocrine System 429Carl ClareChapter 18 The immune system 455Janet G. MigliozziChapter 19 The skin 487David BrentAnswers 507Index 511