Suzanne Evans is a retired Professor of Biomedical Sciences based in Newcastle, Australia. Her expertise in anatomy and physiology education in universities in Britain, Australia, New Zealand and the Caribbean informs her approach to creating effective learning resources that support diverse student needs across healthcare discipline. 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 for Advancing Practice.

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• Preface viAcknowledgements viiPrefixes, suffixes viiiHow to use your textbook xxAbout the companion website xxiChapter 1 Language and terminology 1Chapter 2 Basic scientific principles of physiology 15Chapter 3 Cells 34Chapter 4 Genetics 47Chapter 5 Tissues 61Chapter 6 Embryology 76Chapter 7 The muscular system 88Chapter 8 The skeletal system 108Chapter 9 The circulatory system 124Chapter 10 The cardiac system 142Chapter 11 The gastrointestinal system 157Chapter 12 The renal system 175Chapter 13 The respiratory system 188Chapter 14 The reproductive systems 204Chapter 15 The nervous system 220Chapter 16 The senses 240Chapter 17 The endocrine system 259Chapter 18 The immune system 272Chapter 19 The skin 286

Suzanne Evans is a retired Professor of Biomedical Sciences based in Newcastle, Australia. Her expertise in anatomy and physiology education in universities in Britain, Australia, New Zealand and the Caribbean informs her approach to creating effective learning resources that support diverse student needs across healthcare discipline. 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 for Advancing Practice.

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• Preface viAcknowledgements viiPrefixes, suffixes viiiHow to use your textbook xxAbout the companion website xxiChapter 1 Language and terminology 1Chapter 2 Basic scientific principles of physiology 15Chapter 3 Cells 34Chapter 4 Genetics 47Chapter 5 Tissues 61Chapter 6 Embryology 76Chapter 7 The muscular system 88Chapter 8 The skeletal system 108Chapter 9 The circulatory system 124Chapter 10 The cardiac system 142Chapter 11 The gastrointestinal system 157Chapter 12 The renal system 175Chapter 13 The respiratory system 188Chapter 14 The reproductive systems 204Chapter 15 The nervous system 220Chapter 16 The senses 240Chapter 17 The endocrine system 259Chapter 18 The immune system 272Chapter 19 The skin 286

Suzanne Evans is a retired Professor of Biomedical Sciences based in Newcastle, Australia. Her expertise in anatomy and physiology education in universities in Britain, Australia, New Zealand and the Caribbean informs her approach to creating effective learning resources that support diverse student needs across healthcare discipline. 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 for Advancing Practice.

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• Preface viAcknowledgements viiPrefixes, suffixes viiiHow to use your textbook xxAbout the companion website xxiChapter 1 Language and terminology 1Chapter 2 Basic scientific principles of physiology 15Chapter 3 Cells 34Chapter 4 Genetics 47Chapter 5 Tissues 61Chapter 6 Embryology 76Chapter 7 The muscular system 88Chapter 8 The skeletal system 108Chapter 9 The circulatory system 124Chapter 10 The cardiac system 142Chapter 11 The gastrointestinal system 157Chapter 12 The renal system 175Chapter 13 The respiratory system 188Chapter 14 The reproductive systems 204Chapter 15 The nervous system 220Chapter 16 The senses 240Chapter 17 The endocrine system 259Chapter 18 The immune system 272Chapter 19 The skin 286