Jane de Burgh first trained as a nurse and worked for almost twenty years in the British National Health Service specialising in renal medicine and organ transplantation. She has edited a number of medical books for the lay reader, including family medical encyclopaedias and first aid manuals. She lives in the UK.

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• Contents1: CELLS AND TISSUES Structure of a Cell Structure of the Cell Membrane2: SKIN, HAIR AND NAILS Skin Sweat glands Hair Nails3: THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM Skeleton Structure of Bone Tissue Types of Joints Types of Muscle Ligaments Tendons Skull Paranasal Sinuses Facial Muscles Muscles of the Neck Vertebral Column Structure of the Spine Muscles of the Back / Supporting Head & Neck Abdominal Wall Ribcage Pectoral Girdle Shoulder Joint Structure of the Humerus The Ulna The Radius Elbow Muscles of the Upper Arm Muscles of the Forearm Bones of the Hand Finger joints Bones of the Pelvis Pelvic Floor Muscles Muscles of the Gluteal Region Hip Joint Femur Tibia and Fibula Knee Joint Muscles of the Thigh Muscles of the Lower Leg Ankle and Ligaments Bones of the Foot4: THE NERVOUS SYSTEM Neurone (nerve cell) How Neurones Communicate Brain Arteries of the Brain Cerebral Hemispheres Limbic System Cerebellum Brainstem Spinal Cord Peripheral Nervous System Autonomic Nervous System5: THE SENSES Sight Focusing the Eye Hearing and Balance Nasal Cavity Smell Taste Touch6: THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM Overview of Blood Circulation Function of Blood How the Blood Circulates How Blood is Transported Heart Ventricles Vessels of the Heart7: THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM Nose Pharynx Larynx Respiratory Airways Lungs Diaphragm How the Lungs Work8: THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM Teeth Oral Cavity Salivary Glands Tongue Oesophagus Stomach Small Intestine Colon Rectum and Anal Canal Liver9: KIDNEYS AND URINARY SYSTEM Urinary Tract Kidneys Blood supply to the kidneys Ureters Bladder and Urethra10: THE IMMUNE AND LYMPHATIC SYSTEMS Lymphatic System Lymph nodes Regional Lymphatic Drainage / Lymphatic drainage of intestines Spleen11: THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM Endocrine System Hypothalamus Thyroid Gland Adrenal Glands Pancreas12: THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM Male Reproductive System Testes, Scrotum and Epididymis Penis Sperm Female Reproductive System Female Breast Uterus VaginaIndex

Jane de Burgh first trained as a nurse and worked for almost twenty years in the British National Health Service specialising in renal medicine and organ transplantation. She has edited a number of medical books for the lay reader, including family medical encyclopaedias and first aid manuals. She lives in the UK.

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• Contents1: CELLS AND TISSUES Structure of a Cell Structure of the Cell Membrane2: SKIN, HAIR AND NAILS Skin Sweat glands Hair Nails3: THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM Skeleton Structure of Bone Tissue Types of Joints Types of Muscle Ligaments Tendons Skull Paranasal Sinuses Facial Muscles Muscles of the Neck Vertebral Column Structure of the Spine Muscles of the Back / Supporting Head & Neck Abdominal Wall Ribcage Pectoral Girdle Shoulder Joint Structure of the Humerus The Ulna The Radius Elbow Muscles of the Upper Arm Muscles of the Forearm Bones of the Hand Finger joints Bones of the Pelvis Pelvic Floor Muscles Muscles of the Gluteal Region Hip Joint Femur Tibia and Fibula Knee Joint Muscles of the Thigh Muscles of the Lower Leg Ankle and Ligaments Bones of the Foot4: THE NERVOUS SYSTEM Neurone (nerve cell) How Neurones Communicate Brain Arteries of the Brain Cerebral Hemispheres Limbic System Cerebellum Brainstem Spinal Cord Peripheral Nervous System Autonomic Nervous System5: THE SENSES Sight Focusing the Eye Hearing and Balance Nasal Cavity Smell Taste Touch6: THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM Overview of Blood Circulation Function of Blood How the Blood Circulates How Blood is Transported Heart Ventricles Vessels of the Heart7: THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM Nose Pharynx Larynx Respiratory Airways Lungs Diaphragm How the Lungs Work8: THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM Teeth Oral Cavity Salivary Glands Tongue Oesophagus Stomach Small Intestine Colon Rectum and Anal Canal Liver9: KIDNEYS AND URINARY SYSTEM Urinary Tract Kidneys Blood supply to the kidneys Ureters Bladder and Urethra10: THE IMMUNE AND LYMPHATIC SYSTEMS Lymphatic System Lymph nodes Regional Lymphatic Drainage / Lymphatic drainage of intestines Spleen11: THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM Endocrine System Hypothalamus Thyroid Gland Adrenal Glands Pancreas12: THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM Male Reproductive System Testes, Scrotum and Epididymis Penis Sperm Female Reproductive System Female Breast Uterus VaginaIndex

Jane de Burgh first trained as a nurse and worked for almost twenty years in the British National Health Service specialising in renal medicine and organ transplantation. She has edited a number of medical books for the lay reader, including family medical encyclopaedias and first aid manuals. She lives in the UK.

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• Contents1: CELLS AND TISSUES Structure of a Cell Structure of the Cell Membrane2: SKIN, HAIR AND NAILS Skin Sweat glands Hair Nails3: THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM Skeleton Structure of Bone Tissue Types of Joints Types of Muscle Ligaments Tendons Skull Paranasal Sinuses Facial Muscles Muscles of the Neck Vertebral Column Structure of the Spine Muscles of the Back / Supporting Head & Neck Abdominal Wall Ribcage Pectoral Girdle Shoulder Joint Structure of the Humerus The Ulna The Radius Elbow Muscles of the Upper Arm Muscles of the Forearm Bones of the Hand Finger joints Bones of the Pelvis Pelvic Floor Muscles Muscles of the Gluteal Region Hip Joint Femur Tibia and Fibula Knee Joint Muscles of the Thigh Muscles of the Lower Leg Ankle and Ligaments Bones of the Foot4: THE NERVOUS SYSTEM Neurone (nerve cell) How Neurones Communicate Brain Arteries of the Brain Cerebral Hemispheres Limbic System Cerebellum Brainstem Spinal Cord Peripheral Nervous System Autonomic Nervous System5: THE SENSES Sight Focusing the Eye Hearing and Balance Nasal Cavity Smell Taste Touch6: THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM Overview of Blood Circulation Function of Blood How the Blood Circulates How Blood is Transported Heart Ventricles Vessels of the Heart7: THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM Nose Pharynx Larynx Respiratory Airways Lungs Diaphragm How the Lungs Work8: THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM Teeth Oral Cavity Salivary Glands Tongue Oesophagus Stomach Small Intestine Colon Rectum and Anal Canal Liver9: KIDNEYS AND URINARY SYSTEM Urinary Tract Kidneys Blood supply to the kidneys Ureters Bladder and Urethra10: THE IMMUNE AND LYMPHATIC SYSTEMS Lymphatic System Lymph nodes Regional Lymphatic Drainage / Lymphatic drainage of intestines Spleen11: THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM Endocrine System Hypothalamus Thyroid Gland Adrenal Glands Pancreas12: THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM Male Reproductive System Testes, Scrotum and Epididymis Penis Sperm Female Reproductive System Female Breast Uterus VaginaIndex