Human and social biology for the tropics /
Gadd, Phil.
Human and social biology for the tropics / by P. Gadd. - 3rd ed. - London : Macmillan, 1984. - vi, 265 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - A Health science course .
Includes index and bibliography.
Why study human and social biology --
The activities of living organisms --
Classification and evolution --
The parts of organisms --
Some basic chemistry and physics --
Food and diet --
Source and supply of food --
The alimentary canal and digestion --
Respiration --
Circulation and blood --
Movement and the skeleton --
The skin --
Excretion --
Coordination, perception and response --
Reproduction and inheritance --
Population --
Disease organisms --
Resistance to infection --
Disease and their method of transmission --
Socially significant disorders --
Organisation of health services --
Housing and public services --
The future.
The contents of this book have been specially selected to meet the requirements of the syllabus of the Cambridge Local Examination Syndicate in Human and Social Biology at GCE 'O' Level. The book also covers the London GCE 'O' Level Examination in Human Biology, and the West African GCE 'O' Level Examination in Health Science. The book will also prove useful for general reading and other courses in Human Biology at this level.
033337598X (pbk.)
Human biology.
Human biology--Social aspects.
Human physiology.
610 GAD
Human and social biology for the tropics / by P. Gadd. - 3rd ed. - London : Macmillan, 1984. - vi, 265 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - A Health science course .
Includes index and bibliography.
Why study human and social biology --
The activities of living organisms --
Classification and evolution --
The parts of organisms --
Some basic chemistry and physics --
Food and diet --
Source and supply of food --
The alimentary canal and digestion --
Respiration --
Circulation and blood --
Movement and the skeleton --
The skin --
Excretion --
Coordination, perception and response --
Reproduction and inheritance --
Population --
Disease organisms --
Resistance to infection --
Disease and their method of transmission --
Socially significant disorders --
Organisation of health services --
Housing and public services --
The future.
The contents of this book have been specially selected to meet the requirements of the syllabus of the Cambridge Local Examination Syndicate in Human and Social Biology at GCE 'O' Level. The book also covers the London GCE 'O' Level Examination in Human Biology, and the West African GCE 'O' Level Examination in Health Science. The book will also prove useful for general reading and other courses in Human Biology at this level.
033337598X (pbk.)
Human biology.
Human biology--Social aspects.
Human physiology.
610 GAD