Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com

Human and social biology for the tropics / by P. Gadd.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: A Health science coursePublication details: London : Macmillan, 1984.Edition: 3rd edDescription: vi, 265 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 033337598X (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 610 GAD
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
Item type:
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Books Books Gulbanoo Premji Library, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru DSERT 3rd Floor DSERT 610 GAD (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available G36513
Total holds: 0

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.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.

Maintained by Gulbanoo Premji Library, KRC

Azim Premji University

Total Visits to Site (September 2024 onwards):best free website hit counter