Introduction to the Anatomy and Physiology of Children

A Guide for Students of Nursing, Child Care and Health

By: Janet MacGregor

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Hardcover | 18 April 2008 | Edition Number 2

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270 Pages

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Fully updated, this new edition provides an introduction to normal, healthy physical development for all professionals who specialise in working with children. The author, an experienced nurse teacher, guides the reader through the key changes in body systems and functions from embryo to birth through childhood and adolescence.

Chapter 1 sets the scene for physical needs in child development, such as the need to be warm and safe. Chapters 2 to 9 cover the body systems: skeletal; nervous; cardiovascular; respiratory; renal; digestive; reproductive; and immune. The embryology and physiological function at birth is explored in each chapter before the text moves on through the many changes over the next decade to puberty and the arrival at adult functioning. A new final chapter provides a holistic account of children's development, body and mind. Each chapter is illustrated with line drawings and tables, and ends with scenarios which illustrate how knowledge supports good practice in a real-life situation, and a quiz to consolidate learning.

Concise and clearly written, this introductory text will be essential reading for all those working with children and families in the health and social care sector, enabling them to ensure children enjoy a safe and healthy childhood in line with Every Child Matters and new national service framework directives.

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List of illustrations
Child physical needs	p. 1
The skeletal system	p. 23
The nervous system	p. 45
The cardiovascular system	p. 71
The respiratory system	p. 89
The renal system	p. 109
The digestive system	p. 129
The reproductive system	p. 151
The immune system	p. 173
Body and mind	p. 195
Appendix	p. 213
Glossary	p. 217
Answers to quizzes	p. 221
References	p. 238
Index	p. 247
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A Guide for Students of Nursing, Child Care and Health

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