Heath life science./
Loretta M. Bierer, Violetta Fisher Lien
- Teachers ed.
- Toronto: D.C. Health and Company 1984.
- vii, 552 p: ill,; 20cm.
Includes index.
Cotents: Life and health -- Cells: Simple forms of life -- Mankind learns to fight disease -- Microbes are discouraged by cleanliness -- Hygiene of the home -- The Food we eat -- How the body assimilates food -- Calories and diet -- Blood and lymph -- Respiration -- Temperature control of the body: Excretion -- The Liver and kidneys -- The Nervous system -- The Skeleton -- Reproduction -- Common tropical diseases -- Common African diseases -- The Control of diseases -- Defence against disease -- Public health -- Food and survival -- International control of health -- Appendix I: Blood transfusion-internal respiration in muscles-spleen-preparation of cheese -- Appendix II: General preparation of solutions-preparation of solutions used in the course -- Glossary.