Table of Contents

 

 

 

Chapter 1

The Body as a Whole

1

Chapter 2

Mechanisms of Health and Disease

23

Chapter 3

Terminology: Scientific, Medical, Social, and Cultural Communication

57

Chapter 4

Nervous System Basics and the Central Nervous System

98

Chapter 5

Peripheral Nervous System

133

Chapter 6

Endocrine System

167

Chapter 7

Skeletal System

192

Chapter 8

Joints

234

Chapter 9

Muscles

283

Chapter 10

Biomechanics Basics

468

Chapter 11

Integumentary, Cardiovascular, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems

550

Chapter 12

Respiratory, Digestive, Urinary, and Reproductive Systems

603

Appendix A

Muscle Quick Reference Guide

651

Appendix B

Diseases/Conditions and Indications/Contraindications for Massage Therapy

663

Appendix C

Clinical Reasoning Activities

686

 

Glossary

689

 

Works Consulted

699

 

Index

703