Basic Medical Science for Speech and Language Therapy Students

Preface. Acknowledgements. Chapter 1 Introduction. Chapter 2 How the body works -- basic concepts of structure and function. Chapter 3 The locomotor system. Chapter 4 The circulatory system. Chapter 5 The respiratory system. Chapter 6 The nervous system. Chapter 7 The endocrine glands. Chapter 8 The anatomy of the nervous system. Chapter 9 Sensory function and somatosensory pathways. Chapter 10 Motor function. Chapter 11 The cranial nerves. Chapter 12 The autonomic nervous system. Chapter 13 Language processing in the brain. Chapter 14 The structure of the respiratory system. Chapter 15 The mechanisms of respiration. Chapter 16 The structure and function of the larynx. Chapter 17 Phonation. Chapter 18 The face and jaws. Chapter 19 The mouth and nose. Chapter 20 Development and growth of the face and jaws. Chapter 21 The anatomy and physiology of swallowing. Chapter 22 The ear and hearing. Chapter 23 The central auditory pathways. Further reading. Index.