Excerpt from Anatomy and Physiology: A Text-Book for NursesThe human body from birth to Old age exhibits in the living condition a series of phenomena by which it grows, performs the various and complex movements of which man is capable in the processes of daily life, thinks, and is conscious of the sensations which bring him into relation with his surroundings, and repro duces, permitting a continuation of the species.A study of the functions of the numerous organs and structures of the body in a state of health, and their associated phenomena of growth, movement, mentality, and reproduction, is termed human physiology.To understand the functions of organs, etc., it is necessary to first understand the construction of the human body of which they are a part. To this branch Of science the term human anatomy is applied.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.