Basic medical science for speech and language therapy students /
Martin Atkinson and Stephen McHanwell.
- London ; Philadelphia : Whurr Publishers, 2002
- x, 454 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Introduction -- How the body works- basic concepts of structure and function -- The locomotor system -- The circulatory system -- The respiratory system -- The nervous system -- The endocrine glands -- The anatomy of the nervous system -- Sensory function and somatosensory pathways -- Motor function -- The cranial nerves -- The automatic nervous system -- Language processing in the brain -- The structure of the respiratory system -- The mechanisms of respiration -- The structure and function of the larynx -- Phonation -- The face and jaws -- The mouth and nose -- Development and growth of the face and jaws -- The anatomy and physiology of swallowing -- The ear and hearing -- The central auditory pathways.