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2. Chapter 1 The body and its constituents Copyright © Elsevier Ltd 2005. All rights reserved.

3. Copyright © Elsevier Ltd 2005. All rights reserved. Figure 1.1 The levels of structural complexity.

4. Copyright © Elsevier Ltd 2005. All rights reserved. Figure 1.2 Diagram of a cell with a semipermeable membrane.

5. Copyright © Elsevier Ltd 2005. All rights reserved. Figure 1.3 Example of a negative feedback mechanism: control of room temperature by a domestic boiler.

6. Copyright © Elsevier Ltd 2005. All rights reserved. Figure 1.4 Example of a physiological negative feedback mechanism: control of body temperature.

7. Copyright © Elsevier Ltd 2005. All rights reserved. Figure 1.5 Blood cells after staining in the laboratory viewed through a microscope.

8. Copyright © Elsevier Ltd 2005. All rights reserved. Figure 1.6 The circulatory system.

9. Copyright © Elsevier Ltd 2005. All rights reserved. Figure 1.7 The lymphatic system: lymph nodes and vessels.

10. Copyright © Elsevier Ltd 2005. All rights reserved. Figure 1.8 The nervous system.

11. Copyright © Elsevier Ltd 2005. All rights reserved. Figure 1.9 Combined use of the special senses: vision, hearing, smell and taste.

12. Copyright © Elsevier Ltd 2005. All rights reserved. Figure 1.10 The respiratory system.

13. Copyright © Elsevier Ltd 2005. All rights reserved. Figure 1.11 Alveoli: the site of gas exchange.

14. Copyright © Elsevier Ltd 2005. All rights reserved. Figure 1.12 The digestive system.

15. Copyright © Elsevier Ltd 2005. All rights reserved. Figure 1.13 The urinary system.

16. Copyright © Elsevier Ltd 2005. All rights reserved. Figure 1.14 The skeletal muscles.

17. Copyright © Elsevier Ltd 2005. All rights reserved. Figure 1.15 The reproductive systems: male and female.