The series from which this book is taken has been designed for the new direction in health care education resulting from the implementation of Project 2000. It brings together relevant material from the various subject areas and provides practical textbooks for health care students. Throughout the series, there is consistency in format, presentation and terminology used. This work deals with all aspects of the structure and function of the body. It examines the workings of the human in a holistic sense as well as looking at the various body systems and structures individually and introducing the basic components of the body at cellular level. It further enlarges on the scope of traditional anatomy textbooks by setting the subject within the context of the changes which take place throughout the life cycle. An evolutional perspective on the factors which have produced the form and function of the body is also given. In common with the other titles in the Campion Integrated Studies series, this work is written as a series of modules, each one having explicitly stated objectives. This book should be of interest to students undertaking Project 2000 courses. It will also have application for students of the professions allied to medicine such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and radiography, and those on paramedical courses.