Basic Medical Science for Speech and Language Therapy Students

Martin Atkinson and Stephen McHanwell

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This book covers the anatomy, physiology and neuroscience relevant to the practice of speech and language therapy. It does so in sufficient detail to equip students with an understanding of the relevance of basic medical sciences to the clinical components of their courses.

An overview of the major body systems and an outline of the structure and function of cells and pertinent tissues of the body is followed by more detailed descriptions of the structure and function of the nervous system, the respiratory system, the phonatory and articular apparatus and the ear. Their role in normal and abnormal speech and language is illustrated by clinical examples likely to be met in practice.

The book will also act as a useful resource for experienced practitioners who wish to refresh or extend their knowledge of those basic sciences relevant to their specialities or as a prelude to undertaking specialised in-service study courses.

The chapters in this book are:

• 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 autonomic 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

Product Details

Paperback 460pp (2002)
Publisher: Whurr
ISBN: 1-86156-238-1

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