Full Description
This text covers anatomy, physiology and neuroscience relevant to the practice of speech and language therapy 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, inluding 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 should 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 specialized in-service study courses.
Contents
Preface. Acknowledgements. Chapter 1 Introduction. Chapter 2 How the body works -- basic concepts of structure and function. Chapter 3 The locomotor system. Chapter 4 The circulatory system. Chapter 5 The respiratory system. Chapter 6 The nervous system. Chapter 7 The endocrine glands. Chapter 8 The anatomy of the nervous system. Chapter 9 Sensory function and somatosensory pathways. Chapter 10 Motor function. Chapter 11 The cranial nerves. Chapter 12 The autonomic nervous system. Chapter 13 Language processing in the brain. Chapter 14 The structure of the respiratory system. Chapter 15 The mechanisms of respiration. Chapter 16 The structure and function of the larynx. Chapter 17 Phonation. Chapter 18 The face and jaws. Chapter 19 The mouth and nose. Chapter 20 Development and growth of the face and jaws. Chapter 21 The anatomy and physiology of swallowing. Chapter 22 The ear and hearing. Chapter 23 The central auditory pathways. Further reading. Index.
