Dale Layman

Physiology Demystified

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A complete, self-teaching guide to the function and interaction of bodily systems Coverage includes: comparative physiology, functions at the chemical and cellular levels, organic compounds, the cell, physiology of muscle, nerves and glands, sensory physiology, motor functions, autonomic nerves and the endocrine system, air and blood transport, digestive and genitourinary systems, and more.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McGraw Hill LLC
• Seitenzahl: 411
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Juli 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 187mm x 34mm
• Gewicht: 749g
• ISBN-13: 9780071438285
• ISBN-10: 0071438289
• Artikelnr.: 13542662

Autorenporträt

McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgments
PART 1: THE GOLDEN PATH OF BODY FUNCTION
Chapter 1: Physiology: Our Life Is a Path Through Bodyspace
Chapter 2: Control of the Internal Environment: A Story About Feedback and
Homeostasis
PART 2: FUNCTIONS AT THE CHEMICAL AND CELLULAR LEVELS
Chapter 3: Chemical Functions: "Hey! We've Got Dirt Moving Around in our
body basement!"
Chapter 4: The Cell: A Tiny Arena of Life
PART 3: THE PHYSIOLOGY OF SKIN, BONE, AND MUSCLE
Chapter 5: Working the Human "Hard" Drives: The Physiology of Skins and
Skeletons
Chapter 6: "Gentlemen, Fire Up Your Engines!": The Physiology of Neurons
and Muscle Fibers
PART 4: THE PHYSIOLOGY OF NERVES AND GLANDS
Chapter 7: "What Happens When We Step on a Nail?": The Physiology of Nerves
and Reflex
Chapter 8: Glands: Physiology of the "Ductless Acorns"
PART 5: AIR AND FLUID TRANSPORT: THE CIRCULATORY, LYMPH, AND RESPIRATORY
SYSTEMS
Chapter 9: Physiology of The Circulatory System: Mover of the Blood In A
"Little Circle"
Chapter 10: The Physiology of Blood: Helps It Walk with a "Lymph"
Chapter 11: The Respiratory System: Makes You "Breathe Again"
PART 6: PHYSIOLOGY FROM "THE LAND DOWN UNDER": THE DIGESTIVE AND
GENITOURINARY SYSTEMS
Chapter 12: The Digestive System: A Miraculous "Grinder"!
Chapter 13: The Genitourinary System: It Allows Us to Release Fluids and
"Beget" New Life!
APPENDIX: ANSWERS TO QUIZ, TEST, AND FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
INDEX