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Human Physiology / Stuart Ira Fox

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston, Massachusetts : McGraw Hill Education, c2009Edition: Eleventh editionDescription: xxiii, 808 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 9780071281065
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QP 34.5 .F69 2009
Contents:
The study of body function -- Chemical composition of the body -- Cell structure and genetic control -- Enzymes and energy -- Cell respiration and metabolism -- Interactions between cells and the extracellular environment -- The nervous system : neurons and synapses -- The central nervous system -- The autonomic nervous system -- Sensory physiology -- Endocrine glands : secretion and action of hormones -- Muscle : mechanisms of contraction and neural control -- Blood, heart, and circulation -- Cardiac output, blood flow, andb lood pressure -- The immune system -- Respiratory physiology -- Physiology of the kidneys -- The digestive system -- Regulation of metabolism -- Reproduction.
Summary: Suitable for one-semester Human Physiology course that is taken by allied health and biology students. This book introduces basic chemical and biological concepts to provide students with the framework that they need to comprehend physiological principles.
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Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Main General Circulation Pharmacy GC QP 34.5 .F69 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000000727

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The study of body function -- Chemical composition of the body -- Cell structure and genetic control -- Enzymes and energy -- Cell respiration and metabolism -- Interactions between cells and the extracellular environment -- The nervous system : neurons and synapses -- The central nervous system -- The autonomic nervous system -- Sensory physiology -- Endocrine glands : secretion and action of hormones -- Muscle : mechanisms of contraction and neural control -- Blood, heart, and circulation -- Cardiac output, blood flow, andb lood pressure -- The immune system -- Respiratory physiology -- Physiology of the kidneys -- The digestive system -- Regulation of metabolism -- Reproduction.

Suitable for one-semester Human Physiology course that is taken by allied health and biology students. This book introduces basic chemical and biological concepts to provide students with the framework that they need to comprehend physiological principles.

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