TY - BOOK AU - Tortora, Gerard J. AU - Evans, Ronald L.;Anagnostakos, Nicholas P. TI - Principles of human physiology SN - 321000374 AV - QP 34.5 .T67 1982 PY - 1982/// CY - New York PB - Harper & Row Publishers, Inc. KW - HUMAN ANATOMY N1 - Includes index; Chapter 1. Introduction to human physiology -- Chapter 2. Scientific measurements and their applications -- Chapter 3. Introductory physical principles -- Chapter 4. Introductory chemical principles -- Chapter 5. Homeostasis -- Chapter 6. Cellular structure and functions -- Chapter 7. Cellular reproduction and control -- Chapter 8. The cellular environment and transportation -- Chapter 9. The functioning nerve cell -- Chapter 10. The functioning muscle cell -- Chapter 11. The spinal cord and spinal nerves -- Chapter 12. The brain and the cranial nerves -- Chapter 13. Sensory physiology -- Chapter 14. Special senses -- Chapter 15. Motor and integrative functions -- Chapter 16. The automatic nervous system -- Chapter 17. Endocrine physiology -- Chapter 18. Reproductive physiology -- Chapter 19. Physiology of sex -- Chapter 20. Embryology: development and inheritance -- Chapter 21. Blood and lymph -- Chapter 22. Cardiovascular physiology -- Chapter 23. Respiratory physiology -- Chapter 24. Physiology of digestion -- Chapter 25. Metabolic physiology -- Chapter 26. Renal physiology -- Glossary -- Index N2 - This book is designed for use in introductory physiology courses and assumes no previous study of physiology. The text is geared to students in biological, medical, and health-oriented programs ER -