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9780865427754

Lecture Notes on Human Physiology

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  • ISBN13:

    9780865427754

  • ISBN10:

    0865427755

  • Edition: 4th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-05-01
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Summary

This superb team of authors and editors provides a highly readable account of 'how the body works.' The book is structured around body systems and includes relevant diseases to illustrate the consequences of what happens when a part of a particular system fails. This book is aimed at students in biological sciences, medicine, dentistry, nutrition, pharmacy, physiotherapy and physical education.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors vi
Preface to the Fourth Edition vii
Preface to the First Edition viii
Cell Physiology
1(24)
Cellular Communication
25(14)
Introduction to the Nervous System
39(26)
Signalling in the Nervous System
65(38)
Muscle
103(25)
Sensory Systems
128(15)
Special Senses
143(47)
Motor System
190(25)
Higher Nervous Functions
215(19)
Endocrine System
234(30)
Reproduction
264(18)
Blood
282(37)
Cardiovascular System: Introduction and the Heart
319(32)
Vascular System
351(27)
Cardiovascular Regulation, Regional Circulation and Circulatory Adjustments
378(21)
Respiration
399(69)
Digestive System
468(44)
Kidney
512(30)
Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
542(22)
Energy Metabolism and Temperature Regulation
564(11)
Exercise
575(8)
Appendix: Units of Measurement 583(2)
Index 585

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