Vander's human physiology : the mechanisms of body function /

Widmaier, Eric P.

Vander's human physiology : the mechanisms of body function / Human physiology Eric P. Widmaier, Hershel Raff, Kevin T. Strang. - 14th ed. - New York : McGraw-Hill, 2016. - xxv, 697, [60] p. : col. ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Homeostasis: a framework for human physiology -- Chemical composition of the body & it's relation to physiology -- Cellular structure, proteins, and metabolic pathways -- Movement of molecules across cell membranes -- Cell signaling in physiology -- Neuronal signaling and the structure of the nervous system -- Sensory physiology -- Consciousness, the brain, and behavior -- Muscle -- Control of body movement -- The endocrine system -- Cardiovascular physiology -- Respiratory physiology -- The kidneys and regulation of water and inorganic ions -- The digestion and absorption of food -- Regulation of organic metabolism and energy balance -- Reproduction -- The immune system -- Medical physiology: integration using clinical cases.

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Physiology.

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