Physiology demystified / Dale Pierre Layman.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: McGraw-Hill "Demystified" seriesPublication details: New York : McGraw-Hill, Description: xvii 411 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0071438289
  • 9780071438285
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 612 22
LOC classification:
  • QP34.5 .L426 2004
NLM classification:
  • QS18
Online resources:
Contents:
PART 1: THE GOLDEN PATH OF BODY FUNCTION: Physiology: our life is a path through bodyspace -- Control of the internal environment: a story of feedback and homeostasis -- Tests: Part 1 -- PART 2: FUNCTIONS AT THE CHEMICAL AND CELLULAR LEVELS: Chemical functions: "Hey! We've got dirt moving around in our body basement!" -- The cell: a tiny arena of life -- Test: Part 2 -- PART 3: THE PHYSIOLOGY OF SKIN, BONE, AND MUSCLE: Working the human "hard" drives: the physiology of skins and skeletons -- "Gentlemen, fire up your engines!" : the physiology of neurons and muscle fibers -- Test: Part 3 -- PART 4: THE PHYSIOLOGY OF NERVES AND GLANDS: "What happens when we step on a nail?": the physiology of nerves and reflexes -- Glands: physiology of the "ductless acorns" -- Test: Part 4 -- PART FIVE: AIR AND FLUID TRANSPORT: THE CIRCULATORY, LYMPH, AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS: Physiology of the circulatory system: mover of the blood in a "little circle" -- The physiology of blood: helps it walk with a "lymph" -- The respiratory system: makes you "breathe again" -- Test: Part 5 -- PART 6: PHYSIOLOGY FROM "THE LAND DOWN UNDER": THE DIGESTIVE AND GENITOURINARY SYSTEMS: The digestive system: a miraculous "grinder"! -- The genitourinary system system: it allows us to release fluids and "beget" new life! -- Test: Part 6 -- Final exam -- Answers to quiz, test, and exam questions.
Summary: A comprehensive overview of physiology, including terminology, the various functions of the body, comparative and cellular physiology, and more. Includes exam questions with answers.
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"A self-teaching guide"--Cover.

Includes index.

PART 1: THE GOLDEN PATH OF BODY FUNCTION: Physiology: our life is a path through bodyspace -- Control of the internal environment: a story of feedback and homeostasis -- Tests: Part 1 -- PART 2: FUNCTIONS AT THE CHEMICAL AND CELLULAR LEVELS: Chemical functions: "Hey! We've got dirt moving around in our body basement!" -- The cell: a tiny arena of life -- Test: Part 2 -- PART 3: THE PHYSIOLOGY OF SKIN, BONE, AND MUSCLE: Working the human "hard" drives: the physiology of skins and skeletons -- "Gentlemen, fire up your engines!" : the physiology of neurons and muscle fibers -- Test: Part 3 -- PART 4: THE PHYSIOLOGY OF NERVES AND GLANDS: "What happens when we step on a nail?": the physiology of nerves and reflexes -- Glands: physiology of the "ductless acorns" -- Test: Part 4 -- PART FIVE: AIR AND FLUID TRANSPORT: THE CIRCULATORY, LYMPH, AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS: Physiology of the circulatory system: mover of the blood in a "little circle" -- The physiology of blood: helps it walk with a "lymph" -- The respiratory system: makes you "breathe again" -- Test: Part 5 -- PART 6: PHYSIOLOGY FROM "THE LAND DOWN UNDER": THE DIGESTIVE AND GENITOURINARY SYSTEMS: The digestive system: a miraculous "grinder"! -- The genitourinary system system: it allows us to release fluids and "beget" new life! -- Test: Part 6 -- Final exam -- Answers to quiz, test, and exam questions.

A comprehensive overview of physiology, including terminology, the various functions of the body, comparative and cellular physiology, and more. Includes exam questions with answers.

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