Lecture Notes on Human Physiology
4th Edition
Published on 5. March 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
624 pages
978-0-86542-775-4 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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"...extensively illustrated...a very useful text...definitely recommended for rapid revision before finals as well as for laying one's foundations throughout the course. Worth buying." Cambridge Medicine, Addenbrooke's Clinical Medical School "..a concise, yet complete, textbook on general physiology..an excellent reference for clinicians wanting general information on physiology that is concise and easy to use" Physical Therapy on the 3rd edition "The text is fluent, easy to absorb and most important written very concisely. The style makes it easy to pick out relevant information and to take logical, structured notes..." 2nd Opinion, Journal of the Edinburgh Medical School on the 3rd editionMore details
Series
Edition
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 243 mm
Width: 186 mm
Weight
1304 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-86542-775-4 (9780865427754)
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Book
11/2006
5th Edition
Wiley
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Previous edition
John J. Bray | etc.
Lecture Notes on Human Physiology
Book
06/1994
3rd Edition
Blackwell Science Ltd
€42.23
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Content
List of Contributors; Preface to the Fourth Edition; Preface to the First Edition; 1. Cell Physiology; 2. Cellular Communication; 3. Introduction to the Nervous System; 4. Signalling in the Nervous System; 5. Muscle; 6. Sensory Systems; 7. Special Senses; 8. Motor System; 9. Higher Nervous Functions; 10. Endocrine System; 11. Reproduction; 12. Blood; 13. Cardiovascular System: Introduction and the Heart; 14. Vascular System; 15. Cardiovascular Regulation, Regional Circulation and Circulatory Adjustments; 16. Respiration; 17. Digestive System; 18. Kidney; 19. Fluid and Electrolyte Balance; 20. Energy Metabolism and Temperature Regulation; 21. Exercise; Appendix: Units of Measurement; Index