
Vander's Human Physiology
McGraw Hill Higher Education (Publisher)
11th Edition
Published on 1. November 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
978-0-07-128366-3 (ISBN)
Description
Eric Widmaier (Boston University), Hershel Raff (Medical College of Wisconsin), and Kevin Strang (University of Wisconsin) have taken on the challenge of maintaining the strengths and reputation of "Vander's Human Physiology: The Mechanisms of Body Function". Moving beyond the listing of mere facts, it stressed the causal chains of events that constitute the mechanisms of body function. The fundamental purpose of this textbook is to present the principles and facts of human physiology in a format that is suitable for undergraduates regardless of academic background or field of study. "Vander's Human Physiology, Eleventh Edition", carries on the tradition of clarity and accuracy, while refining and updating the content to meet the needs of today's instructors and students. The eleventh edition features a streamlined, clinically oriented focus to the study of human body systems. It has also responded to reviewer requests for more clinical applications. Chapter 19 is new and contains three complete case studies. Physiology Inquiries have also been added to many figures throughout the chapters.
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Edition
11th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrations (chiefly col.)
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 228 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
1950 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-128366-3 (9780071283663)
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Content
1 Homeostasis: A Framework for Human Physiology 2 Chemical Composition of the Body 3 Cellular Structure, Proteins, and Metabolism 4 Movement of Molecules Across Cell Membranes 5 Control of Cells by Chemical Messengers 6 Neuronal Signaling and the Structure of the Nervous System 7 Sensory Physiology 8 Consciousness, the Brain, and Behavior 9 Muscle 10 Control of Body Movement 11 The Endocrine System 12 Cardiovascular Physiology 13 Respiratory Physiology 14 The Kidneys and Regulation of Water and Inorganic Ions 15 The Digestion and Absorption of Food 16 Regulation of Organic Metabolism and Energy Balance 17 Reproduction 18 Defense Mechanisms of the Body 19 Medical Physiology: Integration Using Clinical Cases