Human physiology : an integrated approach /

Silverthorn, Dee Unglaub, 1948-

Human physiology : an integrated approach / Dee Unglaub Silverthorn, with William C. Ober, illustration coordinator ; Claire W. Garrison, illustrator ; Andrew C. Silverthorn, clinical consultant ; with contributions by Bruce R. Johnson. - 3rd edition - San Francisco : Pearson/Benjamin Cummings, c2004. - xxxii, 878 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Includes index.

Contents

I. BASIC CELL PROCESSES: INTEGRATION AND COORDINATION.
1. Introduction to Physiology.
2. Atoms, Ions, and Molecules.
3. Cells and Tissues.
4. Cellular Metabolism.
5. Membrane Dynamics.

II. HOMEOSTASIS AND CONTROL.
6. Communication, Integration, and Homeostasis.
7. Introduction to the Endocrine System.
8. Neurons: Cellular and Network Properties.
9. The Central Nervous System.
10. Sensory Physiology.
11. Efferent Division: Autonomic and Somatic Motor Control.
12. Muscles.
13. Integrative Physiology I: Control of Body Movement.

III. INTEGRATION OF FUNCTION.
14. Cardiac Physiology.
15. Blood Flow and the Control of Blood Pressure.
16. Blood.
17. Mechanics of Breathing.
18. Gas Exchange and Transport.
19. The Kidneys.
20. Integrative Physiology II: Fluid and Electrolyte Balance.

IV. METABOLISM, GROWTH, AND AGING.
21. Digestion.
22. Energy Balance and Metabolism.
23. Endocrine Control of Metabolism and Growth.
24. The Immune System.
25. Integrative Physiology III: Exercise.
26. Reproduction and Development.


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Human physiology.

QT 104 S587h 2004