Vander's human physiology : the mechanisms of body function /
Eric P. Widmaier, Hershel Raff, Kevin Strang.
- Sixteenth edition.
- xxi, 712, A-47, GI-46 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Homeostasis: a framewok for human physiology -- Chemical composition of the body and its relation to physiology -- Cellular structure, proteins, and metabolic pathways -- Movement of solutes and water 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.