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Vanders human physiology : the mechanisms of body function, 11th ed./ Widmaier

xxviii, 770 hal.: ill, tab.; 27 cm

Vander's human physiology: the mechanisms of body function

The book focus on 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. These critical-thinking questions are just one more opportunity to add to the student?s learning experience

Vanders human physiology : the mechanisms of body function, 11th ed./ Widmaier

xxviii, 770 hal.: ill, tab.; 27 cm

Vander's Human Physiology

xxxi. 827 hal.; 21.5 x 27 c

Vander's human physiology : the mechanisms of body function

he book opens with an introduction to homeostasis and provides a theoretical backbone for the study of human physiology. The second chapter is the obligatory introduction to fundamental chemistry (atoms, protons, neutrons, electrons, etc.) that seems to be in almost every basic science book. Chapters three, four, and five are typical of almost all texts about life - cell structure and function, proteins, metabolism, and chemical messengers. Chapter six serves as a model for the rest of the book and the central principle of physiology: The human body wants to be in balance, and there are competing chemical and electrical pathways fighting for and against this balance. The final chapter is medically oriented. The student is asked to consider what they have learned and apply it to a case study narrative, to essentially diagnose a patient