| Description |
xvii, 411 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
McGraw-Hill "Demystified" series
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| Note |
"A self-teaching guide"--Cover. |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
PART 1 : THE GOLDEN PATH OF BODY FUNCTION : Physiology : our life is a path through bodyspace -- Control of the internal environment : a story of feedback and homeostasis -- Tests : Part 1 -- PART 2 : FUNCTIONS AT THE CHEMICAL AND CELLULAR LEVELS : Chemical functions : "Hey! We've got dirt moving around in our body basement!" -- The cell : a tiny arena of life -- Test : Part 2 -- PART 3 : THE PHYSIOLOGY OF SKIN, BONE, AND MUSCLE : Working the human "hard" drives : the physiology of skins and skeletons -- "Gentlemen, fire up your engines!" : the physiology of neurons and muscle fibers -- Test : Part 3 -- PART 4 : THE PHYSIOLOGY OF NERVES AND GLANDS : "What happens when we step on a nail?" : the physiology of nerves and reflexes -- Glands : physiology of the "ductless acorns" -- Test : Part 4 -- PART FIVE : AIR AND FLUID TRANSPORT : THE CIRCULATORY, LYMPH, AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS : Physiology of the circulatory system : mover of the blood in a "little circle" -- The physiology of blood : helps it walk with a "lymph" -- The respiratory system : makes you "breathe again" -- Test : Part 5 -- PART 6 : PHYSIOLOGY FROM "THE LAND DOWN UNDER" : THE DIGESTIVE AND GENITOURINARY SYSTEMS : The digestive system : a miraculous "grinder"! -- The genitourinary system system : it allows us to release fluids and "beget" new life! -- Test : Part 6 -- Final exam -- Answers to quiz, test, and exam questions. |
| Subject |
Physiology.
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Human physiology.
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| ISBN |
0071438289 (pbk.) |
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