Fox, Stuart Ira.
Human physiology / Stuart Ira Fox. - Ninth edition - Boston : McGraw-Hill, c2006. - xxix, 770 pages: colored illustrations ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
Contents: 1 The study of body function -- 2 Chemical composition of the body -- 3 Cell structure and genetic control -- 4 Enzymes and energy -- 5 Cell respiration and metabolism -- 6 Interactions between cells and the extracellular environment -- 7 The nervous system: neurons and synapses -- 8 The central nervous system -- 9 The automatic nervous system -- 10 Sensory physiology -- 11 Endocrine glands: secretion and action of hormones -- 12 Muscles: mechanisms of contraction and neural control -- 13 Heart and circulation -- 14 Cardiac output, blood flow, and blood pressure -- 15 The immune system -- 16 Respiratory physiology -- 17 Physiology of the kidneys -- 18 The digestive system -- 19 Regulation of the metabolism -- 20 Reproduction -- Includes appendices, glossary, credits, index
0071115846 [paperback]
2004013221
Human physiology.
Human physiology / Stuart Ira Fox. - Ninth edition - Boston : McGraw-Hill, c2006. - xxix, 770 pages: colored illustrations ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
Contents: 1 The study of body function -- 2 Chemical composition of the body -- 3 Cell structure and genetic control -- 4 Enzymes and energy -- 5 Cell respiration and metabolism -- 6 Interactions between cells and the extracellular environment -- 7 The nervous system: neurons and synapses -- 8 The central nervous system -- 9 The automatic nervous system -- 10 Sensory physiology -- 11 Endocrine glands: secretion and action of hormones -- 12 Muscles: mechanisms of contraction and neural control -- 13 Heart and circulation -- 14 Cardiac output, blood flow, and blood pressure -- 15 The immune system -- 16 Respiratory physiology -- 17 Physiology of the kidneys -- 18 The digestive system -- 19 Regulation of the metabolism -- 20 Reproduction -- Includes appendices, glossary, credits, index
0071115846 [paperback]
2004013221
Human physiology.