TY - BOOK AU - Widmaier,Eric P. AU - Raff,Hershel AU - Strang,Kevin T. TI - Vander, Sherman, & Luciano's human physiology: the mechanisms of body function SN - 0072437936 [paperback] PY - 2004/// CY - Boston PB - McGraw-Hill Higher Education KW - Human physiology N1 - Contents: 1 Homeostasis: a framework for human physiology -- 2 Chemical composition of the body -- 3 Cells structure and protein function -- 4 Movement of molecules across cell membranes -- 5 Control of cells by chemical messengers -- 6 Neuronal signaling and the structure of the nervous system -- 7 Sensory physiology -- 8 Consciousness, the brain, and behavior -- 9 Muscle -- 10 Control of body movement -- 11 The endocrine system -- 12 Cardiovascular physiology -- 13 Respiratory physiology -- 14 The kidney and regulation of water and inorganic ions -- 15 The digestion and absorption of food -- 16 Regulation of organic metabolism and energy balance -- 17 Reproduction -- 18 Defense mechanism of the body ER -