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"Human Biology, Eleventh Edition" has two primary functions: to understand how the human body works; and, to understand the relationship of humans to other living things in the biosphere.
| ISBN | 0070167788 | | Weight (grammes) | 1376 | | ISBN13 | 9780070167780
(What's this?) | | Published in | London | | Publisher | McGraw-Hill Education - Europe | | Previous ISBN | 9780071285797 | | Imprint | McGraw Hill Higher Education | | Height (mm) | 274 | | Format | Paperback | | Width (mm) | 228 | | Publication date | 01 Mar 2009 | | Spine width (mm) | 22 | | DEWEY | 599.9 | | Academic level | Undergraduate | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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| | | Readings | | | | | | Preface | | | | | | Guided Tour | | | | | | Acknowledgments | | | | Chapter 1 | | Exploring Life and Science | | 1 | | 1.1 | | The Characteristics of Life | | 2 | | 1.2 | | Humans Are Related to Other Animals | | 6 | | 1.3 | | Science as a Process | | 7 | | 1.4 | | Making Sense of a Scientific Study | | 12 | | 1.5 | | Science and Social Responsibility | | 14 | | PART I | | Human Organization | | 19 | | Chapter 2 | | Chemistry of Life | | 19 | | 2.1 | | From Atoms to Molecules | | 20 | | 2.2 | | Water and Living Things | | 25 | | 2.3 | | Molecules of Life | | 29 | | 2.4 | | Carbohydrates | | 29 | | 2.5 | | Lipids | | 31 | | 2.6 | | Proteins | | 34 | | 2.7 | | Nucleic Acids | | 37 | | Chapter 3 | | Cell Structure and Function | | 43 | | 3.1 | | What Is a Cell? | | 44 | | 3.2 | | How Cells Are Organized | | 46 | | 3.3 | | The Plasma Membrane and How Substances Cross It | | 48 | | 3.4 | | The Nucleus and the Production of Proteins | | 52 | | 3.5 | | The Cytoskeleton and Cell Movement | | 54 | | 3.6 | | Mitochondria and Cellular Metabolism | | 56 | | Chapter 4 | | Organization and Regulation of Body Systems | | 65 | | 4.1 | | Types of Tissues | | 66 | | | More... | | |
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