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This superb team of authors and editors provides a highly readable account of 'how the body works.' The book is structured around body systems and includes relevant diseases to illustrate the consequences of what happens when a part of a particular system fails. This book is aimed at students in biological sciences, medicine, dentistry, nutrition, pharmacy, physiotherapy and physical education.
| ISBN | 0865427755 | | Volumes | 1 | | ISBN13 | 9780865427754
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 1304 | | Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd | | Published in | Oxford | | Imprint | Blackwell Science Ltd | | Series title | Lecture Notes | | Format | Paperback | | Previous ISBN | 9780632036448 | | Publication date | 05 Mar 1999 | | Height (mm) | 243 | | Library of Congress | QP34.5.L44 | | Width (mm) | 186 | | DEWEY | 612 | | Spine width (mm) | 29 | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | Academic level | Undergraduate, Professional / Scholarly, Postgraduate | | Pages | 624 | |
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| | | List of Contributors | | | | | | Preface to the Fourth Edition | | | | | | Preface to the First Edition | | | | 1 | | Cell Physiology | | 1 | | 2 | | Cellular Communication | | 25 | | 3 | | Introduction to the Nervous System | | 39 | | 4 | | Signalling in the Nervous System | | 65 | | 5 | | Muscle | | 103 | | 6 | | Sensory Systems | | 128 | | 7 | | Special Senses | | 143 | | 8 | | Motor System | | 190 | | 9 | | Higher Nervous Functions | | 215 | | 10 | | Endocrine System | | 234 | | 11 | | Reproduction | | 264 | | 12 | | Blood | | 282 | | 13 | | Cardiovascular System: Introduction and the Heart | | 319 | | 14 | | Vascular System | | 351 | | 15 | | Cardiovascular Regulation, Regional Circulation and Circulatory Adjustments | | 378 | | 16 | | Respiration | | 399 | | 17 | | Digestive System | | 468 | | 18 | | Kidney | | 512 | | 19 | | Fluid and Electrolyte Balance | | 542 | | 20 | | Energy Metabolism and Temperature Regulation | | 564 | | 21 | | Exercise | | 575 | | | | App: Units of Measurement | | 583 | | | | Index | | 585 |
"...extensively illustrated...a very useful text...definitely recommended for rapid revision before finals as well as for laying one's foundations throughout the course. Worth buying." Cambridge Medicine, Addenbrooke's Clinical Medical School "..a concise, yet complete, textbook on general physiology..an excellent reference for clinicians wanting general information on physiology that is concise and easy to use" Physical Therapy on the 3rd edition "The text is fluent, easy to absorb and most important written very concisely. The style makes it easy to pick out relevant information and to take logical, structured notes..." 2nd Opinion, Journal of the Edinburgh Medical School on the 3rd edition  Be the first to write a customer review
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