num_pages: 848
description: The carefully revised Third Edition features expanded clinical coverage, new “Apply Your Knowledge” critical thinking questions, and a new flowchart style that makes it easier than ever for readers to focus on key physiological processes. Features such as Chemistry Review boxes provide additional resources for readers who need them, while Toolboxes and Discovery boxes provide the option of delving into more detail about physiology topics. Introduction to Physiology, The Structure and Function, Cell Metabolism, Cell Membrane Transport, Chemical Messengers, The Endocrine Endocrine Glands and Hormone Actions, Nerve Cells and Electrical Signaling, Synaptic Transmission and Neural Integration, The Nervous Central Nervous System, The Nervous Sensory Systems, The Nervous Autonomic and Motor Systems, Muscle Physiology, The Cardiovascular Cardiac Function, The Cardiovascular Blood Vessels, Blood Flow and Blood Pressure, The Cardiovascular Blood, The Respiratory Pulmonary Ventilation, The Respiratory Gas Exchange and Regulation of Breathing, The Urinary Renal Function, The Urinary Fluid and Electrolyte Balance, The Gastrointestinal System, Regulation of Energy Metabolism and Growth, The Reproductive System, The Immune System, The Whole Integrated Physiological Responses to Exercise For all readers interested in human physiology and key physiological processes.
language: English
title: Principles of Human Physiology
titlecomplete: Principles of Human Physiology
genres: Science, Textbooks, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 68
publisher: Benjamin Cummings