Vander's Human Physiology / Edition 14

by Kevin T. Strang Dr., Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Hershel Raff

Overview

Eric Widmaier (Boston University), Hershel Raff (Medical College of Wisconsin), and Kevin Strang (University of Wisconsin) have taken on the challenge of maintaining the strengths and reputation of Vander's Human Physiology: The Mechanisms of Body Function. Moving beyond the listing of mere facts, it stresses the causal chains of events that constitute the mechanisms of body function. The fundamental purpose of this textbook is to present the principles and facts of human physiology in a format that is suitable for undergraduates regardless of academic background or field of study.

Vander's Human Physiology, fourteenth edition, carries on the tradition of clarity and accuracy, while refining and updating the content to meet the needs of today's instructors and students. The fourteenth edition features a streamlined, clinically oriented focus to the study of human body systems. It has also responded to reviewer requests for more clinical applications. Physiology Inquiries are maintained throughout the chapters. These critical-thinking questions associated with figures are just one more opportunity to add to the student's learning experience.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781259294099
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Publication date:	11/03/2015
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	784
Product dimensions:	9.30(w) x 11.10(h) x 1.20(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Eric P. Widmaier received his Ph.D. in 1984 in Endocrinology from the University of California at San Francisco. His postdoctoral training was in endocrinology and physiology at the Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology, and The Salk Institute in La Jolla, CA. He is currently Professor of Biology at Boston University.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Homeostasis: A Framework for Human Physiology

Chapter 2 Chemical Composition of the Body

Chapter 3 Cellular structure, proteins, and Metabolism

Chapter 4 Movement of Molecules Across Cell Membranes

Chapter 5 Control of Cells by Chemical Messengers

Chapter 6 Neuronal Signaling and the Structure of the Nervous System

Chapter 7 Sensory Physiology

Chapter 8 Consciousness, the Brain, and Behavior

Chapter 9 Muscle

Chapter 10 Control of Body Movement

Chapter 11 The Endocrine System

Chapter 12 Cardiovascular Physiology

Chapter 13 Respiratory Physiology

Chapter 14 The Kidneys and Regulation of Water and Inorganic Ions

Chapter 15 The Digestion and Absorption of Food

Chapter 16 Regulation of Organic Metabolism and Energy Balance

Chapter 17 Reproduction

Chapter 18 Defense Mechanisms of the Body

Chapter 19 Medical Physiology: Integration Using Clinical Cases