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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, Eleventh 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 eleventh 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. Chapter 19 is new and contains three complete case studies. Physiology Inquiries have also been added to many figures throughout the chapters. These critical-thinking questions are just one more opportunity to add to the student’s learning experience.
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Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- 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
- Appendix A: Answers to Test & Quantitative and Thought Questions
- Appendix B: Index of Exercise Physiology
- Appendix C: Index of Clinical Terms
- Glossary
- Credits
- Index
