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TITLE: Vander's Human Physiology: The Mechanisms of Body Function, 14th edition (2016)
AUTHOR: Eric P. Widmaier, Hershel Raff, Kevin T. Strang
ISBN-13: 9781259294099
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DESCRIPTION: 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", 14th 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.

BRIEF CONTENTS:
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1. Homeostasis: A Framework for Human Physiology
2. Chemical Composition of the Body and Its Relation to Physiology
3. Cellular Structure, Proteins, and Metabolic Pathways
4. Movement of Molecules Across Cell Membranes
5. Cell Signaling in Physiology
6. Neuronal Signaling and the Structure of the Nervous System
7. Sensory Physiology
8. Consciousness, the Brain, and Behavior
9. Muscle
10. Control of Body Movement
11. The Endocrine System
12. Cardiovascular Physiology
13. Respiratory Physiology
14. The Kidneys and Regulation of Water and Inorganic Ions
15. The Digestion and Absorption of Food
16. Regulation of Organic Metabolism and Energy Balance
17. Reproduction
18. The Immune System
19. Medical Physiology
appendixes
glossary
index