Our marvelous bodies : an introduction to the physiology of human health /
Our Marvelous Bodies offers a unique perspective on the structure, function, and care of the major systems of the human body. Unlike other texts that use a strictly scientific approach, physiologist Gary F. Merrill relays medical facts alongside personal stories that help students relate to and appl...
| Основен автор: | Merrill, Gary F. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
New Brunswick, N.J. :
Rutgers University Press,
℗♭2008.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=243540 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Our marvelous bodies. |
| Резюме: |
Our Marvelous Bodies offers a unique perspective on the structure, function, and care of the major systems of the human body. Unlike other texts that use a strictly scientific approach, physiologist Gary F. Merrill relays medical facts alongside personal stories that help students relate to and apply the information. Readers learn the basics of feedback control systems, homeostasis, and physiological gradients. These principles apply to an understanding of the body?s functioning under optimal, healthy conditions, and they provide insight into states of acute and chronic illness. Separate chapt. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xiv, 219 pages) : illustrations |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-208) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780813544700 081354470X 1281776475 9781281776471 |