Berne and Levy Principles of Physiology, 4th ed.0323031951 Berne and Levy principles of physiology, 4th ed. Ed. by Matthew N. Levy et al. Elsevier Mosby 2006 818 pages $69.95 Paperback QP34 Levy (physiology and biomedical engineering Biomedical engineering An interdisciplinary field in which the principles, laws, and techniques of engineering, physics, chemistry, and other physical sciences are applied to facilitate progress in medicine, biology, and other life sciences. , Case Western Reserve University) et al. describe the physiology of the human body in an introduction to the topic for medical, dental, paramedical par·a·med·i·cal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or being a person trained to give emergency medical treatment or assist medical professionals. 2. , veterinary, and biology students. The eight sections by medical professors cover cell physiology, and the nervous, muscular, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, renal, and endocrine systems. The authors explain sensory and motor systems, skeletal and smooth muscles, the circulatory system circulatory system, group of organs that transport blood and the substances it carries to and from all parts of the body. The circulatory system can be considered as composed of two parts: the systemic circulation, which serves the body as a whole except for the , breathing mechanisms, the gastrointestinal tract gastrointestinal tract n. The part of the digestive system consisting of the stomach, small intestine, and large intestine. Gastrointestinal tract , kidney function, and endocrine glands endocrine glands (enˑ·dō·krin glandz′), n.pl ductless glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream. , including case studies for each chapter. The new edition has updated research and access to a website. ([c] 2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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