Our Marvelous Bodies : : An Introduction to the Physiology of Human Health /

Our Marvelous Bodies : : An Introduction to the Physiology of Human Health / / Gary F. Merrill.

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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...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
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Merrill, Gary F.,
Place / Publishing House:New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2008]
©2008
Year of Publication:2008
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (240 p.) :; 22 illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • LIST OF FIGURES
  • LIST OF TABLES
  • PREFACE
  • 1. The Foundation
  • 2. Understanding the Mammalian Nervous System
  • 3. The Endocrine System and Physiological Communication
  • 4. The Cardiovascular System and the Blood
  • 5. Health and the Respiratory System
  • 6. Kidneys and Renal Physiology
  • 7. The Gastrointestinal System
  • 8. The Reproductive System
  • 9. The Immune System
  • 10. Muscle Function
  • 11. Integrated Physiological Responses
  • 12. For the Record
  • Glossary
  • Notes and Suggested Reading
  • Index

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