Human Physiology : The Basis of Medicine (Oxford Core Texts)

BY
Gillian Pocock (Author), Christopher D. Richards (Author)



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Product Details

SIZE = 50 MB APPROX
FORMAT = CHM
Paperback: 656 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 2 edition (March 21, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0198568789
ISBN-13: 978-0198568780


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Editorial Reviews

Book Description
A sound understanding of physiology underpins good medical practice. This established textbook provides medical students and others in health-related disciplines with the essential information and learning tools necessary to understand human physiology. The book adopts a student-friendly style with an emphasis on clarity, explanation and understanding, complemented by full-colour illustrations. It has a hierarchical organisation, beginning with aspects of cell and tissue function before proceeding to a consideration of the communication systems of the body, including the endocrine and nervous systems. The heart of the text concerns the physiology of the main body systems. Throughout, the relevance to clinical practice is stressed. This revised edition contains new or revised material on osmolarity, osmotic pressure and tonicity; expanded treatment of epithelia; discussion of steroid and thyroid hormone receptors; iron absorption and its regulation by hepcidin; circadian rhythms and carbohydrate absorption in the small intestine. There are also new feature boxes on Alzheimer's disease, deep vein thrombosis, the Donnan effect, the stages of labour and the classification of heart failure, and new sections on autonomic failure, the renal handling of uric acid and multiple organ failure.

Book Info
Canterbury Christ Church Univ. College, UK. Comprehensive textbook offers coverage of the basic principles of physiology. Also covers physiology of the main body systems and presents more than 50 new illustrations. Includes a new chapter on clinical physiology. For medical students. Previous edition: c1999.


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