The thoroughly revised edition of Vander’s Human Physiology is an integrated package of textual and digital material that delivers basic and clinical content, real-life applications, and educational technologies. All these pieces come together to facilitate learning and enthusiasm for understanding the mechanisms of body function. Key focus areas include homeostasis, exercise, and human health. These and other areas of interest are elaborated upon, beginning with Chapter 1, where the key “General Principles of Physiology,” an underlying theme in the book, is first introduced. Unifying themes, such as homeostasis, are explored throughout the book at all levels of system, organ, tissue, and cellular function―themes that are always related to pathophysiology through the use of compelling clinical case studies in all chapters, and a final chapter with several cases that integrate material across the entire book.
Author(s): Eric Widmaier, Hershel Raff, Kevin Strang
Edition: 16
Publisher: McGraw Hill
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 832
City: New York
Title Page
Copyright Page
Brief Contents
Meet the Author
From the Authors
Contents
Index of Exercise Physiology
Guided Tour Through A Chapter
Updates and Additions
Acknowledgments
Connect01
Connect02
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
Cell Structure
Protein Synthesis, Degradation, and Secretion
Interactions Between Proteins and Ligands
Chemical Reactions and Enzymes
Metabolic Pathways
4 Movement of Solutes and Water Across Cell Membranes
5 Cell Signaling in Physiology
6 Neuronal Signaling and the Structure of the Nervous System
Cells of the Nervous System
Membrane Potentials
Synapses
Structure of the Nervous System
7 Sensory Physiology
General Principles
Specific Sensory Systems
8 Consciousness, the Brain, and Behavior
9 Muscle
Skeletal Muscle
Smooth and Cardiac Muscle
10 Control of Body Movement
11 The Endocrine System
General Characteristics of Hormones and Hormonal Control Systems
The Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland
The Thyroid Gland
The Endocrine Response to Stress
Endocrine Control of Growth
Endocrine Control of Ca2+ Homeostasis
12 Cardiovascular Physiology
General Features of the Circulatory System
The Heart
The Vascular System
Integration of Cardiovascular Function: Regulation of Systemic Arterial Pressure
Cardiovascular Patterns in Health and Disease
Hemostasis: The Prevention of Blood Loss
13 Respiratory Physiology
14 The Kidneys and Regulation of Water and Inorganic Ions
Basic Principles of Renal Physiology
Regulation of Ion and Water Balance
Hydrogen Ion Regulation
15 The Digestion and Absorption of Food
16 Regulation of Organic Metabolism and Energy Balance
Control and Integration of Carbohydrate, Protein, and Fat Metabolism
Regulation of Total-Body Energy Balance
Regulation of Body Temperature
17 Reproduction
Overview and Gametogenesis, Sex Determination, and Sex Differentiation; General Principles of Reproductive Endocrinology
Male Reproductive Physiology
Female Reproductive Physiology
Pregnancy, Contraception, Infertility, and Hormonal Changes Through Life
18 The Immune System
19 Medical Physiology: Integration Using Clinical Cases
APPENDIX A
APPENDIX B
APPENDIX C
Glossary/Index
