Vander’s Human Physiology (14th Edition)

Description

Eric Widmaier (Boston University), Hershel Raff (Medical College of Wisconsin), and Kevin Strang (University of Wisconsin) have taken on the challenge of maintaining the strengths and reputation of Vander’s Human Physiology: The Mechanisms of Body Function. Moving beyond the listing of mere facts, it stresses the causal chains of events that constitute the mechanisms of body function.

The fundamental purpose of this textbook is to present the principles and facts of human physiology in a format that is suitable for undergraduates regardless of academic background or field of study. Vander’s Human Physiology, fourteenth edition, carries on the tradition of clarity and accuracy, while refining and updating the content to meet the needs of today’s instructors and students.

The fourteenth edition features a streamlined, clinically oriented focus to the study of human body systems. It has also responded to reviewer requests for more clinical applications. Physiology Inquiries are maintained throughout the chapters. These critical-thinking questions associated with figures are just one more opportunity to add to the student’s learning experience.

Table of Contents

1. Chapter 1 Homeostasis: A Framework for Human Physiology
2. Chapter 2 Chemical Composition of the Body
3. Chapter 3 Cellular structure, proteins, and Metabolism
4. Chapter 4 Movement of Molecules Across Cell Membranes
5. Chapter 5 Control of Cells by Chemical Messengers
6. Chapter 6 Neuronal Signaling and the Structure of the Nervous System
7. Chapter 7 Sensory Physiology
8. Chapter 8 Consciousness, the Brain, and Behavior
9. Chapter 9 Muscle
10. Chapter 10 Control of Body Movement
11. Chapter 11 The Endocrine System
12. Chapter 12 Cardiovascular Physiology
13. Chapter 13 Respiratory Physiology
14. Chapter 14 The Kidneys and Regulation of Water and Inorganic Ions
15. Chapter 15 The Digestion and Absorption of Food
16. Chapter 16 Regulation of Organic Metabolism and Energy Balance
17. Chapter 17 Reproduction
18. Chapter 18 Defense Mechanisms of the Body
19. Chapter 19 Medical Physiology: Integration Using Clinical Cases

Author Biography

Eric P. Widmaier received his Ph.D. in 1984 in Endocrinology from the University of California at San Francisco. His postdoctoral training was in endocrinology and physiology at the Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology, and The Salk Institute in La Jolla, CA. He is currently Professor of Biology at Boston University.