01366nam a22001937a 450000500170000000800410001702001060005805000150016410000220017924501170020125000130031826000420033130000420037350000350041550506600045065000220111070000190113270000210115120210414114046.0120717t        xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a 	0072827416 9780072827415 9780071116770 007111677X 9780071116787 0071116788 0073122866 9780073122861  aQP34.5.W47  aWidmaier, Eric P.  aVander's human physiology : the mechanisms of body function. /cEric P Widmaier, Hershel Raff and Kevin T Strang  a10th ed.  a Boston :bHigher Education,c©2006.  a xxxi, 827 p. : bcol. ill. ;c29 cm.  aIncludes references and index.  aContents: Homeostasis: a framework for human physiology -- Chemical composition of the body -- Cell structure and protein function -- Movement of molecules across cell membranes -- Control of cells by chemical messengers -- Neuronal signaling and the structure of the nervous system -- Sensory physiology -- Consciousness, the brain, and behavior -- Muscle -- Control of body movement -- Endocrine system -- Cardiovascular physiology -- Respiratory physiology -- Kidneys and regulation of water and inorganic ions -- Digestion and absorption of food -- Regulation of organic metabolism and energy balance -- Reproduction -- Defense mechanisms of the body.  aHuman physiology.  aRaff, Hershel   aStrang, Kevin T