Full Description
This carefully developed new text addresses the key challenges that instructors face in teaching students with varied backgrounds and learning styles. The authors incorporate numerous integrative features--such as systems integration charts and an integrative exercise physiology chapter--to help students take what they learn on the cellular, chemical, organ, and system levels and apply it to the body as a whole. This technique weaves a relevant, concrete body systems integration theme throughout the book, helping students to build on their knowledge.
Contents
1. Introduction3. Cell Metabolism. 4. Cell Membrane Transport. 5. Chemical Messengers and the Endocrine System. 6. The Nervous System: Nerve Cells and Electrical Signaling. 7. The Nervous System: Synaptic Transmission. 8. The Nervous System: Central Nervous System. 9. The Nervous System: Sensory Organs. 10. The Nervous System: Autonomic and Motor Systems. 11. Muscle Physiology. 12. The Cardiovascular System: Cardiac Function. 13. The Cardiovascular System: Blood, Blood Pressure, and Blood Flow. 14. The Cardiovascular System: Regulation of Function. 15. The Respiratory System: Breathing Mechanics. 16. The Respiratory System: Gas Exchange and Regulation of Breathing. 17. The Urinary System: Renal Function. 18. The Urinary System: Regulation of Fluid and Electrolyte Balance. 19. The Digestive System. 20. The Endocrine System: Regulation of Energy Metabolism and Growth. 21. The Reproductive System. 22. The Immune System. 23. The Whole Body: Integrated Physiological Response to Exercise.
