Human Physiology is a text designed to teach the functions of the human body from a mechanistic approach, stressing homeostasis and control systems.
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| Mechanistic approach. Physiology is explained as a dynamic process of clearly defined chains of causal links. | This approach prevents students from viewing physiology as a memorizing exercise -- students must understand causal links and processes within the context of homeostasis. This mirrors the experience they will have in the clinical setting. |
| New Content. Chapter 5 has new and updated information on the Human Genome Project, transcription factors, growth factors, and genetic engineering (such as cloning). | So much of the body's physiology and metabolism is dependent on its genetic makeup, it is crucial for health care providers to understand these concepts. |
| Chapter Sections. Most text chapters are broken down into sections which contain their own pedagogy: key words, summaries, review questions, thought questions. | Gives more pedagogical support to individual topics within chapters. Breaks information into smaller functional "chunks" which are better grasped by students. |
| Updated content on exercise physiology. Chapter 14 contains updated and new content on topics of exercise physiology such as cardiovascular control in isometric exercise, arterial baroreceptors, and exercise and coronary artery disease. | Exercise physiology demonstrates the extremes of physiological stress. This updated coverage will help students to relate the changes that the body goes through during exercise to normal physiology and gain a better understanding of physiology through this comparison. |
| New Technology! This text is now fully integrated with the Dynamic Human CD-ROM as well as the Life Science Animations Videotape Series. These two products are linked by the use of icons at the end of appropriate figure legends. | Gives student the capability of further exploring concepts in an interactive or animated environment. Creates value-added benefit by integrating our well-known WCB multimedia with a new title to our Applied Biology list |
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