Human Physiology
A Very Short Introduction
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ISBN:
9780198869887
Publication date:
20/10/2021
Paperback
168 pages
178x116mm
Price: 350.00 INR
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ISBN:
9780198869887
Publication date:
20/10/2021
Paperback
168 pages
Jamie A. Davies
Explores the field of human physiology, including the experiments and research methods involved in understanding how the human body works,Considers the interplay of a wide variety of physiological mechanisms and principles to sustain life,Discusses the medical applications of discoveries in the field of human physiology,Part of the Very Short Introductions series - over ten million copies sold worldwide
Rights: OUP UK (INDIAN TERRITORY)
Jamie A. Davies
Description
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring
Physiology is the science of life, and sets out to understand how living things work and what makes them distinct from the non-living. It considers how our bodies are supplied with energy, how they maintain their internal parameters, the ways in which we gather and process information, the ways we take action, and the creation of new generations.
This Very Short Introduction explores the field of human physiology, considering how the body works, senses, reacts, and defends itself. As Jamie A. Davies shows, human life (and indeed,
all life) is sustained by the interplay of a wide variety of physiological mechanisms and principles. He discusses the physiological experiments and research undertaken to understand these processes, and analyses the ethical issues involved. He also considers the evolution of the scientific field itself, showing how enhanced understandings of physiological knowledge can help inform medical research and care.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts,
analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
About the author
Jamie A. Davies, Professor of Experimental Anatomy, Centre for Integrative Physiology, University of EdinburghJamie A. Davies is Professor of Experimental Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh. He has published 10 books, including Synthetic Biology: A Very Short Introduction, (OUP, 2018), and Life Unfolding, (OUP, 2014), and over 200 research papers on the cellular mechanisms that create and maintain the bodies of humans and higher animals. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, and a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Jamie A. Davies
Table of contents
1:Human physiology: what it is and how it is done
2:Energy: food, oxygen, blood, heat, waste
3:Homeostasis: the stability of the internal environment
4:Sensation
5:Reacting and thinking
6:From thought to action
7:Defence
8:Reproduction
9:Concluding remarks
Further reading
Index
Jamie A. Davies
Description
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring
Physiology is the science of life, and sets out to understand how living things work and what makes them distinct from the non-living. It considers how our bodies are supplied with energy, how they maintain their internal parameters, the ways in which we gather and process information, the ways we take action, and the creation of new generations.
This Very Short Introduction explores the field of human physiology, considering how the body works, senses, reacts, and defends itself. As Jamie A. Davies shows, human life (and indeed,
all life) is sustained by the interplay of a wide variety of physiological mechanisms and principles. He discusses the physiological experiments and research undertaken to understand these processes, and analyses the ethical issues involved. He also considers the evolution of the scientific field itself, showing how enhanced understandings of physiological knowledge can help inform medical research and care.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts,
analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
About the author
Jamie A. Davies, Professor of Experimental Anatomy, Centre for Integrative Physiology, University of EdinburghJamie A. Davies is Professor of Experimental Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh. He has published 10 books, including Synthetic Biology: A Very Short Introduction, (OUP, 2018), and Life Unfolding, (OUP, 2014), and over 200 research papers on the cellular mechanisms that create and maintain the bodies of humans and higher animals. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, and a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Table of contents
1:Human physiology: what it is and how it is done
2:Energy: food, oxygen, blood, heat, waste
3:Homeostasis: the stability of the internal environment
4:Sensation
5:Reacting and thinking
6:From thought to action
7:Defence
8:Reproduction
9:Concluding remarks
Further reading
Index
Matthew Cobb
Philip V. Mladenov
T. S. Kemp
Russell Foster, Leon Kreitzman
Lewis Wolpert
Jamie A. Davies
Donald C. Behringer, Brian R. Silliman, Kevin D. Lafferty
David W. Macdonald
Michael J. Fogarty, Jeremy S. Collie
Michael Fairhurst
