Physiology / Robin R. Preston, Thad E. Wilson.
| Author/creator | Preston, Robin R. author. |
| Other author | Wilson, Thad E., author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Third edition. |
| Publication | Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer, [2025] |
| Description | vii, 600 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Lippincott's illustrated reviews Lippincott's illustrated reviews. ^A924668 |
| Contents | 1: Cell and Membrane Physiology -- 2: Membrane Excitability -- 3: Osmosis and Body Fluids -- 4: Epithelial and Connective Tissue -- 5: Nervous System Organization -- 6: Central Nervous System -- 7: Autonomic Nervous System -- 8: Vision -- 9: Hearing and Balance -- 10: Taste and Smell -- 11: Motor Control Systems -- 12: Skeletal Muscle -- 13: Smooth Muscle -- 14: Bone -- 15: Skin -- 16: Cardiac Excitation -- 17: Cardiac Mechanics -- 18: Blood and the Vasculature -- 19: Cardiovascular Regulation -- 20: Special Circulations -- 21: Lung Mechanics -- 22: Gas Exchange -- 23: Blood and Gas Transport -- 24: Respiratory Regulation -- 25: Filtration and Micturition -- 26: Reabsorption and Secretion -- 27: Urine Formation -- 28: Water and Electrolyte Balance -- 29: Principles and Signaling -- 30: Mouth, Esophagus, and Stomach -- 31: Small and Large Intestines -- 32: Exocrine Pancreas and Liver -- 33: Endocrine Pancreas and Liver -- 34: Adrenal Glands -- 35: Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands -- 36: Male and Female Gonads -- 37: Pregnancy and Birth -- 38: Thermal Stress and Fever -- 39: Exercise and Bed Rest -- 40: Systems Failure -- Appendix A: Clinical Cases -- Appendix B: Normal Physiologic Values -- Appendix C: Reference Equations. |
| Abstract | "The third edition of Lippincott® Illustrated Reviews: Physiology by Robin R. Preston and Thad E. Wilson, is a non-fiction novel masquerading as a textbook. It tells a tale of how the body works, how it adapts to changes in its internal and external environment, how it ages, and how derangements in organ function cause disease and death. It follows the organization of the human body, each unit addressing a different organ system and considering its role in the life of the individual. Physiology texts typically take a "macro-to-micro" approach, their descriptions of organs following the history of human physiologic discovery (gross anatomy, microanatomy, cellular biology, and, finally, molecular biology). We begin most units by identifying key organ functions and then showing how cells and tissues are designed to fulfill these functions. Although physiologic design is shaped by natural selection and not by purpose, this teleologic approach can help us understand why cells and organs are structured the way they are. It also helps us understand the rationale behind responses to stress that are advantageous in the short term but ultimately may lead to system failure. Understanding the "why" aids retention and gives future health care providers a powerful tool for anticipating how and understanding why disease processes present clinically in the way that they do"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Preston, Robin R. Physiology Third edition. Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer, [2025] 9781975196332 |
| ISBN | 9781975196424 (epub) |
| ISBN | 1975196422 |
| ISBN | 9781975196646 (epub) |
| ISBN | 1975196643 |
| ISBN | 9781975196332 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 1975196333 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Laupus | Books - Stacks | QT 4 P937 2025 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |