Main description:

Quantitative Human Physiology: An Introduction, winner of a 2018 Textbook Excellence Award (Texty), is the first text to meet the needs of the undergraduate bioengineering student who is being exposed to physiology for the first time but requires a more analytical/quantitative approach. This book explores how component behavior produces system behavior in physiological systems. Through text explanation, figures, and equations, it provides the engineering student with a basic understanding of physiological principles with an emphasis on quantitative aspects. The 3rd edition has been revised with the inclusion of a full new unit on The Integument and Integrated Physiology, more and expanded problem sets, and improved illustrations.

Contents:

Unit 1: Physical and Chemical Foundations of Physiology Unit 2: Membranes, Transport, and Metabolism Unit 3: Physiology of Excitable Cells Unit 4: The Nervous System Unit 5: The Cardiovascular System Unit 6: Respiratory Physiology Unit 7: Renal Physiology Unit 8: Gastrointestinal Physiology Unit 9: Endocrine Physiology Unit 10: The Integument and Integrated Physiology