Fox, Stuart Ira. <br/><br/>
Human physiology / 
Stuart Ira Fox. 
 - 10th ed. 
 - Boston :  McGraw-Hill Higher Education,  c2008. 
 - xxii, 775 p. :  ill. (chiefly col.) ;  29 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The study of body function -- Chemical composition of the body -- Cell structure and genetic control -- Enzymes and energy -- Cell respiration and metabolism -- Interactions between cells and the extracellular environment -- The nervous system : neurons and synapses -- The central nervous system -- The autonomic nervous system -- Sensory physiology -- Endocrine glands : secretion and action of hormones -- Muscle : mechanisms of contraction and neural control -- Heart and circulation -- Cardiac output, blood flow, and blood pressure -- The immune system -- Respiratory physiology -- Physiology of the kidneys -- The digestive system -- Regulation of metabolism -- Reproduction. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780072946130 (hard copy : alk. paper) 007294613X (hard copy : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Human physiology--Textbooks.<br/>Physiology.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>612  / FOX-H 2008 500346