Human Biology: Health, Homeostasis, and the Environment,9780763708085

Human Biology: Health, Homeostasis, and the Environment

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Edition: 3rd
ISBN13: 9780763708085
ISBN10: 0763708089
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-02-01
Publisher(s): JONES & BARTLETT PUBLISHERS
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Summary

Univ. of Denver, CO. Textbook integrating text and web-based material. Human systems illustrations have been redrawn and the genetics section has been moved to the end of the text. Very color- ful and user-friendly format. Previous edition: c1995. For introductory human biology students. Softcover.

Table of Contents

1 Life in the Balance: An Introduction to Human Biology
1(23)
2 The Chemistry of Life
24(15)
3 The Life of the Cell
39(35)
4 Principles of Structure and Function
74(27)
5 Nutrition and Digestion
101(32)
6 The Circulatory System
133(22)
7 The Blood
155(13)
8 The Immune System
168(29)
9 The Vital Exchange: Respiration
197(20)
10 The Urinary System: Ridding the Body of Wastes and Maintaining Homeostasis
217(18)
11 The Nervous System: Integration, Coordination, and Control
235(31)
12 The Senses
266(27)
13 The Skeleton and Muscles
293(21)
14 The Endocrine System
314(23)
15 Chromosomes, Cell Division, and Cancer
337(22)
16 Principles of Human Heredity
359(28)
17 Molecular Genetics: How Genes Work and How Genes are Controlled
387(21)
18 Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology: Science, Ethics, and Society
408(14)
19 Human Reproduction
422(31)
20 Human Development and Aging
453(24)
21 Evolution: Five Billion Years of Change
477(25)
22 Tracing Our Roots: The Story of Human Evolution
502(13)
23 Principles of Ecology: Understanding the Economy of Nature
515(23)
24 Environmental Issues: Population, Pollution, and Resources
538

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