Human Physiology, 14th edition (2016)

xx Contents CHAPTER 16 Respiratory Physiology 532 16.1 The Respiratory System 533 Structure of the Respiratory System 533 Thorac ...

Contents xxi CHAPTER The Digestive System 619 18.1 Introduction to the Digestive System 620 Layers of the Gastrointestinal Tract ...

xxii Contents Pineal Gland 712 Human Sexual Response 712 20.3 Male Reproductive System 712 Control of Gonadotropin Secretion 713 ...

1 CHAPTER CHAPTER OUTLINE 1.1 Introduction to Physiology 2 Scientific Method 2 1.2 Homeostasis and Feedback Control 4 History of ...

1.1 Introduction to Physiology Human physiology is the study of how the human body functions, with emphasis on specific cause-an ...

The Study of Body Function 3 data either refute or support the hypothesis. If the hypothesis survives such testing, it might be ...

4 Chapter 1 Drug Administration (FDA) for approval. Phase IV trials test other potential uses of the drug. Less than 10% of the ...

The Study of Body Function 5 Most of our present knowledge of human physiology has been gained in the twentieth century. However ...

6 Chapter 1 different sensors may send information to a particular integrat- ing center, which can then integrate this informati ...

The Study of Body Function 7 accompanied by decreasing activity of an antagonistic effector. This affords a finer degree of cont ...

8 Chapter 1 increased by positive feedback mechanisms that amplify the actions of a negative feedback response. Blood clotting, ...

The Study of Body Function 9 example, stimulates insulin secretion from structures in the pancreas known as the pancreatic islet ...

10 Chapter 1 1.3 The Primary Tissues The organs of the body are composed of four different primary tissues, each of which has it ...

The Study of Body Function 11 intercalated discs ( fig. 1.9 ), which are characteristic of heart muscle. The intercalated discs ...

12 Chapter 1 impulses from the cell body to another neuron or to an effector (muscle or gland) cell. The neuroglial cells do not ...

The Study of Body Function 13 Figure 1.12 Different types of simple epithelial membranes. ( a ) Simple squamous, ( b ) simple cu ...

14 Chapter 1 females and in the respiratory passages contain numerous cilia (hairlike structures, described in chapter 3) that c ...

The Study of Body Function 15 cells to replace those lost from the top. Scientists recently dem- onstrated that when these basal ...

16 Chapter 1 to the tissue. Cartilage is a type of supportive and protective tis- sue commonly called “gristle.” It forms the pr ...

The Study of Body Function 17 Figure 1.18 Dense regular connective tissue. In this photomicrograph, the collagen fibers in a ten ...