Essentials of Physiology (Essential Series)

This textbook presents an account of modern ideas about physiology, using diagrams and graphs to amplify the text. The book is divided into five parts: basic concepts (cells, nerves, synapses and muscles); maintenance systems (body fluids, and the cardiovascular, gastrointestinal and respiratory systems); communications and central control (the nervous system, special senses and endocrinology); reproduction; and other regulatory mechanisms.