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by Gillian Pocock (Author), Christopher D Richards (Author)
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  • Paperback: 656 pages
  • Publisher: OUP Oxford; 3 edition (1 Jan 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0198568789
  • ISBN-13: 978-0198568780
  • Product Dimensions: 26.8 x 21.8 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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A sound understanding of physiology underpins good medical practice. This established textbook provides medical students and others in health-related disciplines with the essential information and learning tools necessary to understand human physiology. The book adopts a student-friendly style with an emphasis on clarity, explanation and understanding, complemented by full-colour illustrations. It has a hierarchical organisation, beginning with aspects of cell and tissue function before proceeding to a consideration of the communication systems of the body, including the endocrine and nervous systems. The heart of the text concerns the physiology of the main body systems. Throughout, the relevance to clinical practice is stressed. The third edition of Human Physiology contains new or revised material on osmolarity, osmotic pressure and tonicity; expanded treatment of epithelia; discussion of steroid and thyroid hormone receptors; iron absorption and its regulation by hepcidin; circadian rhythms and carbohydrate absorption in the small intestine. There are also new feature boxes on Alzheimer's disease, deep vein thrombosis, the Donnan effect, the stages of labour and the classification of heart failure, and new sections on autonomic failure, the renal handling of uric acid and multiple organ failure.

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Dr Gillian Pocock, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Canterbury Christchurch University College, UK --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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4.0 out of 5 stars clear, well laid out approach to physiology, 23 Oct 2001
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This review is from: Human Physiology: The Basis of Medicine (Oxford Core Texts) (Paperback)
This book is easy to read but also gives enough details to cover the essentials of a human physiology course. The lay-out breaks it down into clear sections that make it easier to read and learn. It explains itself clearly and makes some of the more complicated issues easier to handle and digest. If you are having difficulty with another text then get/use this one!
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3.0 out of 5 stars A useful starting point for medical students, 19 Jan 2003
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Human Physiology is a useful introductory text to physiology, particularly for first year medical students who may find some of the more detailed texts somewhat overwhelming. This book is well written and approaches the various topics clearly and systematically. Unfortunately it does not provide quite enough detail to be used as a primary reference source, though it can be valuable if used along side another more detailed book such as 'Physiology' from Berne and Levy.
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Well laid out. easy to read. lots of nice diagrams. ok so it won't get you honours points but should contain enough to pass and is far less intimidating than those huge physiology texts. great for preclinical medics. not enough detail for pure physiology students though.
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