physiology books

	A Visual Atlas for Anatomy & Physiology to accompany Seeley: A&P
	By: McGraw-Hill ISBN: 0072863781 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math Release Date: 27 September, 2002 Bioscience book rank: 1127331
	From Sound to Synapse: Physiology of the Mammalian Ear
	By: C. Daniel Geisler ISBN: 0195100255 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Release Date: 15 January, 1998 Bioscience book rank: 952198	"From Sound to Synapse" describes the transformation of sound waves into neural impulses that is performed by the mammalian ear. The story begins with the arrival of sound waves at the external ear and eventually leads to a characterization of the response of primary auditory neurons to speech sounds. Along the way, the basic mechanisms of the outer ear, middle ear, and inner ear are discussed, using experimental observations of vertebrate ears and computed results of theoretical models to illustrate the discussion. Geisler's fascination with the mammalian ear is evident in the way he reveals new insights to the reader. His comprehensive overview provides a good theoretical basis for understanding the various processes involved in hearing. <p>The book is written in a style that does not require the reader to have a strong scientific background. Topics are introduced in a non-technical manner and mathematical equations are used sparingly. Appendices are provided to acquaint the reader with background topics such as Fourier theory, acoustic resonances, and impedance. Other background information is introduced in text, as needed.
	Neurophysiology: Mosby's Physiology Monograph Series (Mosby's Physiology Monograph)
	By: James E. Blankenship ISBN: 0323018998 Publisher: Mosby Release Date: 15 June, 2002 Bioscience book rank: 1129894
	WEI Introduction to Plant Physiology, Third Edition
	By: William G. Hopkins ISBN: 0471379174 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc Release Date: April, 2003 Bioscience book rank: 1043381
	Outlines & Highlights for Physiology: The Mechanisms of Body Function (Cram101 Textbook Outlines)
	By: Cram101 Textbook Reviews ISBN: 1428818812 Publisher: AIPI Release Date: 08 January, 2007 Bioscience book rank: 1412826	This item was not what it was advertised to be. It was not a textbook. It was a study guide to work with the text book. It led me to believe it was the textbook which was what I needed. However it did arrive promptly. I had to buy the textbook at school. I thought I was getting the "hard cover" version in a paperback version. However, It was only a book to take notes in. I wouldn't have wasted my money on it. The title on the received item was actually "Cram 101 Textbook Outlines." On line, it was misrepresented to match the title of the textbook,"Criminal Behavior: A Psychosocial Approach." The received item was a workbook, a completely useless item as it is not followed by the course curriculum.
	The Extended Organism: The Physiology of Animal-Built Structures
	By: J. Scott Turner ISBN: 0674009851 Publisher: Harvard University Press Release Date: 30 September, 2002 Bioscience book rank: 399719	In _The Extended Organism: The Physiology of Animal-Built Structures_ (Harvard University Press), J. Scott Turner gives plenty of surprising examples to show that animals indeed use the environment outside in ways that would qualify the outside as part of their physiology. He intends us to take a broader view that organisms are not just tangible things wrapped up in skin or chitin or scales. An organism is, instead, an ephemeral collection of organized matter and energy. An organism is busy all its life influencing the flow of matter and energy through itself, but also through the environment. He argues that the reductionism of molecular and evolutionary biology may give way to a more holistic view, and winds up with the controversial idea of Gaia, the hypothesis that earth can be viewed as a single living organism. He says he doesn't want to air the arguments pro and con of this idea, but if organisms modify their environments into becoming part of their physiology, then it is not much of a step to saying that the Earth has a physiology of its own.<p>Perhaps. Turner's book is well argued and full of good ideas, and it may presage a neo-holism. Whether it accomplishes that, though, is less important than what it does manage to do. Turner is astonishingly encyclopedic in his explanations of his many surprising examples of out-of-body physiology. He draws upon thermodynamics, hydrodynamics, chemistry, electrical circuits, fractals, acoustics, and much more to put his audacious ideas onto a sound scientific foundation. This does not make for easy reading, but he is a genial guide and he tries his best to explain complicated ideas simply; the book is not for those, however, who can't stand equations mixed with the text. The best parts of the book are the examples of animals that have as good as made their surroundings part of their innards. There are lots of examples. In addition to the beetles that grab a bubble of air to use as scuba gear, there are beetles that not only do that, but if there is a current moving over them, their hydrodynamic form causes a suction, so that if they face into the current (which they of course habitually do), a bubble forms, pulled out of the water itself. They make this their gills, and they never have to go to the surface. Spittlebugs make a frothy white spittle attached to plants. The spittle isn't spittle, of course, but a froth of sap from the plant, processed by the digestive tract, excreted, and inflated with bubbles. Turner makes the case that since the bugs have a diet of protein-rich sap, they have a lot of ammonia as a waste product, and they cannot detoxify it as other animals do. The spittle enables the ammonia to be carried away; in other words, it functions as an exterior kidney. Earthworms, Turner shows, are fundamentally aquatic animals that only manage to get around when the water content of soils is perfectly balanced for them. (Turner reminds us that Darwin got enormous satisfaction for his last great work concerning earthworms and what they do to soils; before Darwin, earthworms were regarded as pests which ate plant roots.) The burrowing activities of the earthworm actually make the soil itself more favorable to the narrow needs of their own survival, and they use the soil as an organ to maintain a proper salt and water balance inside them.<p>There are many examples even before Turner gets to bees and to termites, which are his own particular enthusiasm and which use their homes to regulate temperature, oxygen content, and more. It is inarguable that these creatures really do shape their environment, and in ways that are not obvious. With clarity, humor, and a broad scientific understanding, Turner has done much to advance an argument to his holistic view.
	Wheat: Ecology and Physiology of Yield Determination
	By: Emilio H. Satorre, Gustavo A. Slafer ISBN: 156022875X Publisher: CRC Press Release Date: 05 September, 2000 Bioscience book rank: 1598880
	Excercise Physiology: Theory and Application to Fitness and Performance with PowerWeb
	By: Scott K Powers, Edward T Howley ISBN: 0072450118 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Release Date: 2001 Bioscience book rank: 1573604
	MCQs and EMQs in Human Physiology (Hodder Arnold Publication)
	By: Ian C. Roddie, William F. M. Wallace ISBN: 0340811919 Publisher: A Hodder Arnold Publication Release Date: 07 October, 2004 Bioscience book rank: 1475681
	Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function, 2nd edition, hc, 2001
	By: Saladin ISBN: B000LSL0JQ Publisher: 33298-16,33296-13,33310-7,33320-7,33290-7,35163-6 Release Date: 2001 Bioscience book rank: 1346063