Physiology By Numbers - An Encouragement to Quantitative Thinking

Klappentext Explains physiological concepts through the use of simple calculations and accessible language. Zusammenfassung Physiology is a subject full of values: ion concentrations! cardiac output etc. In order to understand physiological concepts properly the student (and teacher) needs to think quantitatively. This book encourages the reader to do just that. For undergraduate and graduate physiologists everywhere. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition: how to use this book; 1. Introduction to physiological calculation: approximation and units; 2. Quantifying the body: interrelationships amongst 'representative' or 'textbook' quantities; 3. Energy and metabolism; 4. The cardiovascular system; 5. Respiration; 6. Renal function; 7. Body fluids; 8. Acid-base balance; 9. Nerve and muscle; References; Notes and answers; Index.

Product details

• Authors: R. F. Burton, Richard Burton, Richard F Burton, Richard F. Burton, Richard F. (University of Glasgow) Burton
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.04.2000
• EAN: 9780521777032
• ISBN: 978-0-521-77703-2
• No. of pages: 254
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine