Human physiology: the basis of medicine

For a simply written introduction to physiol-ogy, this addition to the Oxford core texts covers a lot of ground. It takes the reader from virtual biological ignorance to an appreciation of the workings of life, particularly as they relate to the human model. Human physiology then goes further using physiological norms to explain pathological conditions as the due consequence of failure of the main body systems to function in their normal or regular way. The text is intended for pre-clinical stu-dents in medicine and other health related professions including nursing, physiotherapy, and exercise physiology. Following the tradi-tion of Oxford University Press and Samso