This text teaches students about the basics of human biology from three integrated perspectives - health, homeostasis, and the environment. It puts human biology in a modern context by showing that our health depends on well-functioning organ systems, which are in turn dependent on environment.
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Human Biology: Health, Homeostasis and the Environment by Daniel D Chiras
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Table of Contents
Life in the balance - an introduction to human biology; the chemistry of life; the life of the cell; principles of structure and function; nutrition and digestion; the circulatory system; the blood; the immune system; the vital exchange - respiration; the urinary system - ridding the body of wastes and maintaining homeostasis; the nervous system - integration, coordination and control; the senses; the skeleton and muscles; the endocrine system; chromosomes, cell division, and cancer; principles of human heredity; molecular genetics - how genes work and how genes are controlled; genetic engineering and biotechnology - science, ethics, and society; human reproduction; human development and aging; evolution - five billion years of change; tracing our roots - the story of human evolution; principles of ecology - understanding the economy of nature; environmental issues - population, pollution and resources.
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GOR002696577
9780763708085
0763708089
Human Biology: Health, Homeostasis and the Environment by Daniel D Chiras
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