Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach, 4/E
Dee Unglaub Silverthorn, University of Texas, Austin

ISBN-10: 0805368515
ISBN-13: 9780805368512

Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
Copyright: 2007
Format: Cloth Bound w/CD-ROM; 912 pp
Published: 03/23/2006

This item has been replaced by Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach, Media Update, 4/E .

Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach broke ground with its thorough coverage of molecular physiology seamlessly integrated into a traditional homeostasis-based systems approach . The newly revised Fourth Edition strengthens the coverage of the “big picture” themes in the study of physiology and helps students tie concepts together in a logical framework for learning.  Recognized as an extraordinary educator and meticulous author, Dr. Silverthorn also incorporates time-tested classroom techniques throughout the text and presents thorough, up-to-date coverage of new scientific discoveries, biotechnology techniques, and treatments of disorders. 

 Dr. Silverthorn also wrote the accompanying Student Workbook and co-authored the accompanying Instructor’s Resource Manual, ensuring that these ancillaries reinforce the pedagogical approach of the text. The revised edition is automatically packaged with thenew InterActive Physiology® 9-System Suite CD-ROM, featuring a new module on the Digestive System.


  • Four chapters on Integrative Physiology (Chapters 6, 13, 20, and 25) ask students to step back and look at the big picture to discover how the separate physiological processes work together in an integrated system. These chapters also explore how body systems influence each other and show that overall systems are often more complicated than the sum of their component parts.
  • Interactive pedagogy encourages students to assess their knowledge as they read rather than waiting until the end of the chapter
    • Background Basics sections at the beginning of each chapter allow students to revisit and review topics for the upcoming chapter.
    • Concept Links (signaled with blue chain link symbols) help students locate material they need to review.
    • Concept Checks areplaced at intervals throughout the chapters and ask students to test their understanding before continuing to the next topic.
    • Figure and graph questions promote analytical skills by asking students to interpret information presented in the art.
    • Real-life Running Problems appear in segments throughout each chapter and require students to apply what they have learned to a pathophysiology case study.The End-of-chapter, 4-level learning system helps build student confidence and understanding by progressing from factual questions to conceptual problems to analytical exercises to quantitative questions.  
  •  Superb art program features:
    • Full-spread Anatomy Summaries show the anatomy of a physiological system from a macro to micro perspective.
    • Reflex pathway maps and concept maps present material in a logical, consistent, and easy-to-navigate format.
  • Coordinated feature boxes  provide relevance and enhance students'  knowledge of “hot topics” and include Clinical Focus (featuring several discussions on Diabetes), Biotechnology, and Emerging Concepts.

  • Chapters 1-4 have a greater focus on the “big picture” themes in the study of physiology to help students conceptualize and tie together concepts throughout the rest of the book. For example:
    • Chapter 2 includes a new section that describes the principles and importance of protein interactions so that students understand the common properties of enzymes, receptors, and membrane transport proteins.
    • Chapter 1 features expanded discussion of homeostasis and a new section on genomics, proteomics, and the importance of physiology in contemporary research.
    • Chapter 1 includes a new section on Searching and Reading the Scientific Literature, an important skill that is reinforced by questions and activities in the chapters that follow.
    • Chapter 3 has been expanded to include a short description of the basic anatomical compartments of the body. Information on cell membrane structure has been consolidated into this chapter.
  • Chapters on cardiovascular physiology, metabolism, and endocrine physiology have been expanded with up-to-date information on cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome and diabetes, with expanded coverage of cholesterol and lipid metabolism and their importance in these diseases.
  • Updated material and added “hot topics” discussions reflect current research and provide newsworthy and up-to-date science coverage.  Examples include sphingolipids and lipid rafts, motor proteins, a revised model of Golgi complex function, RNA interference, lipid neurocrines, cannabinoid receptors, TRP channels, ganglion cells, trans fats, and hypoxia-inducible factor 1.
  • Updated references to The Physiology Place companion website and InterActive Physiology® 9-System Suite CD-ROM in the end-of-chapter Chapter Summaries, including new Endocrine System and Digestive System topics.
  • More Powerful Instructor Supplements include a full set of transparencies for every figure in the book, and a comprehensive Media Manager CD-ROM for Instructors with customization features, animations, and PowerPoint lecture outlines.

I. BASIC CELL PROCESSES: INTEGRATION AND COORDINATION.

1.    Introduction to Physiology

2.    Molecular Interactions

3.    Compartmentation: Cells and Tissues

4.    Energy and Cellular Metabolism

5.    Membrane Dynamics

6.    Communication, Integration, Homeostasis

II. HOMEOSTASIS AND CONTROL

7.    Introduction to the Endocrine System

8.    Neurons: Cellular and Network Properties

9.    The Central Nervous System

10.    Sensory Physiology

11.    Efferent Division: Autonomic and Somatic Motor Control

12.    Muscles

13.    Integrative Physiology I: Control of Body Movement

III. INTEGRATION OF FUNCTION

14.    Cardiovascular Physiology

15.    Blood Flow and the Control of Blood Pressure

16.    Blood

17.    Mechanics of Breathing

18.    Gas Exchange and Transport

19.    The Kidneys

20.    Integrative Physiology II: Fluid and Electrolyte Balance

IV. METABOLISM, GROWTH, AND AGING

21.    Digestion

22.    Energy Balance and Metabolism

23.    Endocrine Control of Growth and Metabolism

24.    The Immune System

25.    Integrative Physiology III: Exercise

26.    Reproduction and Development

    Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach broke ground with its thorough coverage of molecular physiology seamlessly integrated into a traditional homeostasis-based systems approach. The new Fourth Edition, Media Update provides access to an expanded media package.

     

    The Fourth Edition, Media Update is automatically packaged with the new Interactive Physiology® (IP) 10-System Suite CD-ROM, and access to the revised companion website, which includes all the great resources from the Fourth Edition website plus:

     

    • Interactive Physiology with gradable quizzes, featuring a new module on the Immune System
    • PhysioEx 8.0 with gradable quizzes
    • The Get Ready for A&P Media Update
    • New interactive concept maps
    • Three new case studies and updates to the existing case studies (including a new interface)
  • 0321550889Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach, Media Update, 4/E
    Silverthorn
    © 2009 | Benjamin Cummings | Cloth Bound w/CD-ROM; 816 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321550889 | ISBN-13: 9780321550880
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Dee Unglaub Silverthorn studied biology as an undergraduate at Tulane University and went on to earn a Ph.D. in marine science at the University of South Carolina. Her research interest is epithelial transport, and work in her laboratory currently focuses on transport properties of the chick allantoic membrane. She began her teaching career in the Physiology Department at the Medical University of South Carolina but over the years has taught a wide range of students, from medical and college students to those still preparing for higher education.

At the University of Texas she lectures in physiology, coordinates student laboratories in physiology, and instructs graduate students in a course on developing teaching skills in the life sciences. She has substantial experience with active learning in the classroom and has given workshops on this subject at regional, national, and international conferences. Dee is currently editor-in-chief of Advances in Physiology Education and past-chair of the Teaching Section of the American Physiological Society. She works with members of the International Union of Physiological Sciences to improve physiology education in developing countries. She is also a member of the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society, the Society for Comparative and Integrative Biology, the Association for Biology Laboratory Education, and the Society for College Science Teaching. Her free time is spent creating multimedia fiber art and enjoying the Texas hill country with her husband, Andy, and their three dogs.

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    Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach broke ground with its thorough coverage of molecular physiology seamlessly integrated into a traditional homeostasis-based systems approach . The newly revised Fourth Edition strengthens the coverage of the “big picture” themes in the study of physiology and helps students tie concepts together in a logical framework for learning.  Recognized as an extraordinary educator and meticulous author, Dr. Silverthorn also incorporates time-tested classroom techniques throughout the text and presents thorough, up-to-date coverage of new scientific discoveries, biotechnology techniques, and treatments of disorders. 

     Dr. Silverthorn also wrote the accompanying Student Workbook and co-authored the accompanying Instructor’s Resource Manual, ensuring that these ancillaries reinforce the pedagogical approach of the text. The revised edition is automatically packaged with thenew InterActive Physiology® 9-System Suite CD-ROM, featuring a new module on the Digestive System.

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    Principles of Animal Physiology comes with a comprehensive supplements package for students and instructors that includes a new Media Manager CD-ROM, a new Print and Computerized Test Bank, and a powerful Companion Website. The InterActive Physiology® 10-System Suite CD-ROM and PhysioEx™ V7.0 laboratory simulations can be packaged with the text at a discounted price.

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    ISBN-10: 0321501551 | ISBN-13: 9780321501554
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