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This book includes 10 lectures in a light, entertaining style, with each lecture building on the previous one -- making it easy for the reader to comprehend the vastly complicated functions of the circulatory system. The length of the text has intentionally been kept short; it is neither exhaustively complete nor over--simplified.

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Table of Contents
How to Use This Book.

1. An Overview of the Circulatory System.

2. The Heart.

3. The Arteries.

4. The Capillaries.

5. The Veins.

6. The Blood.

7. Special Circulation.

8. Coupling Heart and Vessels.

9. Diseases.

10. Exercise: The Final Kick.

Glossary.

Index

How the Circulatory System Works

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    A Paperback / softback by Robert E. Mehler

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      Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Published 1 February 2001
      ISBN-13 9780865425484
      978-0865425484
      ISBN-10 0865425485
      Also in:
      Medicine / Healthcare: general issues / topics Physiology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book includes 10 lectures in a light, entertaining style, with each lecture building on the previous one -- making it easy for the reader to comprehend the vastly complicated functions of the circulatory system. The length of the text has intentionally been kept short; it is neither exhaustively complete nor over--simplified.

      Trade Review

      Look for this other bestseller in the "How it Works" Series

      How the Immune System Works by Lauren Sompayrac, PhD

      "Most of us prefer novels over textbooks for the ease of reading and the joy of great storytelling. Dr. Sompayrac combines both traits in this innovative new book on immunology in which he teaches the state of the art by making key concepts easy and fun to understand." – Professor of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology University of Colorado Health Sciences Center



      Table of Contents
      How to Use This Book.

      1. An Overview of the Circulatory System.

      2. The Heart.

      3. The Arteries.

      4. The Capillaries.

      5. The Veins.

      6. The Blood.

      7. Special Circulation.

      8. Coupling Heart and Vessels.

      9. Diseases.

      10. Exercise: The Final Kick.

      Glossary.

      Index

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