Description
Book SynopsisDee Unglaub Silverthorn studied Biology as an undergraduate at Tulane University and earned a Ph.D. in Marine Science at the University of South Carolina.
She began her teaching career in the Physiology Department at the Medical University of South Carolina but has taught a wide range of students over the years, 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.
Table of Contents I. BASIC CELL PROCESSES: INTEGRATION AND COORDINATION
- Introduction to Physiology
- Molecular Interactions
- Compartmentation: Cells and Tissues
- Energy and Cellular Metabolism
- Membrane Dynamics
- Communication, Integration, and Homeostasis
II. HOMEOSTASIS AND CONTROL
- Introduction to the Endocrine System
- Neurons: Cellular and Network Properties
- The Central Nervous System
- Sensory Physiology
- Efferent Division: Autonomic and Somatic Motor Control
- Muscles
- Integrative Physiology I: Control of Body Movement
III. INTEGRATION OF FUNCTION
- Cardiovascular Physiology
- Blood Flow and the Control of Blood Pressure
- Blood
- Mechanics of Breathing
- Gas Exchange and Transport
- The Kidneys
- Integrative Physiology II: Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
IV. METABOLISM, GROWTH, AND AGING
- The Digestive System
- Metabolism and Energy Balance
- Endocrine Control of Growth and Metabolism
- The Immune System
- Integrative Physiology III: Exercise
- Reproduction and Development
