{"product_id":"2940150267794","title":"Physiology: The Science of the Body (Illustrated)","description":"When Alexander Pope wrote “The proper study of mankind is man,” he was thinking rather of man as a social being than as the possessor of an amazingly complex and interesting body. It is nevertheless true that to one who finds enjoyment in the study of intricate mechanisms or to one for whom that amazing sequence of events which we call life has appeal there is no more fascinating study than the study of the living body. That part of the study of the body which concerns itself primarily with activity and only secondarily with form and structure, makes up the science of Physiology. The way the body works is the central theme.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe practical value of Physiology to the general reader lies in the fact that it forms the basis of all sound rules of hygiene. Life is made up of bodily activities which may be carried on correctly or incorrectly. Carried on correctly they mean health, carried on incorrectly, unhealth. The world is flooded with health-preserving or health-restoring systems, urged upon the public, for the most part, by promoters in search of gain. Such of these as have merit are based on definite physiological principles, and anyone who has a common-sense working knowledge of his own body can order his life in accordance with them, at little or no expense. Moreover, a sound appreciation of Physiology drives home the truth that when the body is really out of order its restoration can be safely intrusted only to the properly trained physician: the man or woman who through years of painstaking study has won insight into the intricacies of the human mechanism and whose honest appreciation of the difficulties of his profession, and courageous sincerity in grappling with them, justify to the full the confidence in which he is held by his community.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER    PAGE\u003cbr\u003eI. The Signs of Life 9\u003cbr\u003eII. The Maintaining of Life 18\u003cbr\u003eIII. The Sources of Food 24\u003cbr\u003eIV. The Uses of Food 31\u003cbr\u003eV. Body Cells 41\u003cbr\u003eVI. The Supporting Framework 53\u003cbr\u003eVII. Motion 73\u003cbr\u003eVIII. Sensation—Internal and Contact Senses 86\u003cbr\u003eIX. Sensation—Distance Senses 96\u003cbr\u003eX. The Nervous System and Simple Nervous\u003cbr\u003eActions 122\u003cbr\u003eXI. The Brain and Complex Nervous Actions 139\u003cbr\u003eXII. Some Special Nervous Actions; Smooth\u003cbr\u003eMuscle and Gland Control 155\u003cbr\u003eXIII. The Body Fluids 173\u003cbr\u003eXIV. The Conveyer System of the Body 191\u003cbr\u003eXV. The Service of Supply of Food 226\u003cbr\u003eXVI. The Service of Supply of Oxygen 253\u003cbr\u003eXVII. The Service of Removal of Waste 271\u003cbr\u003eXVIII. More About the Use of Food by the Body 277\u003cbr\u003eXIX. Keeping Warm in Winter and Cool in\u003cbr\u003eSummer 305\u003cbr\u003eXX. The Perpetuation of the Race 324\u003cbr\u003eXXI. Child and Man 345\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition has been formatted for your NOOK.","brand":"Bronson Tweed Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47068353396976,"sku":"2940150267794","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940150267794_p0.jpg?v=1763741866","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940150267794","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}