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Physiology - Custom-designed Chemistry: Getting past the anxiety that physiological chemistry is too hard to learn (Paperback)
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Physiology - Custom-designed Chemistry: Getting past the anxiety that physiological chemistry is too hard to learn (Paperback)
Series: What Is Physiology?, 1
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What is physiology and why should you care? Some universities have
removed physiology from their curriculum, because both students and
teachers felt it was too hard to learn. However, if you are among
those hoping to enter a healthcare profession you will need to
complete course credits in physiology. This is the first in a
series of small books created to show you how to study physiology
successfully. It provides the basic framework necessary for
understanding physiology in general and human physiology in
particular. It is written so that you can understand the
information even if you have no previous exposure to scientific
jargon. Most physiology courses start with a very brief
introduction to chemistry. But, it is difficult for beginners to
see the relevance of chemistry to the study of physiology.
Chemistry in chemistry class appears different than chemistry in
physiology class. In chemistry, if you want chemicals to react to
each other, you either add or subtract heat. To accommodate the
body's need for a constant temperature, human physiology's use of
chemistry's principles requires innovative design and
customization. You will find here answers to the following and much
more: How do bonds in molecules form? What is that mysterious stuff
called molecular energy? What is water chemistry, and why is water
necessary for life to exist? How and why is neutral blood pH
maintained? What is a semi permeable membrane? What is osmotic
pressure and why does it matter? How does hydrostatic pressure
differ from osmotic pressure? How can gaseous oxygen and carbon
dioxide flow in opposite directions during breathing? What do body
fluids have to do with nerve cell function? Many authors of
textbooks for physiology are overwhelmed by the amount of new
information that arrives almost daily. Physiology is far from being
a "finished science." For example, the complete human gene sequence
was revealed in the past 15 years, and knowledge of the human
immune system has evolved since 1990 from being a mysterious force
to being recognized a complex sophisticated defense system. Yet,
the basic principles on which physiology is established did not
change. Ten years from now details about how living systems survive
will surely expand exponentially, but the basic chemical framework
of physiology will continue to remain the same. In these pages you
will discover how closely human physiology is aligned with Earth's
environment. When you finish reading Physiology: Custom-designed
Chemistry, you will know the answer to the question "What is
physiology and why should you care?"
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