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Vander's Human Physiology: The Mechanisms of Body Function with ARIS (HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
Focuses on the causal chains of events that constitute the mechanisms of body function. This book intends to present the principles and facts of human physiology in a format that is suitable for undergraduates regardless of academic background or field of study. It features a clinically oriented focus to the study of human body systems.
770 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1975
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April 26, 2007
Physiology is cool and this book is the best!
September 23, 2015
I would recommend this book as starter in human physiology, it explains human physiology in a basic and simplistic mannerism but is still detailed enough to help you get those higher grades.
September 18, 2022
Almost all of the diagrams were quite helpful and explanations were effective. I would prefer it if there were more diagrams though, perhaps even replacing some of the text.
Sometimes, I felt like the authors were included the “fundamental concepts of physiology”. In the beginning, the “physiological processes are dictated by the laws of chemistry and physics” felt nice, but after reading that quote dozens of times, I’m not sure if I liked it or whether it helped my understanding.
The book was quite concise, although sometimes the authors try to make things poetic and add some somewhat extraneous stuff. I was personally very fine with that.
Organization is pretty good as well. They don’t assume you have background knowledge but they don’t assume you are an idiot when explaining.
There are some inconsistencies that bug me, like how the authors randomly used “voiding” instead of micturition or urination without defining what voiding meant (though I suppose it was obvious, just inconsistent). Also, although I assumed they used the word “sex” to refer to one’s genotype, they randomly used “gender” once, which is defined as such.
The organization is really nice in my opinion. The headings and subheadings were given just the right size and color. I rarely had to flip back.
The practice questions were really helpful and tested your understanding relatively quickly. I really appreciate how the answer key is right at the end of the book, and how there are explanations. That was very helpful. I think generally the amount of questions was right as well. However, I did not like how the hints were right next to the question. It’s literally possible to read the question without reading the hint.
Anyways, I would recommend this book for anyone interested in how our body works or even thinking of entering the medical field. You’ll learn a lot.
Sometimes, I felt like the authors were included the “fundamental concepts of physiology”. In the beginning, the “physiological processes are dictated by the laws of chemistry and physics” felt nice, but after reading that quote dozens of times, I’m not sure if I liked it or whether it helped my understanding.
The book was quite concise, although sometimes the authors try to make things poetic and add some somewhat extraneous stuff. I was personally very fine with that.
Organization is pretty good as well. They don’t assume you have background knowledge but they don’t assume you are an idiot when explaining.
There are some inconsistencies that bug me, like how the authors randomly used “voiding” instead of micturition or urination without defining what voiding meant (though I suppose it was obvious, just inconsistent). Also, although I assumed they used the word “sex” to refer to one’s genotype, they randomly used “gender” once, which is defined as such.
The organization is really nice in my opinion. The headings and subheadings were given just the right size and color. I rarely had to flip back.
The practice questions were really helpful and tested your understanding relatively quickly. I really appreciate how the answer key is right at the end of the book, and how there are explanations. That was very helpful. I think generally the amount of questions was right as well. However, I did not like how the hints were right next to the question. It’s literally possible to read the question without reading the hint.
Anyways, I would recommend this book for anyone interested in how our body works or even thinking of entering the medical field. You’ll learn a lot.
March 6, 2018
cool pictures! nice graphs. really helpful!!!
May 2, 2020
Fav physio book.
April 8, 2025
Condensed biological & physiological encyclopaedia. Stellar!
May 26, 2010
This was the required textbook for my Physiology class this Spring. I really enjoyed the class and the content but did not like the organization or way the information was presented in this book.
December 6, 2012
i like human Physiology .
April 27, 2014
A well-written overview of human physiology. I primarily used the main content of the chapter and then reviewed the section/chapter summaries and pictures for tests.
January 21, 2016
For Fundamentals of Physiology course
Decent basic physiology text. Some sentences needed close attention to get the meaning. Excellent diagrams
Decent basic physiology text. Some sentences needed close attention to get the meaning. Excellent diagrams
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September 17, 2025listen, if i have to read all of it for uni it might as well count in my reading goal...
July 29, 2013
Informative book, especially considering it was my teacher when I took this class.
September 15, 2015
I much prefer the Campbell to this. Thank God the class is over.
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