Human Physiology : From Cells to Systems (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac)
- Book Review,
by Lauralee Sherwood
From Book News, Inc.
Written for undergraduates preparing for health-related careers, this introductory text/CD-ROM focuses on the mechanisms of body function and is organized around the central theme of homeostasis. The CD-ROM contains further coverage of topics that students often find difficult, using graphics and animations. For this fifth edition, new information based on recent discoveries has been included. Sherwood is affiliated with the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology at West Virginia University's School of Medicine.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Book Description
Lauralee Sherwood's HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY is a market favorite, and in this new edition, technology takes the spotlight! For students, a complimentary text-correlated CD-ROM, PhysioEdge, accompanies each copy of the book. Users will find text icons to mark animated figures on the CD. PhysioEdge focuses on the most difficult concepts -- including Membrane Transport and Acid Base Balance. With a strong diagnostic component, students receive immediate feedback on their answers to quiz questions. PhysioEdge is a smart program too! As a student improves, the question difficulty increases accordingly. For instructors, the enhanced multimedia manager offers powerful PowerPoint slides for all the illustrations and figures from the text, plus several animations. A unique segmentation feature allows users to enlarge figure portions to show more detail and they can be drawn on to highlight ideas. InfoTrac is also available and it is complimentary! This rich database offers users access to hundreds of top periodicals like Physiological Reviews, Science, and Nature. The technology package is rounded out by CNN Today Videos, which are also available on CD. Sherwood has worked hard to make the hallmark features of this title up-to-date, accurate and easy to use. Much of the anatomical and cellular art has been re-rendered. This new, three-dimensional art was conceived to support the great pedagogy instructors have come to expect. Accuracy has been maintained in a presentation that is clear, process-oriented and easy for students to understand. The central text theme of homeostasis has been retained by overwhelming reviewer demand. In support of this theme, Sherwood begins each chapter by showing how the system covered in that chapter supports homeostasis.
Book Info
(Thomson Learning) West Virginia Univ., Morgantown. Introductory text to physiology, emphasizing how each concept is an integral part of the whole subject matter. Abundant color illustrations. Written for undergraduate students preparing for health-related careers. Previous edition: c1997. DNLM: Physiological Processes.
About the Author
Following graduation from Michigan State University in 1966, Dr. Lauralee Sherwood joined the faculty at West Virginia University, where she is currently a Professor in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine. For the past 37 years, Professor Sherwood has taught on average over 400 students each year in physiology courses for pharmacy, medical technology, physical therapy, occupational therapy, nursing, medical, dental, dental hygiene, exercise physiology, athletic training, and nutrition majors. She has received numerous teaching awards, including an Amoco Foundation Outstanding Teacher Award, a Golden Key National Honor Society Outstanding Faculty Award, two listings in WHO’S WHO AMONG AMERICA’S TEACHERS, and the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Education. Dr. Sherwood began writing textbooks in 1983 and is the author of two textbooks currently in print. The most recent is Sherwood, HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY: FROM CELLS TO SYSTEMS, FIFTH EDITION, Brooks/Cole, 2004. In addition to working on the upcoming third edition of Sherwood, FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSIOLOGY: A HUMAN PERSPECTIVE, she is also coauthoring two other texts for Brooks/Cole – Sherwood and Nielsen, INTEGRATED HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY and Sherwood, Klandorf, and Yancey, ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY: FROM CELLS TO SYSTEMS. Professor Sherwood has been active in a variety of service activities while at WVU, including serving on the Board of Directors of the West Virginia Affiliate of the American Heart Association and on campus committees related to faculty governance, student instruction and scholarship, and women’s issues, among other focuses. She is also a member of the American Physiological Society, the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She and her husband, who is also a faculty member at WVU, have two daughters and two granddaughters.
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