This book deals with the ear as an acoustic instrument: as a piece of physical apparatus functioning for the reception of sounds from the outside, for conveying them inward to the auditory sense cells, and finally for producing a mechanical stimulation of these cells.
Mechanical Design of Structural Materials in Animals explores the principles underlying how molecules interact to produce the functional attributes of biological materials: their strength and stiffness, ability to absorb and store energy, and ability to resist the fatigue that accrues through a lifetime of physical insults.
A lavishly illustrated look at how evolution plays out in selective breedingUnnatural Selection is a stunningly illustrated book about selective breeding-the ongoing transformation of animals at the hand of man.
The connections between modern physics and medical technologyMany remarkable medical technologies, diagnostic tools, and treatment methods have emerged as a result of modern physics discoveries in the last century-including X-rays, radiation treatment, laser surgery, high-resolution ultrasound scans, computerized tomography (CT) scans, and magnetic resonance imaging.
The connections between modern physics and medical technologyMany remarkable medical technologies, diagnostic tools, and treatment methods have emerged as a result of modern physics discoveries in the last century-including X-rays, radiation treatment, laser surgery, high-resolution ultrasound scans, computerized tomography (CT) scans, and magnetic resonance imaging.
This reflexology text includes coverage of such topics as: the art and practice of reflexology; the physiological and energetic theories of reflexology; the mapping of organs and body systems onto the foot; hand reflexology; taking case histories and patient care; and running a successful practice.
With a foreword by Richard Dawkins, and based on the BAFTA award-winning Channel 4 TV series, Inside Nature's Giants gets under the skin of the largest animals on the planet.
A surgeon presses slightly too hard on a patient's eye muscle during a routine procedure, and instantly, the patient's heart rate plummets to a dangerous crawl.
Jeden Fruhling fluten Smoothies, Teemischungen und Nahrungserganzungsmittel den Markt, die versprechen, den Korper zu "e;entschlacken"e; und von toxischen Giften zu reinigen.
Das menschliche Skelett ist ein architektonisches Meisterwerk, bei dem jeder Knochen nahtlos in den nachsten greift, um Stabilitat und Bewegung zu garantieren.
Siempre quise contar durante mi periodo de formacion e inicio del ejercicio profesional como cirujano de cadera con una guia especifica del procedimiento complejo que me disponia a realizar.
Este libro contiene información actualizada de relevancia en biología celular e histología desde un punto de vista integrativo con todas las áreas del conocimiento relacionadas, como ciencias de la salud, biológicas y bioquímicas, y puede ser empleado como libro de texto y de prácticas en educación media superior, superior y posgrado.
Después de la publicación del Manual de Semiología Vascular (Jaramillo Gallego y Agudelo Gómez, 2010), decidí escribir una segunda edición en la cual quise incluir más conocimientos relacionados con el sistema linfático, como la anatomía y fisiología de este sistema, a la vez que también quise incorporar una mayor información relacionada con la semiología vascular.
Rund 600 Mal am Tag fuhren wir eine Handlung aus, die - wenn sie auch nur den Bruchteil einer Sekunde falsch ablauft - zu einem grausamen Erstickungstod fuhrt: Wir schlucken.
La Anatomia involucra el conocimiento de las palabras con que se designan las variadas partes corporales, cuyas raices se vinculan mayoritariamente con terminos latinos y griegos -pocos derivan de otros idiomas-.
Provocative, ground-breaking and entertaining, the world's leading expert on sexuality and the ovulation cycle reveals the hidden intelligence of hormones.
Der anatomische Rundumblick auf das Schwimmen• Neuer Band der Bestseller-Reihe "Anatomie verstehen"• Mit Erkenntnissen aus der Wissenschaft und leicht verständlich: Technik verbessern, Kraft & Ausdauer maximieren• Für Einsteiger*innen und Fortgeschrittene mit Kraftübungen• Mit Trainingsplänen für mehr Ausdauer und Kraft außerhalb des SchwimmbeckensPerfektionieren Sie Ihren Schwimmstil!
Provocative, ground-breaking and entertaining, the world's leading expert on sexuality and the ovulation cycle reveals the hidden intelligence of hormones.
An eclectic collection of strange and amazing stories about body parts you never knew you had, from acetabulum to zygomaticus majorBodypedia is a lively, fact-filled romp through your body, from A to Z.
An eclectic collection of strange and amazing stories about body parts you never knew you had, from acetabulum to zygomaticus majorBodypedia is a lively, fact-filled romp through your body, from A to Z.