Pairing necessary detail with concise readability, Berne & Levy Physiology, 8th Edition, provides a perfect balance of content to deliver an in-depth understanding of the body’s dynamic processes. Long respected for its scientifically rigorous approach, this highly regarded, mid-size text offers essential physiology with integrated coverage of biophysics and key experimental observations and examples―all designed to provide a solid scientific foundation in physiology for future scientists and clinicians.

• Uses a logical, organ system-based approach that clearly describes all of the mechanisms that control and regulate bodily function.
• Includes new clinical case examples, as well as In the Clinic and At the Molecular Level boxes that highlight practical aspects of this fundamental science.
• Provides key experimental observations and examples that offer a rich understanding of the body’s dynamic processes.
• Discusses recent discoveries such as the role of lymphatics in the nervous system.
• Begins each chapter with a bulleted list of questions and ends with key concepts covered in that chapter.