Syllabus of a Course of Popular Lectures on Physiology (Classic Reprint): With an Outline of the Principles on Which Depend the Improvement of the ... Faculties of Mind and Body (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Discover the fundamentals of physiology and how the body stays alive, in a clear, structured course. This book presents a syllabus for a popular sequence of lectures on physiology, plus an outline of the ideas that support improving the faculties of mind and body. It guides readers through a broad range of topics in a accessible, classroom-style format, with short notes to help follow a long argument.

The material covers essential questions about living versus nonliving matter, growth, digestion, respiration, circulation, and the nervous system. It explains how living beings differ from inanimate objects, how growth works from within, and how the body sustains itself through the functions that support life. The lectures move from core concepts to the workings of organs, tissues, and systems, offering a wide survey of how humans and other organisms feed, breathe, move, and think.

• Learn the differences between living and nonliving things and what powers motion in living beings.


• Explore how growth, digestion, absorption, circulation, and secretion keep the body nourished and healthy.


• Understand the circulation, respiration, and nervous systems, including the organization of bones, muscles, and sense organs.


• See how structure and function connect, with examples drawn from plants, animals, and humans.

Ideal for readers curious about physiology, this edition serves as both a course companion and a reference to the principles guiding the improvement of the mind and body through informed study of life processes.

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