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This Guide aids preparation for IBDP Biology Paper 3: Option D: Human Physiology. Reviewing all SL and HL topics, it builds understanding, highlights essential information, and develops the skills required for success in the exam. Coverage includes: human nutrition; digestion; functions of the liver; the heart; hormones and metabolism; and transport of respiratory gases. Key features: concise definitions of important terms and concepts; clearly labelled diagrams that are easy to reproduce in exams; and practice questions and self-test quizzes.

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Author:   Ashby Merson-Davies
Publisher:   OSC Publishing
Imprint:   OSC Publishing
ISBN:  

9781907374999

ISBN 10:   190737499
Publication Date:   31 August 2015
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

D1 Human Nutrition Diet Appetite Control Overweight Starvation Anorexia Phenylketonuria (PKU) Vitamin D and Calcium Cholesterol Determining the Energy Content of Food D2 Digestion Secretion of Digestive Juices Exocrine Glands Control of Release of Gastric Juice Absorption of Digested Food The large intestine D3 Functions of the Liver Liver Structure Liver Functions Regulation of Nutrients Storage of Nutrients Breakdown of Red Blood Cells Jaundice D4 The Heart Cardiac Muscle Control of Heart Beat Pressure Changes in the Left Side of the Heart and the Aorta The Cardiac Cycle The Electrocardiogram or ECG Trace Artificial Pacemakers Defibrillation Hypertension and Thrombosis Epidemiology and Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) Additional Higher Level D5 Hormones and Metabolism Mode of Action of Hormones The Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland Athletes and Growth Hormone Control of Milk Secretion D6 Transport of Respiratory Gases The Oxygen Dissociation Curve Adult and Fetal Dissociation Curves Adult Haemoglobin and Myoglobin Dissociation Curves Carbon Dioxide Transport The Bohr Shift Ventilation Rate and Exercise Regulation of Blood pH Altitude and Gas Exchange Lung Structure Emphysema Appendix

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Ashby Merson-Davies has been teaching IB Biology since 1978. He taught at Sevenoaks School, UK, for 37 years and has taught revision in many places around the world since 1990, helping hundreds of IB Biology students to reach their full potential. He wrote one of the very first OSC Publishing Study & Revision Guides and has steadily expanded and updated the series since 2002.

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