Bio Textbook?

[Sinbadthesailor]

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I wonder if there is any physiology textbook that i might read, which could help me with english and also to refresh whatever it is that i need for bio? I took mammalian physiology course last year and we used Vander,Luciano, that book is 700pages long. I remember that for nervous system we had great lectures, so i wouldnt even read that, it's pointless. For cardio&respiratory, i read the textbook but right now i remember absolutely nothing, and i feel it would be lame to reread the same thing over. For digestive/renal i didnt read the textbook and didnt have good notes.

That textbook wasn't difficult to read or anything, but it was still a textbook and had a bit too many redundant diagrams and explanations. So i wonder if there is anything better that i could use to cover physiology at least at the same level as that text. That textbook for example broke cardiovascular into about 5 sections, and i'd prefer just 1 big section so that i could organize my own notes.

And any other textbooks you would recommend for various sections of bio(assuming you're not in a rush to prepare for mcat)? Thanks

 

[Sinbadthesailor]

I wonder if there is any physiology textbook that i might read, which could help me with english and also to refresh whatever it is that i need for bio? I took mammalian physiology course last year and we used Vander,Luciano, that book is 700pages long. I remember that for nervous system we had great lectures, so i wouldnt even read that, it's pointless. For cardio&respiratory, i read the textbook but right now i remember absolutely nothing, and i feel it would be lame to reread the same thing over. For digestive/renal i didnt read the textbook and didnt have good notes.

That textbook wasn't difficult to read or anything, but it was still a textbook and had a bit too many redundant diagrams and explanations. So i wonder if there is anything better that i could use to cover physiology at least at the same level as that text. That textbook for example broke cardiovascular into about 5 sections, and i'd prefer just 1 big section so that i could organize my own notes.

And any other textbooks you would recommend for various sections of bio(assuming you're not in a rush to prepare for mcat)? Thanks

what about this book: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/06...?me=ATVPDKIKX0DER&no=283155&st=books&n=283155

i see that it is short and has many review questions(which i would of course replace/supplement with ek bio), but does it cover strictly general physiology, or it's like a medical book that is filled with useless drugs and other things we dont need to know?

 

[McGillGrad]

I've always liked Campbell but it is very long, too. The real nuts and bolts could be found in Kaplan class' version of bio.

 

[Kristiyana]

My physio class used Silverthorn (excellent book) ... but review books should be sufficient IMO.