GARY F. MERRILL is the author of Our **Intelligent Bodies as well as Our Marvelous Bodies and Our Aging Bodies (Rutgers University Press). He was born in Afton, Wyoming and raised in the Intermountain West.

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In Our Intelligent Bodies, physiology professor Gary F. Merrill takes you on a guided tour through the human body and its marvelously sophisticated autonomic systems. Written in a fun, easy-to-comprehend style, it will give you a new appreciation for the smart decisions our bodies are making when our brains aren’t paying attention.

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Offers a guided tour through the human body. Written in a fun, easy-to-comprehend style and filled with illuminating analogies, this book brings readers up to date on cutting-edge research into the wonders of human physiology. It will give you a new appreciation for the smart decisions our bodies are making when our brains aren't paying attention.

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Contents
Preface
1 Intelligence and Problem Solving
2 Physiology of Light and Vision
3 Hearing and the Cochlea
4 Proprioception and Balance
5 Acid Base and pH Regulation
6 Cardiovascular and Hemodynamics
7 Respiration and Its Control
8 Kidneys and Body Water
9 Gut and Nutrient Flow