Principles of physiology
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Principles of physiology
Wolfe ,c1990
International student ed.
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
This book aims to present the important features of mammalian physiology in a concise manner. General principles and underlying mechanisms are emphasized and relatively non-vital details are minimized. Attention is directed to cell physiology, which serves as a basis for body functions. The book shows that the processes that take place in individual cells are usually applicable to each organ system as a whole. The major emphasis of the book is on regulation. The mechanisms that regulate the functions of the individual organ systems are described and are then applied in the complex interactions between the systems as they maintain the constant internal environment that is important for the optimal function of the constituent cells. All systems are then tied together in the final chapter describing exercise physiology in order to explain how the body successfully integrates its varied functions to perform a specific task.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 Cell physiology: cellular membranes and transmembrane transport of solutes and water
- ionic equilibria and resting membrane potentials
- generation and conduction of action potentials
- synaptic transmission. Part 2 Nervous system: cellular organization of the nervous system
- general sensory system
- special senses
- motor system
- automatic nervous system and its control
- higher functions of the nervous system. Part 3 Muscle: molecular basis of contraction
- muscles acting on the skeleton
- muscles in the walls of hollow organs. Part 4 Cardiovascular system: blood and haemostasis
- the circuitry
- electrical activity of the heart
- the cardiac pump
- regulation of heartbeat
- haemodynamics
- the arterial system
- the microcirculation and lymphatics
- the peripheral circulation and its control
- control of cardiac output
- coupling of the heart and blood vessels
- special circulations. Part 5 Respiratory system: mechanics of respiration
- pulmonary circulation
- gas transport
- control of pulmonary ventilation. Part 6 Gastrointestinal system: motility
- secretion
- digestion and absorption. Part 7 Renal system: elements of renal function
- control of body fluid volume and osmolality
- regulation of potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphate and acid-base balance. Part 8 Endocrine system: general principles of endocrine physiology
- whole body metabolism
- hormones of the pancreatic islets
- endocrine regulation of the metabolism of calcium and related minerals
- the hypothalamus and the pituitary glend
- the thyroid gland
- the adrenal cortex
- the adrenal medulla
- overview of the reproductive function
- male reproduction
- female reproduction. Part 9 Exercise physiology: integration of body mechanisms in exercise.
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