Review of medical physiology
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Review of medical physiology
（A Lange medical book）
Appleton & Lange , Prentice-Hall International, c1997
18th ed
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Medical physiology
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"International edition"
Includes bibliographies and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Presents anatomic considerations, physiology and clinical examples. Cell physiology is interwoven in the text where applicable and the book begins with an introduction to the cellular basis of medical physiology. Features include examples from clinical medicine that point out physiological topics.
Table of Contents
- The general and cellular basis of medical physiology
- excitable tissues - nerve
- excitable tissue - muscle
- synaptic and junctional transmission
- initiation of impulses in sense organs
- reflexes
- cutaneous, deep and visceral sensation
- vision
- hearing and equilibrium
- smell and taste
- arousal mechanisms, sleep and the electrical activity of the brain
- control of posture and movement
- the autonomic nervous system
- central regulation of visceral function
- neural basis of instinctual behaviour and emotions
- higher functions of the nervous system - conditioned reflexes, learning and related phenomena
- energy balance metabolism and nutrition
- the tyroid gland
- endocrine functions of the pancreas and the regulation of carbohydrate metabolism
- the adrenal medulla and adrenal cortex
- hormonal control of calcium metabolism and the physiology of the bone
- the pituitary gland
- the gonads - development and function of the reproductive system
- other endocrine organs
- digestion and absorption
- regulation of gastrointestinal function
- circulating body fluids
- origin of the heartbeat and electrical activity of the heart
- the hart as a pump
- dynamics of blood and lymph flow
- cardiovascular regulatory mechanisms
- circulation through special regions
- cardiovascular homeostasis in health and disease
- pulmonary function
- gas transport between the lungs and the tissues
- regulation of respiration
- respiratory adjustments in health and disease
- renal function and micturition
- regulation of extracellular fluid composition and volume. Appendix: self-study, objectives, essay, and multiple-choice questions.
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