| Edition |
24th ed |
| Description |
ix, 752 p. : col ill.; 28cm. |
| Series |
LANGE Basic Science Ser
|
| Bibliography |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Section I. Cellular & molecular basis for medical physiology -- section II. Central and peripheral neurophysiology -- section III. Endocrine and reproductive physiology -- section IV. Gastrointestinal physiology -- section V. Cardiovascular physiology -- section VI. Respiratory physiology -- section VII. Renal physiology General principles & energy production in medical physiology -- Overview of cellular physiology in medical physiology -- Immunity, infection, & inflammation -- Excitable tissue: nerve -- Excitable tissue: muscle -- Synaptic & junctional transmission -- Neurotransmitters & neuromodulators -- Somatosensory neurotransmission: touch, pain, and temperature -- Vision -- Hearing & equilibrium -- Smell & taste -- Reflex and voluntary control of posture& movement -- Autonomic nervous system -- Electrical activity of the brain, sleep-wake states, & circadian rhythms -- Learning, memory, language, & speech -- Basic concepts of endocrine regulation -- Hypothalamic regulation of hormonal functions -- The pituitary gland --The thyroid gland -- The adrenal medulla & adrenal cortex Hormonal control of calcium & phosphate metabolism & the physiology of bone -- Reproductive development & function of the female reproductive system -- Function of the male reproductive system -- Endocrine functions of the pancreas & regulation of carbohydrate metabolism -- Overview of gastrointestinal function & regulation -- Digestion, absorption, & nutritional principles -- Gastrointestinal motility -- Transport & metabolic functions of the liver -- Origin of the heartbeat & the electrical activity of the heart -- The heart as a pump -- Blood as a circulatory fluid & the dynamics of blood & lymph flow -- Cardiovascular regulatory mechanisms -- Circulation through special regions -- Introduction to pulmonary structure and mechanics -- Gas transport & pH -- Regulation of respiration -- Renal function & micturition - Regulation of extracellular fluid composition & volume-- Acidification of the urine & bicarbonate excretion. |
| Subject |
Human physiology
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|
Medical physiology
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|
Physiology
|
| ISBN |
9781259009624 |
|
9780071780032 |
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0071780033 |
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