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Physiology at a glance /
This revised and updated edition of Physiology at a Glance features clear and concise illustrations, memorable data tables, and easy-to-read text, to provide a thorough introduction to physiology that integrates seamlessly with the medical school curriculum. Physiology at a Glance breaks the topic d...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chichester, West Sussex, UK :
John Wiley & Sons,
2013.
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| Edición: | 3rd ed. |
| Colección: | At a glance series (Oxford, England)
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; About the companion website; 1: Homeostasis and the physiology of proteins; Negative feedback control; Protein form and function are protected by homeostatic mechanisms; 2: Body water compartments and physiological fluids; Osmosis; Body water compartments; Intracellular versus extracellular fluid; Interstitial fluid versus plasma; 3: Cells, membranes and organelles; Protein-processing organelles; Membranes and membrane proteins; Mitochondria and energy production.
- 4: Membrane transport proteins and ion channelsCarrier-mediated transport; Ion channels; 5: Biological electricity; The resting membrane potential; The action potential; 6: Conduction of action potentials; Saltatory conduction; Fibre diameters and conduction velocities; Classification of nerve fibres; Compound action potentials; 7: The autonomic nervous system; Sympathetic system; Parasympathetic system; Neurochemical transmission; 8: Blood; Plasma proteins; Red blood cells; White blood cells; 9: Platelets and haemostasis; Primary haemostasis; Formation of the blood clot (coagulation).
- Inhibitors of haemostasis and fibrinolysis10: Defence: Inflammation and immunity; Innate immune response; Antibodies (immunoglobulins); Adaptive immune response; 11: Principles of diffusion and flow; Diffusion and bulk flow; Flow through a tube; Wall tension and pressure in spherical or cylindrical containers; 12: Skeletal muscle and its contraction; Skeletal muscle; General mechanisms of skeletal muscle contraction; Fine structure of skeletal muscle; 13: Neuromuscular junction and whole muscle contraction; Neuromuscular junction; Whole muscle contraction.
- 14: Motor units, recruitment and summation15: Cardiac and smooth muscle; Cardiac muscle; Smooth muscle; Contractile mechanisms of smooth muscle; 16: Introduction to the cardiovascular system; Blood vessels; The heart; The systemic circulation; The pulmonary circulation; 17: The heart; Cardiac valves; Cardiac pacemaker, conduction of the impulse and electrocardiogram; Coronary circulation; 18: The cardiac cycle; Ventricular pressure-volume loop; The pulse; Heart sounds; 19: Initiation of the heart beat and excitation-contraction coupling; Cardiac muscle electrophysiology.
- The sinoatrial node and origin of the heart beatExcitation-contraction coupling; Regulation of contractility: inotropic agents; 20: Control of cardiac output and Starling's law of the heart; Filling pressure and Starling's law; Importance of Starling's law; Autonomic nervous system; Venous return and vascular function curves; 21: Blood vessels; Structure; Regulation of function and excitation-contraction coupling; The endothelium; 22: Control of blood pressure and blood volume; Acute regulation of the mean arterial blood pressure: the baroreceptor reflex.