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Physiology at a Glance
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Newark :
John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated,
2017.
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| Colección: | New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- Physiology at a Glance
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- About the companion website
- Part 1 Introduction
- 1 Homeostasis and the physiology of proteins
- 2 Body water compartments and physiological fluids
- 3 Cells, membranes and organelles
- 4 Membrane transport and ion channels
- 5 Biological electricity
- 6 Conduction of action potentials
- 7 Cell signalling
- 8 The autonomic nervous system
- 9 Blood
- 10 Platelets and haemostasis
- 11 Defence: inflammation and immunity
- 12 Principles of diffusion and flow
- 13 Thermoregulation
- 14 Altitude and aerospace physiology
- Part 2 Muscles
- 15 Skeletal muscle and its contraction
- 16 Neuromuscular junction and whole muscle contraction
- 17 Motor units, recruitment and summation
- 18 Cardiac and smooth muscle
- Part 3 The cardiovascular system
- 19 Introduction to the cardiovascular system
- 20 The heart
- 21 The cardiac cycle
- 22 Initiation of the heart beat and excitation-contraction coupling
- 23 Control of cardiac output and Starling's law of the heart
- 24 Blood vessels
- 25 Control of blood pressure and blood volume
- 26 The microcirculation, filtration and lymphatics
- 27 Local control of blood flow and specific circulations
- Part 4 The respiratory system
- 28 Introduction to the respiratory system
- 29 Lung mechanics
- 30 Transport of gases and the gas laws
- 31 Carriage of oxygen and carbon dioxide by the blood
- 32 Control of breathing
- 33 Ventilation-perfusion matching and right to left shunts
- Part 5 The renal system
- 34 Introduction to the renal system
- 35 Renal filtration
- 36 Reabsorption, secretion and the proximal tubule
- 37 The loop of Henle and distal nephron
- 38 Regulation of plasma osmolality and fluid volume
- 39 Control of acid-base status
- Part 6 The gut and metabolism
- 40 Gastrointestinal tract: overview and the mouth
- 41 Oesophagus and stomach
- 42 Small intestine
- 43 The exocrine pancreas, liver and gallbladder
- 44 Large intestine
- Part 7 Endocrinology and reproduction
- 45 Endocrine control
- 46 Control of metabolic fuels
- 47 The hypothalamus and pituitary gland
- 48 Thyroid hormones and metabolic rate
- 49 Growth factors
- 50 Somatic and skeletal growth
- 51 Control of plasma calcium
- 52 The adrenal glands and stress
- 53 Endocrine control of reproduction
- 54 Sexual differentiation and function
- 55 Fertilization, pregnancy and parturition
- 56 Lactation
- Part 8 The sensory and motor systems
- 57 Introduction to sensory systems
- 58 Sensory receptors
- 59 Special senses: taste and smell
- 60 Special senses: vision
- 61 Special senses: hearing and balance
- 62 Motor control and the cerebellum
- 63 Proprioception and reflexes
- Glossary
- Appendix I Comparison of the properties of skeletal, cardiac and smooth muscle
- Appendix II Normal physiological values
- Index
- EULA