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Essential medical physiology /
Textbook covering the principal subjects in a modern medical school physiology course.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Elsevier Academic Press,
©2003.
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| Edición: | 3rd ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Ch. 1. The internal environment
- Ch. 2. Control of cell function
- Ch. 3. Membrane transport
- Ch. 4. Resting potentials and action potentials in excitable cells
- Ch. 5. Propagation of the action potential
- Ch. 6. Neuromuscular and synaptic transmission
- Ch. 7. Striated muscle
- Ch. 8. Smooth muscle
- Ch. 9. Autonomic nervous system
- Ch. 10. Hemodynamics
- Ch. 11. Electrical activity of the heart
- Ch. 12. The electrocardiogram
- Ch. 13. The mechanical activity of the heart
- Ch. 14. Regulation of venous return and cardiac output
- Ch. 15. Regulation of arterial pressure
- Ch. 16. Capillary exchange
- Ch. 17. Regulation of regional blood flow
- Ch. 18. Structure and function of the respiratory system
- Ch. 19. Mechanics of breathing
- Ch. 20. Oxygen and carbon dioxide transport in the blood
- Ch. 21. Pulmonary gas exchange
- Ch. 22. Control of breathing
- Ch. 23. Functional anatomy of the kidney and micturition
- Ch. 24. Renal blood flow and glomerular filtration
- Ch. 25. Mass balance in body homeostasis and renal function
- Ch. 26. Reabsorption and secretion in the proximal tubule
- Ch. 27. Reabsorption and secretion in the loop of henle, distal tubule, and collecting duct
- Ch. 28. Regulation of body fluid osmolality
- Ch. 29. Regulation of sodium balance and extracellular fluid volume
- Ch. 30. Renal regulation of potassium, calcium, and magnesium
- Ch. 31. The role of the kidney in acid-base balance
- Ch. 32. Regulation
- Ch. 33. Motility.
- Ch. 34. Secretion
- Ch. 35. Digestion and absorption
- Ch. 36. Intestinal electrolyte and water transport
- Ch. 37. Introduction to endocrine physiology
- Ch. 38. Pituitary gland
- Ch. 39. Thyroid gland
- Ch. 40. Adrenal glands
- Ch. 41. The pancreatic islets
- Ch. 42. Hormonal regulation of fuel metabolism
- Ch. 43. Hormonal regulation of calcium metabolism
- Ch. 44. Hormonal growth control
- Ch. 45. Hormonal control of reproduction in the male
- Ch. 46. Hormonal control of reproduction in the female: the menstrual cycle
- Ch. 47. Hormonal control of reproduction in the female: pregnancy and lactation
- Ch. 48. Organization of the nervous system
- Ch. 49. Sensory receptors of the somatosensory system
- Ch. 50. Central projections of the general somatosensory system
- Ch. 51. The visual system
- Ch. 52. The vestibular system
- Ch. 53. The auditory system
- Ch. 54. The chemical senses: smell and taste
- Ch. 55. Lower motor neurons of the spinal cord and brain stem
- Ch. 56. Sensory and motor pathways controlling lower motor neurons of the spinal cord
- Ch. 57. The motor cortex
- Ch. 58. The basal ganglia
- Ch. 59. The cerebellum
- Ch. 60. Neuronal control of mood, emotion, and state of awareness
- Ch. 61. Learning and memory
- Ch. 62. Body temperature regulation
- Ch. 63. Exercise
- Ch. 64. Heart failure and circulatory shock
- Ch. 65. Diabetic ketoacidosis
- Ch. 66. Maternal adaptations in pregnancy.