The Principles and practice of human physiology /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Edholm, O. G. (Otto Gustaf), Weiner, J. S. (Joseph Sidney), 1915-1982
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Academic Press, 1981.
Temas:
Human physiology.
Adaptation (Physiology)
Physiology.
Adaptation, Physiological
Physiology
Physiologie humaine.
Adaptation (Physiologie)
Physiologie.
physiology.
MEDICAL > Physiology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Human Anatomy & Physiology.
Physiologie
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • The Principles and Practice of Human Physiology
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • Contributors
  • Preface
  • Meretricious Metrication�a�?A Physiologist's Lament
  • CHAPTER 1. Introduction to The History of Human Physiology
  • The First Phase
  • The Second Phase
  • The Third Phase
  • Clinical Physiology
  • Second World War
  • Applied Physiology
  • References
  • CHAPTER 2. Work Physiology
  • Introduction
  • The Cellular Basis of Muscular Work
  • Cardiovascular Responses
  • Pulmonary Ventilation
  • Hormonal and Metabolic Responses
  • The Effects of Repetitive Exertion (Training)Levels of Physical Exertion at Work
  • Physical Work and Health
  • The Investigation of Man's Response to Work
  • Measuring the Physiological Response to Physical Activity away from the Laboratory
  • References
  • CHAPTER 3. Thermal Physiology
  • Body Temperatures and Gradients
  • Components of the Control System (Shivering, Sweating, Circulation)
  • Thermoregulatory Functioning
  • Heat Balance Equation
  • Thermal Exchange Equations
  • Acclimatization
  • Exercise
  • Salt and Water Balances
  • Comfort
  • BehaviourClothing
  • Temperature and Performance
  • Hypothermia
  • Heat-Induced Disorders
  • References
  • CHAPTER 4. Acceleration
  • Nomenclature and Terminology
  • Accelerations of Long Duration
  • Aetiology
  • Physics and Biophysics
  • Tolerance for Sustained Acceleration
  • Vision
  • Cardiac Function
  • The Cerebral Circulation
  • Reflex Responses of the Circulation
  • Respiratory Effects
  • Protection against Sustained Acceleration
  • Weightlessness
  • REFERENCES
  • CHAPTER 5. High Altitudes and Hypoxia
  • Introduction
  • Biochemical Properties of the Oxygen MoleculeThe Distribution of Oxygen in Tissues
  • The Predicted Effects of Hypoxia
  • The Observed Effects of Hypoxia
  • Acute Hypoxia
  • Neurological Effects of Acute Hypoxia
  • Chronic Hypoxia
  • Hyperventilation
  • The Role of Haemoglobin
  • Failures of Adaptation
  • Life-long Hypoxia
  • Summary
  • References
  • CHAPTER 6. Underwater Physiology
  • Introduction
  • Some Laws of Physics
  • The Effects of Hydrostatic Pressure on Cells and Organisms
  • The Effects of Pressure upon the Gas-Containing Spaces
  • Gas Uptake and EliminationPulmonary Function
  • Breath-Hold Diving
  • Liquid Breathing
  • Nitrogen Narcosis
  • Oxygen Toxicity
  • High-Pressure Neurological Syndrome
  • Compression Arthralgia
  • Thermal Balance
  • Weight Loss
  • Performance
  • References
  • CHAPTER 7. Locomotor and Postural Physiology
  • Introduction
  • The Skeleton
  • Skeletal Muscle
  • Receptors in Muscles and Joints
  • The Stretch Reflex
  • Muscle Tone
  • The Maintenance of Posture
  • Postural Reflexes
  • Testing of Postural Function
  • Testing of Vestibular Function

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