Full Description
This text is a concise and clinical presentation of physiological processes that gives students the essentials in an understandable format. Features new to the Second Edition are: USMLE-style questions; a case study with questions in each chapter; new topics such as adaptive physiology (weightlessness, high altitude, exercise) and clinical topics (pain, congestive heart failure, gastrointestinal disorders); completely rewritten gastrointestinal section; expanded kidney transport information; and clinical focus boxes added to each chapter.
Contents
Part One: Cellular Physiology 1. Homeostasis and Cellular Signaling 2. The Plasma Membrane, Membrane Trasnsport and the Resting Membrane Potential 3. The Action Potential, Synaptic Transmission and Maintenance of Nerve Function Part Two: Neurophysiology 4. Sensory Physiology 5. The Motor System 6. The Autonomic Nervous System 7. Integrative Functions of the Nervous System Part Three: Muscle Physiology 8. Contractile Properties of Muscle Cells 9. Skeletal Muscle and Smooth Muscle 10. Cardiac Muscle Part Four: Blood and Cardiovascular Physiology 11. Blood Components, Immunity and Hemostasis 12. Overview of the Circulation and Hemodynamics 13. The Electrical Activity of the Heart 14. The Cardiac Pump 15. The Systemic Circulation 16. The Microcirculation and the Lymphatic System 17. Special Circulations 18. Control Mechanisms in Circulatory Functions Part Five: Respiratory Physiology 19. Ventilation and the Mechanics of Breathing 20. Pulmonary Circulation and the Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio 21. Gas Transfer and Transport 22. The Control of Ventilation Part Six: Renal Physiology and Body Fluids 23. Kidney Function 24. The Regulation of Fluid and Electrolyte Balance 25. Acid-Base Balance Part Seven: Gastrointestinal Physiology 26. Neurogastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Motility 27. Gastrointestinal Secretion, Digestion and Absorption 28. The Physiology of the Liver Part Eight: Temperature Regulation and Exercise Physiology 29. The Regulation of Body Temperature 30. Exercise Physiology Part Nine: Endocrine Physiology 31. Endocrine Control Mechanisms 32. The Hypothalamus and the Pituitary Gland 33. The Thyroid Gland 34. The Adrenal Gland 35. The Endocrine Pancreas 36. Endocrine Regulation of Calcium, Phosphate, and Bone Metabolism Part Ten: Reproductive Physiology 37. The Male Reproductive System 38. The Female Reproductive System 39. Conception, Pregnancy and Fetal Developmen
