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Human physiology : the basis of medicine /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pocock, Gillian
Other Authors: Richards, Christopher D.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Oxford medical publications.
Oxford core texts.
Subjects:
Human physiology.
Physiology, Pathological.
Physiology.
Physiological Processes.
Table of Contents:
  • What is physiology?
  • The chemical constitution of the body
  • Introducing cells
  • The transport functions of the plasma membrane
  • Principles of cell signaling
  • Nerve cells and their connections
  • Muscle
  • Sensory systems
  • The physiology of motor systems
  • The autonomic nervous system
  • Some aspects of higher nervous function
  • The hormonal regulation of the body
  • The properties of blood
  • Defense against infection : inflammation and immunity
  • The heart and circulation
  • The respiratory system
  • The kidney and the regulation of the internal environment
  • The digestive system
  • The nutritional needs of the body
  • The physiology of the male and female reproductive systems
  • Fertilization, pregnancy and lactation
  • Fetal and neonatal physiology
  • The control of growth
  • Energy balance and the control of metabolic rate
  • The physiology of exercise
  • The regulation of body temperature
  • The regulation of plasma glucose
  • The regulation of body fluid volume
  • Acid-base balance
  • The physiology of high altitude and diving
  • Clinical physiology