Berne and Levy principles of physiology /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphis, PA :
Elsevier/Mosby,
[2006]
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| Edition: | Fourth edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Cellular membranes and transmembrane transport of solutes and water
- Ionic equilibria and resting membrane potentials
- Generation and conduction of action potentials
- Synaptic transmission
- Membrane receptors, second messengers, and signal-transduction pathways
- Cellular organization
- General sensory system
- Special senses
- Motor system
- Autonomic nervous system and its control
- Higher functions of the nervous system
- Skeletal muscle
- Cardiac muscle
- Smooth muscle
- Overview of circulation, blood and hemostasis
- Electrical activity of the heart
- Natural excitation of the heart
- Cardiac pump
- Regulation of the heartbeat
- Hemodynamics
- Arterial system
- Microcirculation and lymphatics
- Peripheral circulation and its control
- Control of cardiac output : coupling of the heart and blood vessels
- Special circulations
- Interplay of central and peripheral factors in control of the circulation
- Overview of the respiratory system
- Mechanical properties of the lung and chest wall
- Ventilation, perfusion, and their relationship
- Oxygen and carbon dioxide transport
- Control of respiration
- Nonrespiratory functions of the lung
- Motility of the gastrointestinal tract
- Gastrointestinal secretions
- Digestion and absorption
- Elements of renal function
- Solute and water transport along the nephron : tubular function
- Control of body fluid osmolality and extracellular fluid volume
- Potassium, calcium, and phosphate homeostasis
- Role of the kidneys in acid-base balance
- General principles of endocrine physiology
- Whole-body metabolism
- Hormones of the pancreatic islets
- Endocrine regulation of the metabolism of calcium and phosphate
- Hypothalamus and pituitary gland
- Thyroid gland
- Adrenal cortex
- Adrenal medulla
- Overview of reproductive function
- Male reproduction
- Female reproduction