Guyton and Hall textbook of medical physiology
Presents complex physiologic principles. With colour artwork, this textbook reflects modern medicine and science, and a range of online extras. It helps in mastering essential human physiology knowledge
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Philadelphia, PA
Saunders/Elsevier
c2011
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Table of Contents:
- I. Introduction to physiology: the cell and general physiology
- 1. Functional organization of the human body and control of the 'internal environment
- 2. The cell and its functions
- 3. Genetic control of protein synthesis, cell function, and cell reproduction
- II. Membrane physiology, nerve, and muscle
- 4. The DNA code in the cell nucleus is transferred to an RNA code in the cell cytoplasm
- the process of transcription
- 5. Membrane potentials and action potentials
- 6. Contraction of skeletal muscle
- 7. Excitation of skeletal muscle: neuromuscular transmission and excitation-contraction coupling
- 8. Contraction and excitation of smooth muscle
- III The heart
- 9. Cardiac muscle: the heart as a pump and function of the heart muscles
- 10. Rhythmical excitatory and conductive system of the heart
- 11. The normal electrocardiogram
- 12. Electrocardiographic interpretation of cardica muscle and coronary blood flow abnormalities: vectrial analysis
- 13.Cardiac arrhythmias and their electrocardiographic interpretation
- IV. The circulation
- 14. Overview of the circulation; medical biophysics of pressure, flow, and resistance
- 15. Vascular distensibility and functions of the arterial and venous systems
- 16. The microcirculation and lymphatic system: capillary fluid exchange, interstitial fluid, and lymph flow
- 17. Local and humoral control of tissue flow by the tissues
- 18. Nervous regulation of the circulation, and rapid control of arterial pressure
- 19. Role of the kidneys in long-term control of arterial pressure and in hypertension: the integrated system for aterial pressure regulation
- 20. Cardiac output, venous return, and their regulation
- 21. Muscle blood flow and cardiac output during exercise; the coronary circulation and ischemic heart disease
- 22. Cardiac failure
- 23. Heart valves and heart sounds; dynamics of valvular and congenital heart defects
- 24. Circulatory shock and physiology of its treatment
- V. The body fluids and kidneys
- 25. The body fluids compartments: extracellular and intracellular fluids; intersitial fluid and edema
- 26. Urine formation by the kidneys: I. Glomerular filtration, renal blood flow, and their control
- 27. Urine formation by the kidneys: II. Tubular reabsorption and secretion
- 28. Urine concentration and dilution; regulation of extracellular fluid osmolarity and sodium concentration
- 29. Renal regulation of potassium, calcium, phosphate, and magnesium; integration of renal mechanisms for control of blood volume and extracellular fluid volume
- 30. Acid-base regulation
- 31. Diuretics and kidney diseases
- VI. Blood cells, immunity, and blood coagulation
- 32. Red blood cells, anemia, and polycythemia
- 33. Resistance of the body to infection: I. Leukocytes, granulocytes, the monocyte-macrophage system, and inflammation
- 34. Resistance of the body to infection: II. Immunity and allergy
- 35. Blood types; transfusion; tissue and organ transplanation
- 36. Hemostasis and blood coagulation VII. Respiration
- 37. Pulmonary ventilation
- 38. Pulmonary circulation, pulmonary edema, pleural fluid
- 39. Physical principles of gas exchange; diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide through the respiratory membrane
- 40. Transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide in blood and tissue fluids
- 41. Regulation of respiration
- 42. Respiratory insufficiency - pathophysiology, diagnosis, oxygen therapy
- VIII. Aviation, space, and deep-sea diving physiology
- 43. Aviation, high-altitude, and space physiology
- 44. Physiology of deep-sea diving and other hyperbaric conditions
- IV. The nervous system: A. General principles and sensory physiology
- 45. Organization of the nervous system, basic functions of synapses, "Transmitter sybstances"
- 46. Sensory receptors, neuronal circuits for processing information
- 47. Somatic sensations: I. General organization, the tactile and position senses
- 48. Somatic sensations: II. Pain, headache, and thermal sensations X. The nervous system: B. The special senses
- 49. The eye: I. Optics of vision
- 50. The eye: II. Receptor and neural function of the retina
- 51. The eye: III. Central neurophysiology of vision
- 52. The sense of hearing
- 53. The chemical senses - taste and smell
- XI. The nervous system: C. Motor and integrative neurophysiology
- 54. Motor functions of the spinal cord; the cord reflexes
- 55. Cortical and brain stem control of motor function
- 56. Contributions of the cerebellum and basal ganglia to overall motor control
- 57. Cerebral cortex, intellectual functions of the brain, learning and memory
- 58. Behavioral and motivational mechanisms of the brain - the limbic system and the hypothalamus
- 59. States of brain activity - sleep, brain waves, epilepsy, psychoses
- 60. The autonomic nervous system and the adrenal medulla
- 61. Cerebral blood flow, cerebrospinal fluid, and brain metabolism
- XII. Gastrointestinal physiology
- 62. General principles of gastrointestinal function - motility, nervous control, and blood circulation
- 63. Propulsion and mixing of food in the alimentary canal
- 64. Secretory functions of the alimentary tract
- 65. Digestion and absoprtion in the gastroinestinal tract
- 66. Physiology of gastrointestinal disorders
- XIII. Metabolism and temperature regulation
- 67. Metabolism of carbohydrates
- 68. Lipid metabolism
- 69. Protein metabolism
- 70. The liver
- 71. Dietary balances; regulation of feeding; obesity and starvation; vitamins and minerals
- 72. Energetics and metabolic rate
- 73. Body temperature, temperature regulation, and fever
- XIV. Endocrinology and reproduction
- 74. Introduction to endocrinology
- 75. Pituitary hormones and their control by the hypopthalamus
- 76. Thyroid metabolic hormones
- 77. Adenocortical hormones
- 78. Insulin, glucagon, and diabetes mellitus
- 79. Parathyroid hormone, calcitonin, calcium and phosphate metabolism, vitamin D, bone, and teeth
- 80. Reproductive and hormonal functions of the mail (and function of the pineal gland)
- 81. Female physiology before pregnancy and female hormones
- 82. Pregnancy and lactation
- 83. Fetal and neonatal physiology
- XV. Sports physiology
- 84. Sports physiology