Title | Physiology [electronic resource] / edited by Roger Thies |
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Imprint | New York, NY : Springer New York, 1995 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4198-0 |
Descript | X, 280p. online resource |
1. Electrophysiology -- Membrane Transport -- Bioelectric Phenomena -- Resting Potentials -- Action Potentials -- Neurotransmission -- Skeletal Muscle -- Cardiac Muscle -- Smooth Muscle -- Autonomic Nervous System -- Answers to Electrophysiology Questions -- 2. Neurophysiology -- Sensory Receptors -- Somesthetic System -- Pain -- Vision -- Audition and Balance -- Gustation and Olfaction -- Spinal Motor Control -- Central Motor Control -- Central Autonomic Control -- Cerebral Cortex -- Sleep and Wakefulness -- Cerebral Cortical Functions -- Answers to Neurophysiology Questions -- 3. Cardiovascular Physiology -- Cardiac Muscle -- Excitation of the Heart -- The Heart as a Pump -- Control of Cardiac Function -- Circulatory Hemodynamics -- The Systemic Circulation -- Microcirculation and Lymphatic Systems -- Control of Peripheral Circulation -- Properties of Specific Vascular Beds -- Interaction Between Peripheral and Central Control -- Answers to Cardiovascular Physiology Questions -- 4. Pulmonary Physiology -- Gas Transport Properties of Blood -- Mechanics of Breathing -- Gas Exchange between Alveolar Gas and Alveolar Capillary Blood -- Control of Breathing -- Answers to Pulmonary Physiology Questions -- 5. Renal Physiology and Body Fluids -- Body Fluid Compartments and their Composition -- A Synopsis of Renal Function -- Glomerular Filtration -- Renal Tubular Transport -- Concentration and Dilution of Urine -- Regulation of Water Balance -- Regulation of Sodium Balance -- Regulation of Acid-Base Balance -- Answers to Renal Physiology Questions -- 6. Gastrointestinal Physiology -- Regulation of Gastrointestinal Activities -- Motility -- Secretion -- Digestion and Absorption -- Diarrhea -- Answers to Gastrointestinal Physiology Questions -- 7. Endocrinology -- Hypothalamus-Anterior Pituitary Relationships -- Hypothalamus-Posterior Pituitary Relationships -- Thyroid Hormones -- Calcium Metabolism -- Pancreatic Hormones -- Adrenal Medullary Hormones -- Adrenal Cortical Hormones -- Answers to Endocrinology Questions -- 8. Integrative Topics in Physiology -- Reproductive Physiology -- Physiological Responses to Exercise -- Answers to Integrative Topics in Physiology Questions -- Clinical Laboratory Values