Ganong's review of medical physiology

One of the world's leading texts on medical physiology, 'Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology' has been redesigned with a new full-colour format and expanded pedagogical features. Examples from clinical medicine are integrated the chapters to illustrate important physiologic con...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barrett, Kim E (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : McGraw Hill Medical , c2010
Edition:23rd ed
Series:Lange medical book
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. General principles & energy production in medical physiology
  • 2. Overview of cellular physiology in medical physiology
  • 3. Immunity, infection, & inflammation
  • 4. Excitable tissue: nerve
  • 5. Excitable tissue: muscle
  • 6. Synaptic & junctional transmission
  • 7. Neurotransmitters & neuromodulators-- 8. Properties of sensory receptors
  • 9. Reflexes
  • 10. Pain & temperature
  • 11. Somatorsensory pathways
  • 12. Vision
  • 13. Hearing & equilibrium
  • 14. Smell & taste
  • 15. Electrical activity of the brain, sleep-wake states, & circadian rhythms
  • 16. Control of posture & movement
  • 17. The autonomic nervous system
  • 18. Hypothalamic regulation of hormonal functions-- 19. Learning, memory, language, & speech
  • 20. The thyroid gland
  • 21. Endocrine functions of the pancreas & regulation of carbohydrate metabolism
  • 22. The adrenal medulla & adrenal cortex
  • 23. Hormonal control of calcium and phosphate metabolism & the physiology of bone
  • 24. The pituitary gland
  • 25. The gonads: development & function of the reproductive system
  • 26. Overview of gastrointestinal function & regulation-- 27. Digestion, absorption & nutritional principles
  • 28. Gastrointestinal motilty
  • 29. Transport & metabolic functions of the liver
  • 30. Origin of the heartbeat & the electrical activity of the heart
  • 31. The heart as a pump
  • 32. Blood as a circulatory fluid & the dynamics of blood & lymph flow
  • 33. Cardiovascular regulatory mechanisms
  • 34. Circulation through special regions
  • 35. Pulmonary function
  • 36. Gas transport & pH in the lung
  • 37 Regualtion of respiration
  • 38. Renal function & micturition
  • 39. Regulation of extracellular fluid composition & volume
  • 40. Acidification of the urine & bicarbonate excretion