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Author:   Hershel Raff ,  Michael Levitzky ,  Hershel Raff ,  Michael Levitzky
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Medical
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 27.70cm
Weight:   2.165kg
ISBN:  

9780071621731

ISBN 10:   0071621733
Pages:   800
Publication Date:   16 April 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Contributors Preface SECTION I: INTRODUCTION 1. General Physiological Concepts, Hershel Raff and Michael Levitzky SECTION II: CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2. Cells and Cellular Processes, David Landowne 3. Cell Membranes and Transport Processes, David Landowne 4. Channels and the Control of Membrane Potential, David Landowne 5. Sensory Generator Potentials, David Landowne 6. Action Potentials, David Landowne 7. Synapses, David Landowne SECTION III: MUSCLE PHYSIOLOGY 8. Overview of Muscle Function, Kathleen H. McDonough 9. Skeletal Muscle Structure and Function, Kathleen H. McDonough 10. Cardiac Muscle Structure and Function, Kathleen H. McDonough 11. Smooth Muscle Structure and Function, Kathleen H. McDonough SECTION IV: CNS/NEURAL PHYSIOLOGY 12. Introduction to the Nervous System, Susan M. Barman 13. General Sensory Systems: Touch, Pain, and Temperature, Susan M. Barman 14. Spinal Reflexes, Susan M. Barman 15. Special Senses I: Vision, Susan M. Barman 16. Special Senses II: Hearing and Equilibrium, Susan M. Barman 17. Special Senses III: Smell and Taste, Susan M. Barman 18. Control of Posture and Movement, Susan M. Barman 19. Autonomic Nervous System, Susan M. Barman 20. Electrical Activity of the Brain, Sleep-Wake States, and Circadian Rhythms, Susan M. Barman 21. Learning, Memory, Language, and Speech, Susan M. Barman SECTION V: CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY 22. Overview of the Cardiovascular System, Lois Jane Heller and David E. Mohrman 23. Cardiac Muscle Cells, Lois Jane Heller and David E. Mohrman 24. The Heart Pump, Lois Jane Heller and David E. Mohrman 25. Cardiac Function Assessments, Lois Jane Heller and David E. Mohrman 26. Peripheral Vascular System, David E. Mohrman and Lois Jane Heller 27. Vascular Control, David E. Mohrman and Lois Jane Heller 28. Venous Return and Cardiac Output, David E. Mohrman and Lois Jane Heller 29. Arterial Pressure Regulation, David E. Mohrman and Lois Jane Heller 30. Cardiovascular Responses to Physiological Stress, Lois Jane Heller and David E. Mohrman SECTION VI: PULMONARY PHYSIOLOGY 31. Function and Structure of the Respiratory System, Michael Levitzky 32. Mechanics of the Respiratory System, Michael Levitzky 33. Alveolar Ventilation, Michael Levitzky 34. Pulmonary Perfusion, Michael Levitzky 35. Ventilation--Perfusion Relationships and Respiratory Gas Exchange, Michael Levitzky 36. Transport of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide, Michael Levitzky 37. Acid-Base Regulation and Causes of Hypoxia, Michael Levitzky 38. Control of Breathing, Michael Levitzky SECTION VII: RENAL PHYSIOLOGY 39. Renal Functions, Basic Processes, and Anatomy, Douglas C. Eaton and John P. Pooler 40. Renal Blood Flow and Glomerular Filtration, Douglas C. Eaton and John P. Pooler 41. Clearance, Douglas C. Eaton and John P. Pooler 42. Tubular Transport Mechanisms, Douglas C. Eaton and John P. Pooler 43. Renal Handling of Organic Substances, Douglas C. Eaton and John P. Pooler 44. Basic Renal Processes for Sodium, Chloride, and Water, Douglas C. Eaton and John P. Pooler 45. Regulation of Sodium and Water Excretion, Douglas C. Eaton and John P. Pooler 46. Regulation of Potassium Balance, Douglas C. Eaton and John P. Pooler 47. Regulation of Acid-Base Balance, Douglas C. Eaton and John P. Pooler 48. Regulation of Calcium and Phosphate Balance, Douglas C. Eaton and John P. Pooler SECTION VIII: GI PHYSIOLOGY 49. Overview of the GI System--Functional Anatomy and Regulation, Kim E. Barrett 50. Gastric Secretion, Kim E. Barrett 51. Pancreatic and Salivary Secretion, Kim E. Barrett 52. Water and Electrolyte Absorption and Secretion, Kim E. Barrett 53. Intestinal Mucosal Immunology and Ecology, Kim E. Barrett 54. Intestinal Motility, Kim E. Barrett 55. Functional Anatomy of the Liver and Biliary System, Kim E. Barrett 56. Bile Formation, Secretion, and Storage, Kim E. Barrett 57. Handling of Bilirubin and Ammonia by the Liver, Kim E. Barrett 58. Digestion and Absorption of Carbohydrates, Proteins, and Water-soluble Vitamins, Kim E. Barrett 59. Lipid Assimilation, Kim E. Barrett SECTION IX: ENDOCRINE AND METABOLIC PHYSIOLOGY 60. General Principles of Endocrine Physiology, Patricia E. Molina 61. The Hypothalamus and Posterior Pituitary Gland, Patricia E. Molina 62. Anterior Pituitary Gland, Patricia E. Molina 63. Thyroid Gland, Patricia E. Molina 64. Parathyroid Gland and Calcium and Phosphate Regulation, Patricia E. Molina 65. Adrenal Gland, Patricia E. Molina 66. Endocrine Pancreas, Patricia E. Molina 67. Male Reproductive System, Patricia E. Molina 68. Female Reproductive System, Patricia E. Molina 69. Endocrine Integration of Energy and Electrolyte Balance, Patricia E. Molina SECTION X: INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY 70. Control of Body Temperature, Hershel Raff and Michael Levitzky 71. Hypoxia and Hyperbaria, Michael Levitzky and Hershel Raff 72. Exercise, Michael Levitzky and Kathleen H. McDonough 73. Aging, Hershel Raff Answers to Study Questions Index

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Professor of Physiology and Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Medical Center; Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics and Physiology, Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana

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