| Description |
1 online resource (171 p.) |
| Series |
New York Academy of Sciences Ser |
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New York Academy of Sciences Ser
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| Contents |
Intro -- Physiology at a Glance -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- About the companion website -- Part 1 Introduction -- 1 Homeostasis and the physiology of proteins -- 2 Body water compartments and physiological fluids -- 3 Cells, membranes and organelles -- 4 Membrane transport and ion channels -- 5 Biological electricity -- 6 Conduction of action potentials -- 7 Cell signalling -- 8 The autonomic nervous system -- 9 Blood -- 10 Platelets and haemostasis -- 11 Defence: inflammation and immunity -- 12 Principles of diffusion and flow -- 13 Thermoregulation |
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14 Altitude and aerospace physiology -- Part 2 Muscles -- 15 Skeletal muscle and its contraction -- 16 Neuromuscular junction and whole muscle contraction -- 17 Motor units, recruitment and summation -- 18 Cardiac and smooth muscle -- Part 3 The cardiovascular system -- 19 Introduction to the cardiovascular system -- 20 The heart -- 21 The cardiac cycle -- 22 Initiation of the heart beat and excitation-contraction coupling -- 23 Control of cardiac output and Starling's law of the heart -- 24 Blood vessels -- 25 Control of blood pressure and blood volume |
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26 The microcirculation, filtration and lymphatics -- 27 Local control of blood flow and specific circulations -- Part 4 The respiratory system -- 28 Introduction to the respiratory system -- 29 Lung mechanics -- 30 Transport of gases and the gas laws -- 31 Carriage of oxygen and carbon dioxide by the blood -- 32 Control of breathing -- 33 Ventilation-perfusion matching and right to left shunts -- Part 5 The renal system -- 34 Introduction to the renal system -- 35 Renal filtration -- 36 Reabsorption, secretion and the proximal tubule -- 37 The loop of Henle and distal nephron |
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38 Regulation of plasma osmolality and fluid volume -- 39 Control of acid-base status -- Part 6 The gut and metabolism -- 40 Gastrointestinal tract: overview and the mouth -- 41 Oesophagus and stomach -- 42 Small intestine -- 43 The exocrine pancreas, liver and gallbladder -- 44 Large intestine -- Part 7 Endocrinology and reproduction -- 45 Endocrine control -- 46 Control of metabolic fuels -- 47 The hypothalamus and pituitary gland -- 48 Thyroid hormones and metabolic rate -- 49 Growth factors -- 50 Somatic and skeletal growth -- 51 Control of plasma calcium -- 52 The adrenal glands and stress |
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53 Endocrine control of reproduction -- 54 Sexual differentiation and function -- 55 Fertilization, pregnancy and parturition -- 56 Lactation -- Part 8 The sensory and motor systems -- 57 Introduction to sensory systems -- 58 Sensory receptors -- 59 Special senses: taste and smell -- 60 Special senses: vision -- 61 Special senses: hearing and balance -- 62 Motor control and the cerebellum -- 63 Proprioception and reflexes -- Glossary -- Appendix I Comparison of the properties of skeletal, cardiac and smooth muscle -- Appendix II Normal physiological values -- Index -- EULA |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781119247302 |
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1119247306 |
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