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Author McLaughlin, Daniel

Title BIOS Instant Notes in Human Physiology
Published London : Taylor & Francis Group, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (473 pages)
Series Instant Notes Ser
Instant Notes Ser
Contents Intro; Instant Notes in Human physiology; Copyright; Contents; Abbreviations; Preface; Section A -- Physiological concepts; A1 Introduction to physiology; A2 Homeostasis and integration of body systems; Section B -- The cell; B1 Cell organelles; B2 Gene transcription and protein translation; B3 Metabolic processes; B4 Membrane potential; B5 Phenotypic diversity of cells; Section C -- Tissues of the body; C1 Basic structure of the body; C2 Epithelia and connective tissue; C3 Skin, hair, and nails; C4 Neurons and glia I; C5 Bone and muscle; C6 Blood and immunity
Section D -- The heart and circulatory systemD1 Overview of the heart and great vessels; D2 Structure of cardiac muscle; D3 Nutritional requirements of cardiac muscle; D4 Electrical activity of the heart -- the ECG; D5 Layout and function of the vasculature and lymphatics; D6 The cardiac cycle, blood pressure, and its maintenance; D7 Investigating cardiovascular function; D8 Cardiovascular response to exercise; Section E -- The lungs and respiration; E1 Layout and structure of the respiratory tract; E2 The mechanics of breathing; E3 Investigating lung function
E4 Alveolar exchange and gas transportE5 Utilization of O2 and production of CO2 in tissues; E6 Chemoreceptors and respiratory acid-base balance; E7 Respiration in exercise; Section F -- Neurophysiology; F1 Neurons and glia II; F2 Action potentials; F3 Synaptic transmission; F4 The panoply of transmitters; F5 Action of transmitters on effector cells -- receptors; F6 Degradation and reuptake of transmitters; F7 Integration of nerve cell function; F8 Methods for analyzing neurochemistry; Section G -- The brain; G1 Parts of the brain; G2 The locomotor system; G3 The limbic system; G4 Cranial nerves
G5 VisionG6 Audition; G7 The vestibular system and balance; G8 Taste and olfaction; Section H -- The spinal cord and peripheral nervous system; H1 Spinal cord structure; H2 Spinal nerves and plexuses; H3 Structure and function of peripheral nerve; H4 Spinal reflexes; H5 Structure and function of the autonomic nervous system; H6 Autonomic pharmacology; Section I -- Comparative physiology of skeletal and smooth muscle; I1 Skeletal muscle function and properties; I2 The neuromuscular junction; I3 Excitation-contraction coupling; I4 Properties of skeletal muscle fiber types; I5 Exercising muscle
I6 Smooth muscle function and propertiesI7 Innervation of smooth muscle; Section J -- The gastrointestinal tract; J1 Introduction to the gastrointestinal tract; J2 The mouth, salivary secretion, and the esophagus; J3 The stomach and gastric secretion; J4 Chemical digestion of food; J5 The liver, gall bladder, and spleen; J6 Absorption of nutrients; J7 The large intestine, fluid, and electrolyte reabsorption; Section K -- The endocrine system; K1 Defining 'hormones'; K2 Synthesis of hormones; K3 Hormone action; K4 Hypothalamic hormones; K5 Pituitary hormones; K6 Thyroid hormones
Notes K7 Parathyroid hormone
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Form Electronic book
Author Stamford, Jonathan
White, David
ISBN 9781134254637
1134254636