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xvii, 718 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
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Contents note continued: ch. 13 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Their Electrocardiographic Interpretation -- UNIT IV The Circulation -- ch. 14 Overview of the Circulation; Biophysics of Pressure, Flow, and Resistance -- ch. 15 Vascular Distensibility and Functions of the Arterial and Venous Systems -- ch. 16 The Microcirculation and Lymphatic System: Capillary Fluid Exchange, Interstitial Fluid, and Lymph Flow -- ch. 17 Local and Humoral Control of Tissue Blood Flow -- ch. 18 Nervous Regulation of the Circulation, and Rapid Control of Arterial Pressure -- ch. 19 Role of the Kidneys in Long-Term Control of Arterial Pressure and in Hypertension: The Integrated System for Arterial Pressure Regulation -- ch. 20 Cardiac Output, Venous Return, and Their Regulation -- ch. 21 Muscle Blood Flow and Cardiac Output During Exercise; the Coronary Circulation and Ischemic Heart Disease -- ch. 22 Cardiac Failure -- ch. 23 Heart Valves and Heart Sounds; Valvular and Congenital Heart Defects -- |
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Contents note continued: ch. 24 Circulatory Shock and Its Treatment -- UNIT V The Body Fluids and Kidneys -- ch. 25 The Body Fluid Compartments: Extracellular and Intracellular Fluids; Edema -- ch. 26 Urine Formation by the Kidneys: I. Glomerular Filtration, Renal Blood Flow, and Their Control -- ch. 27 Urine Formation by the Kidneys: II. Tubular Reabsorption and Secretion -- ch. 28 Urine Concentration and Dilution; Regulation of Extracellular Fluid Osmolarity and Sodium Concentration -- ch. 29 Renal Regulation of Potassium, Calcium, Phosphate, and Magnesium; Integration of Renal Mechanisms for Control of Blood Volume and Extracellular Fluid Volume -- ch. 30 Acid-Base Regulation -- ch. 31 Diuretics, Kidney Diseases -- UNIT VI Blood Cells, Immunity, and Blood Coagulation -- ch. 32 Red Blood Cells, Anemia, and Polycythemia -- ch. 33 Resistance of the Body to Infection: I. Leukocytes, Granulocytes, the Monocyte-Macrophage System, and Inflammation -- |
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Contents note continued: ch. 34 Resistance of the Body to Infection: II. Immunity and Allergy Innate Immunity -- ch. 35 Blood Types; Transfusion; Tissue and Organ Transplantation -- ch. 36 Hemostasis and Blood Coagulation -- UNIT VII Respiration -- ch. 37 Pulmonary Ventilation -- ch. 38 Pulmonary Circulation, Pulmonary Edema, Pleural Fluid -- ch. 39 Physical Principles of Gas Exchange; Diffusion of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide through the Respiratory Membrane -- ch. 40 Transport of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide in Blood and Tissue Fluids -- ch. 41 Regulation of Respiration -- ch. 42 Respiratory Insufficiency---Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Oxygen Therapy -- UNIT VIII Aviation, Space, and Deep-Sea Diving Physiology -- ch. 43 Aviation, High-Altitude, and Space Physiology -- ch. 44 Physiology of Deep-Sea Diving and Other Hyperbaric Conditions -- UNIT IX The Nervous System: A. General Principles and Sensory Physiology -- |
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Contents note continued: ch. 45 Organization of the Nervous System, Basic Functions of Synapses, and Neurotransmitters -- ch. 46 Sensory Receptors, Neuronal Circuits for Processing Information -- ch. 47 Somatic Sensations: I. General Organization, the Tactile and Position Senses -- ch. 48 Somatic Sensations: II. Pain, Headache, and Thermal Sensations -- UNIT X The Nervous System: B. The Special Senses -- ch. 49 The Eye: I Optics of Vision -- ch. 50 The Eye: II Receptor and Neural Function of the Retina -- ch. 51 The Eye: III Central Neurophysiology of Vision -- ch. 52 The Sense of Hearing -- ch. 53 The Chemical Senses---Taste and Smell -- UNIT XI The Nervous System: C. Motor and Integrative Neurophysiology -- ch. 54 Motor Functions of the Spinal Cord; the Cord Reflexes -- ch. 55 Cortical and Brain Stem Control of Motor Function -- ch. 56 Contributions of the Cerebellum and Basal Ganglia to Overall Motor Control -- |
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Contents note continued: ch. 57 Cerebral Cortex, Intellectual Functions of the Brain, Learning, and Memory -- ch. 58 Behavioral and Motivational Mechanisms of the Brain---The Limbic System and the Hypothalamus -- ch. 59 States of Brain Activity---Sleep, Brain Waves, Epilepsy, Psychoses -- ch. 60 The Autonomic Nervous System and the Adrenal Medulla -- ch. 61 Cerebral Blood Flow, Cerebrospinal Fluid, and Brain Metabolism -- UNIT XII Gastrointestinal Physiology -- ch. 62 General Principles of Gastrointestinal Function---Motility, Nervous Control, and Blood Circulation -- ch. 63 Propulsion and Mixing of Food in the Alimentary Tract -- ch. 64 Secretory Functions of the Alimentary Tract -- ch. 65 Digestion and Absorption in the Gastrointestinal Tract -- ch. 66 Physiology of Gastrointestinal Disorders -- UNIT XIII Metabolism and Temperature Regulation -- ch. 67 Metabolism of Carbohydrates, and Formation of Adenosine Triphosphate -- ch. 68 Lipid Metabolism -- ch. 69 Protein Metabolism -- |
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Contents note continued: ch. 70 The Liver as an Organ -- ch. 71 Dietary Balances; Regulation of Feeding; Obesity and Starvation; Vitamins and Minerals -- ch. 72 Energetics and Metabolic Rate -- ch. 73 Body Temperature Regulation, and Fever -- UNIT XIV Endocrinology and Reproduction -- ch. 74 Introduction to Endocrinology -- ch. 75 Pituitary Hormones and Their Control by the Hypothalamus -- ch. 76 Thyroid Metabolic Hormones -- ch. 77 Adrenocortical Hormones -- ch. 78 Insulin, Glucagon, and Diabetes Mellitus -- ch. 79 Parathyroid Hormone, Calcitonin, Calcium and Phosphate Metabolism, Vitamin D, Bone, and Teeth -- ch. 80 Reproductive and Hormonal Functions of the Male (and Function of the Pineal Gland) -- ch. 81 Female Physiology Before Pregnancy and Female Hormones -- ch. 82 Pregnancy and Lactation -- ch. 83 Fetal and Neonatal Physiology -- UNIT XV Sports Physiology -- ch. 84 Sports Physiology |
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Machine generated contents note: UNIT I Introduction to Physiology: The Cell and General Physiology -- ch. 1 Functional Organization of the Human Body and Control of the "Internal Environment" -- ch. 2 The Cell and Its Functions -- ch. 3 Genetic Control of Protein Synthesis, Cell Function, and Cell Reproduction -- UNIT II Membrane Physiology, Nerve, and Muscle -- ch. 4 Transport of Substances through Cell Membranes -- ch. 5 Membrane Potentials and Action Potentials -- ch. 6 Contraction of Skeletal Muscle -- ch. 7 Excitation of Skeletal Muscle: Neuromuscular Transmission and Excitation-Contraction Coupling -- ch. 8 Excitation and Contraction of Smooth Muscle -- UNIT III The Heart -- ch. 9 Cardiac Muscle; The Heart as a Pump and Function of the Heart Valves -- ch. 10 Rhythmical Excitation of the Heart -- ch. 11 The Normal Electrocardiogram -- ch. 12 Electrocardiographic Interpretation of Cardiac Muscle and Coronary Blood Flow Abnormalities: Vectorial Analysis -- |
| Notes |
Companion volume to: Guyton and Hall textbook of medical physiology. 12th ed. c2011 |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Human physiology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Physiology, Pathological -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Physiological Phenomena.
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Human physiology
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Human physiology
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Physiological Phenomena.
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Physiology, Pathological
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Physiology, Pathological
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Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Hall, John E. (John Edward), 1946-
Guyton and Hall textbook of medical physiology
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Elsevier
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| LC no. |
2011001360 |
| ISBN |
1416054510 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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9781416054511 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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