| Description |
xix, 680 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. I. Cell Physiology / Howard C. Kutchai -- 1. Cellular Membranes and Transmembrane Transport of Solutes and Water -- 2. Ionic Equilibria and Resting Membrane Potentials -- 3. Generation and Conduction of Action Potentials -- 4. Synaptic Transmission -- 5. Membrane Receptors, Second Messengers, and Signal-Transduction Pathways -- Pt. II. Nervous System / William D. Willis, Jr. -- 6. Cellular Organization -- 7. General Sensory System -- 8. Special Senses -- 9. Motor System -- 10. Autonomic Nervous System and Its Control -- 11. Higher Functions of the Nervous System -- Pt. III. Muscle / Richard A. Murphy -- 12. Molecular Basis of Contraction -- 13. Muscles Acting on the Skeleton -- 14. Muscles in the Walls of Hollow Organs -- Pt. IV. Cardiovascular System / Robert M. Berne and Matthew N. Levy -- 15. Overview of Circulation -- 16. Blood and Hemostasis -- 17. Electrical Activity of the Heart -- 18. Cardiac Pump -- 19. Regulation of the Heartbeat -- 20. Hemodynamics -- 21. Arterial System -- 22. Microcirculation and Lymphatics -- 23. Peripheral Circulation and Its Control -- 24. Control of Cardiac Output: Coupling of the Heart and Blood Vessels -- 25. Special Circulating -- 26. Interplay of Central and Peripheral Factors in Control of the Circulation -- Pt. V. Respiratory System / Mario Castro -- 27. Overview of the Respiratory System -- 28. Mechanical Aspects of Breathing -- 29. Pulmonary and Bronchial Circulations and the Distribution of Ventilation and Perfusion -- 30. Transport of O[subscript 2] and CO[subscript 2] Between the Lungs and Body Cells -- 31. Control of breathing -- Pt. VI. Gastrointestinal System / Howard C. Kutchai -- 32. Motility of the Gastrointestinal Tract -- 33. Gastrointestinal Secretions -- 34. Digestion and Absorption -- Pt. VII. Renal System / Bruce M. Koeppen and Bruce A. Stanton -- 35. Elements of Renal Function -- 36. Solute and Water Transport Along the Nephron: Tubular Function -- 37. Control of Body Fluid Volume and Osmolality -- 38. Potassium, Calcium, and Phosphate Homeostasis -- 39. Role of the Kidneys in Acid-Base Balance -- Pt. VIII. Endocrine System / Saul M. Genuth -- 40. General Principles of Endocrine Physiology -- 41. Whole Body Metabolism -- 42. Hormones of the Pancreatic Islets -- 43. Endocrine Regulation of the Metabolism of Calcium and Phosphate -- 44. Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland -- 45. Thyroid Gland -- 46. Adrenal Cortex -- 47. Adrenal Medulla -- 48. Overview of Reproductive Function -- 49. Male Reproduction -- 50. Female Reproduction |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: c1996 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Physiology.
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Human physiology.
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Physiology.
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| Author |
Levy, Matthew N., 1922-
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Berne, Robert M., 1918-2001.
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| LC no. |
99019992 |
| ISBN |
0323008135 |
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