Human physiology : the basis of medicine
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Gillian Pocock; Christopher D Richards
- ناشر : Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2006
- شابک / ISBN : 9780198568780
Description
Contents: 1. What is physiology?; 2. The chemical constitution of the body; 3. Introducing cells; 4. The transport functions of the plasma membrane; 5. Principles of cell signaling; 6. Nerve cells and their connections; 7. Muscle; 8. Sensory systems; 9. The physiology of motor systems; 10. The autonomic nervous system; 11. Some aspects of higher nervous function; 12. The hormonal regulation of the body; 13. The properties of blood; 14. Defense against infection: inflammation and immunity; 15. The heart and circulation; 16. The respiratory system; 17. The kidney and the regulation of the internal environment; 18. The digestive system; 19. The nutritional needs of the body; 20. The physiology of the male and female productive systems; 21. Fertilization, pregnancy and lactation; 22. Fetal and neonatal physiology; 23. The control of growth; 24. Energy balance and the control of metabolic rate; 25. The physiology of exercise; 26. The regulation of body temperature; 27. The regulation of plasma glucose; 28. The regulation of body fluid volume; 29. Acid-base balance; 30. The physiology of high altitude and diving; 31. Clinical physiology
Summary: Useful for preclinical medical students and to those following undergraduate courses in physiology and other health-related disciplines. This text contains material on osmolarity, osmotic pressure and tonicity; treatment of epithelia; discussion of steroid and thyroid hormone receptors; iron absorption and its regulation by hepcidin; and more.
