Ganong's review of medical physiology.
Material type: TextSeries: Lange medical bookPublication details: New York ; London : McGraw-Hill Medical, c2012.Edition: 24th ed. / Kim E. Barrett ... [et al.]Description: ix, 752 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cmISBN:- 9780071780032 (pbk.) :
- 9780071780032 (pbk.)
- 0071780033 (pbk.)
- Review of medical physiology
- 612 23
- QP31.2 .G36 2012
- Authors, Kim E. Barrett, Susan M. Barman, Scott Boitano, Heddwen L. Brooks.
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Previous ed.: 2010.
Ill. and text on inside covers.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
General principles & energy production in medical physiology -- Overview of cellular physiology in medical physiology -- Immunity, infection, & inflammation -- Excitable tissue: nerve -- Excitable tissue: muscle -- Synaptic & junctional transmission -- Neurotransmitters & neuromodulators -- Somatosensory neurotransmission: touch, pain, and temperature -- Vision -- Hearing & equilibrium -- Smell & taste -- Reflex and voluntary control of posture & movement -- Autonomic nervous system -- Electrical activity of the brain, sleep-wake states, & circadian rhythms -- Learning, memory, language & speech -- Basic concepts of endocrine regulation -- Hypothalamic regulation of hormonal functions -- The pituitary gland -- The thyroid gland -- The adrenal medulla & adrenal cortex -- Hormonal control of calcium & phosphate metabolism & the physiology of bone -- Reproductive development & function of the female reproductive system -- Function of the male reproductive system -- Endocrine functions of the pancreas & regulation of carbohydrate metabolism -- Overview of gastrointestinal function & regulation -- Digestion, absorption, & nutritional principles -- Gastrointestinal motility -- Transport & metabolic functions of the liver -- Origin of the heartbeat & the electrical activity of the heart -- The heart as a pump -- Blood as a circulatory fluid & the dynamics of blood & lymph flow -- Cardiovascular regulatory mechanisms -- Circulation through special regions -- Introduction to pulmonary structure and mechanics -- Gas transport & pH -- Regulation of respiration -- Renal function & micturition -- Regulation of extracellular fluid composition & volume -- Acidification of the urine & bicarbonate excretion.
Authors, Kim E. Barrett, Susan M. Barman, Scott Boitano, Heddwen L. Brooks.
One of the world's leading texts on medical physiology, 'Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology' has been redesigned with a new full-colour format and expanded pedagogical features. Examples from clinical medicine are integrated the chapters to illustrate important physiologic concepts.
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