Cardiovascular Physiology Concepts

by Klabunde, Richard E.

• ISBN13: 9780781750301
• ISBN10: 078175030X
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-07-07
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

This uniquely readable, compact, and concise monograph lays a foundation of knowledge of the underlying concepts of normal cardiovascular function. Students welcome the book's broad overview as a practical partner or alternative to a more mechanistically oriented approach or an encyclopedic physiology text. Especially clear explanations, ample illustrations, a helpful glossary of terms, tutorials, and chapter-opening learning objectives provide superb guidance for self-directed learning and help fill the gap in many of today's abbreviated physiology blocks. A focus on well-established cardiovascular principles reflects recent, widely accepted cardiovascular research.The supplemental CD-ROM is an interactive, dynamically linked version of the book, which is organized by normal cardiovascular function and cardiac disease. Students may begin a path of questioning with, for example, a disease condition and then pursue background information through a series of links. Students can also link to the author's regularly updated Web site for additional clinical information.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Cardiovascular System	1	(9)
Learning Objectives	1	(1)
The Need for a Circulatory System	2	(1)
The Arrangement of the Cardiovascular System	2	(2)
The Functions of the Heart and Blood Vessels	4	(2)
The Regulation of Cardiac and Vascular Function	6	(1)
The Content of the Following Chapters	7	(1)
Summary of Important Concepts	7	(1)
Review Questions	8	(1)
Electrical Activity of the Heart	9	(32)
Learning Objectives	9	(1)
Introduction	10	(1)
Cell Membrane Potentials	10	(13)
Conduction of Action Potentials within the Heart	23	(3)
The Electrocardiogram (ECG)	26	(11)
Electrophysiological Changes during Cardiac Ischemia	37	(1)
Summary of Important Concepts	37	(1)
Review Questions	38	(1)
Suggested Readings	39	(2)
Cellular Structure and Function	41	(18)
Learning Objectives	41	(1)
Introduction	42	(1)
Cardiac Cell Structure and Function	42	(8)
Vascular Structure and Function	50	(6)
Summary of Important Concepts	56	(1)
Review Questions	57	(1)
Suggested Readings	58	(1)
Cardiac Function	59	(32)
Learning Objectives	59	(1)
Introduction	60	(1)
Cardiac Anatomy	60	(1)
The Cardiac Cycle	61	(7)
Regulation of Cardiac Output	68	(17)
Myocardial Oxygen Consumption	85	(3)
Summary of Important Concepts	88	(1)
Review Questions	89	(1)
Suggested Readings	90	(1)
Vascular Function	91	(26)
Learning Objectives	91	(1)
Introduction	92	(1)
Anatomy and Function	92	(2)
Arterial Blood Pressure	94	(8)
Regulation of Systemic Vascular Resistance	102	(2)
Venous Blood Pressure	104	(6)
Venous Return and Cardiac Output	110	(5)
Summary of Important Concepts	115	(1)
Review Questions	115	(1)
Suggested Readings	116	(1)
Neurohumoral Control of the Heart and Circulation	117	(24)
Learning Objectives	117	(1)
Introduction	118	(1)
Autonomic Neural Control	118	(11)
Humoral Control	129	(7)
Integration of Neurohumoral Mechanisms	136	(1)
Summary of Important Concepts	137	(1)
Review Questions	138	(1)
Suggested Readings	139	(2)
Organ Blood Flow	141	(30)
Learning Objectives	141	(1)
Introduction	142	(1)
Distribution of Cardiac Output	142	(1)
Local Regulation of Blood Flow	143	(8)
Special Circulations	151	(16)
Summary of Important Concepts	167	(1)
Review Questions	168	(1)
Suggested Readings	169	(2)
Exchange Function of the Microcirculation	171	(14)
Learning Objectives	171	(1)
Introduction	172	(1)
Mechanisms of Exchange	172	(1)
Exchange of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide	173	(2)
Transcapillary Fluid Exchange	175	(6)
Edema Formation	181	(1)
Summary of Important Concepts	182	(1)
Review Questions	183	(1)
Suggested Readings	183	(2)
Cardiovascular Integration and Adaptation	185	(30)
Learning Objectives	185	(1)
Introduction	186	(1)
Cardiovascular Responses to Exercise	186	(7)
Maternal Changes in Cardiovascular Function during Pregnancy	193	(1)
Hypotension	194	(7)
Hypertension	201	(4)
Heart Failure	205	(6)
Summary of Important Concepts	211	(2)
Review Questions	213	(1)
Suggested Readings	214	(1)
Appendix: Answers to Review Questions	215	(10)
Index	225