Medical Physiology

by Rhoades, Rodney A.; Tanner, George A.

• ISBN13: 9780781719360
• ISBN10: 0781719364
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-03-13
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

This text is a concise and clinical presentation of physiological processes that gives students the essentials in an understandable format. New to the Second Edition: USMLE-style questions; a case study with questions in each chapter; new topics such as adaptive physiology (weightlessness, high altitude, exercise) and clinical topics (pain, congestive heart failure, gastrointestinal disorders); completely rewritten gastrointestinal section; expanded kidney transport information; and clinical focus boxes added to each chapter.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Contributors	vii
PART I CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY	1	(62)
Homeostasis and Cellular Signaling	1	(18)
Patricia J. Gallagher
George A. Tanner
The Plasma Membrane, Membrane Transport, and the Resting Membrane Potential	19	(18)
Stephen A. Kempson
The Action Potential, Synaptic Transmission, and Maintenance of Nerve Function	37	(26)
Cynthia J. Forehand
PART II NEUROPHYSIOLOGY	63	(74)
Sensory Physiology	63	(27)
Richard A. Meiss
The Motor System	90	(18)
John C. Kincaid
The Autonomic Nervous System	108	(11)
John C. Kincaid
Integrative Functions of the Nervous System	119	(18)
Cynthia J. Forehand
PART III MUSCLE PHYSIOLOGY	137	(54)
Contractile Properties of Muscle Cells	137	(15)
Richard A. Meiss
Skeletal Muscle and Smooth Muscle	152	(25)
Richard A. Meiss
Cardiac Muscle	177	(14)
Richard A. Meiss
PART IV BLOOD AND CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY	191	(118)
Blood Components, Immunity, and Hemostasis	191	(19)
Denis English
An Overview of the Circulation and Hemodynamics	210	(9)
Thom W. Rooke
Harvey V. Sparks, Jr.
The Electrical Activity of the Heart	219	(18)
Thom W. Rooke
Harvey V. Sparks, Jr.
The Cardiac Pump	237	(15)
Thom W. Rooke
Harvey V. Sparks, Jr.
The Systemic Circulation	252	(10)
Thom W. Rooke
Harvey V. Sparks, Jr.
The Microcirculation and the Lymphatic System	262	(14)
H. Glenn Bohlen
Special Circulations	276	(14)
H. Glenn Bohlen
Control Mechanisms in Circulatory Function	290	(19)
Thom W. Rooke
Harvey V. Sparks, Jr.
PART V RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY	309	(68)
Ventilation and the Mechanics of Breathing	309	(28)
Rodney A. Rhoades
Pulmonary Circulation and the Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio	337	(13)
Rodney A. Rhoades
Gas Transfer and Transport	350	(13)
Rodney A. Rhoades
The Control of Ventilation	363	(14)
Rodney A. Rhoades
PART VI RENAL PHYSIOLOGY AND BODY FLUIDS	377	(72)
Kidney Function	377	(26)
George A. Tanner
The Regulation of Fluid and Electrolyte Balance	403	(23)
George A. Tanner
Acid-Base Balance	426	(23)
George A. Tanner
PART VII GASTROINTESTINAL PHYSIOLOGY	449	(78)
Neurogastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Motility	449	(32)
Jackie D. Wood
Gastrointestinal Secretion, Digestion, and Absorption	481	(33)
Patrick Tso
The Physiology of the Liver	514	(13)
Patrick Tso
PART VIII TEMPERATURE REGULATION AND EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY	527	(40)
The Regulation of Body Temperature	527	(24)
C. Bruce Wenger
Exercise Physiology	551	(16)
Bruce J. Martin
PART IX ENDOCRINE PHYSIOLOGY	567	(82)
Endocrine Control Mechanisms	567	(14)
Daniel E. Peavy
The Hypothalamus and the Pituitary Gland	581	(15)
Robert V. Considine
The Thyroid Gland	596	(11)
Robert V. Considine
The Adrenal Gland	607	(16)
Robert V. Considine
The Endocrine Pancreas	623	(11)
Daniel E. Peavy
Endocrine Regulation of Calcium, Phosphate, and Bone Homeostasis	634	(15)
Daniel E. Peavy
PART X REPRODUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGY	649	(58)
The Male Reproductive System	649	(18)
Paul F. Terranova
The Female Reproductive System	667	(17)
Paul F. Terranova
Fertilization, Pregnancy, and Fetal Development	684	(23)
Paul F. Terranova
Appendix A: Answers to Review Questions	707	(30)
Appendix B: Common Abbreviations in Physiology	737	(4)
Index	741