TEXTBOOK OF MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

by GUYTON

• ISBN13: 9780721630878
• ISBN10: 0721630871
• Edition: 8th
• Copyright: 1991-01-01
• Publisher: HBC SAUND

Table of Contents

Functional organization of the human body and control of the "internal environment"	p. 3
The cell and its functions	p. 11
Genetic control of protein synthesis, cell function, and cell reproduction	p. 27
Transport of substances through the cell membrane	p. 45
Membrane potentials and action potentials	p. 57
Contraction of skeletal muscle	p. 72
Excitation of skeletal muscle : neuromuscular transmission and excitation-contraction coupling	p. 85
Contraction and excitation of smooth muscle	p. 92
Heart muscle; the heart as a pump and function of the heart valves	p. 103
Rhythmical excitation of the heart	p. 116
The normal electrocardiogram	p. 123
Electrocardiographic interpretation of cardiac muscle and coronary blood flow abnormalities : vectorial analysis	p. 131
Cardiac arrhythmias and their electrocardiographic interpretation	p. 147
Overview of the circulation; medical physics of pressure, flow, and resistance	p. 161
Vascular distensibility and functions of the arterial and venous systems	p. 171
The microcirculation and the lymphatic system : capillary fluid exchange, interstitial fluid, and lymph flow	p. 181
Local and humoral control of blood flow by the tissues	p. 195
Nervous regulation of the circulation, and rapid control of arterial pressure	p. 204
Dominant role of the kidney in long-term regulation of arterial pressure and in hypertension : the integrated system for pressure control	p. 216
Cardiac output, venous return, and their regulation	p. 232
Muscle blood flow and cardiac output during exercise; the coronary circulation and ischemic heart disease	p. 246
Cardiac failure	p. 258
Heart valves and heart sounds; dynamics of valvular and congenital heart defects	p. 269
Circulatory shock and physiology of its treatment	p. 278
The body fluid compartments : extracellular and intracellular fluids; interstitial fluid and edema	p. 291
Urine formation by the kidneys : I. glomerular filtration, renal blood flow, and their control	p. 307
Urine formation by the kidneys : II. tubular processing of the glomerular filtrate	p. 327
Regulation of extracellular fluid osmolarity and sodium concentration	p. 348
Renal regulation of potassium, calcium, phosphate, and magnesium; integration of renal mechanisms for control of blood volume and extracellular fluid volume	p. 365
Regulation of acid-base balance	p. 383
Kidney diseases and diuretics	p. 402
Red blood cells, anemia, and polycythemia	p. 419
Resistance of the body to infection : I. leukocytes, granulocytes, the monocyte-macrophage system, and inflammation	p. 429
Resistance of the body to infection : II. immunity and allergy	p. 439
Blood types; transfusion; tissue and organ transplantation	p. 451
Hemostasis and blood coagulation	p. 457
Pulmonary ventilation	p. 471
Pulmonary circulation, pulmonary edema, pleural fluid	p. 483
Physical principles of gas exchange; diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide through the respiratory membrane	p. 491
Transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide in blood and tissue fluids	p. 502
Regulation of respiration	p. 514
Respiratory insufficiency - pathophysiology, diagnosis, oxygen therapy	p. 524
Aviation, high-altitude, and space physiology	p. 537
Physiology of deep-sea diving and other hyperbaric conditions	p. 545
Organization of the nervous system, basic functions of synapses, "transmitter substances"	p. 555
Sensory receptors, neuronal circuits for processing information	p. 572
Somatic sensations : I. general organization, the tactile and position senses	p. 585
Somatic sensations : II. pain, headache, and thermal sensations	p. 598
The eye : I. optics of vision	p. 613
The eye : II. receptor and neural function of the retina	p. 626
The eye : III. central neurophysiology of vision	p. 640
The sense of hearing	p. 651
The chemical senses - taste and smell	p. 663
Motor functions of the spinal cord; the cord reflexes	p. 673
Cortical and brain stem control of motor function	p. 685
Contributions of the cerebellum and basal ganglia to overall motor control	p. 698
Cerebral cortex, intellectual functions of the brain, learning and memory	p. 714
Behavioral and motivational mechanisms of the brain - the limbic system and the hypothalamus	p. 728
States of brain activity - sleep, brain waves, epilepsy, psychoses	p. 739
The autonomic nervous system and the adrenal medulla	p. 748
Cerebral blood flow, cerebrospinal fluid, and brain metabolism	p. 761
General principles of gastrointestinal function - motility, nervous control, and blood circulation	p. 771
Propulsion and mixing of food in the alimentary tract	p. 781
Secretory functions of the alimentary tract	p. 791
Digestion and absorption in the gastrointestinal tract	p. 808
Physiology of gastrointestinal disorders	p. 819
Metabolism of carbohydrates, and formation of adenosine triphosphate	p. 829
Lipid metabolism	p. 840
Protein metabolism	p. 852
The liver as an organ	p. 859
Dietary balances; regulation of feeding; obesity and starvation; vitamins and minerals	p. 865
Energetics and metabolic rate	p. 881
Body temperature, temperature regulation, and fever	p. 889
Introduction to endocrinology	p. 905
Pituitary hormones and their control by the hypothalamus	p. 918
Thyroid metabolic hormones	p. 931
Adrenocortical hormones	p. 944
Insulin, glucagon, and diabetes mellitus	p. 961
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