Physiology at a Glance

by Jeremy P. T. Ward (Guy's, King's & St Thomas' School of Medicine, London, UK); Robert W. Clarke (University of Nottingham); Roger Linden (Department of Physiology, King's College London)

• ISBN13: 9781405113281
• ISBN10: 1405113286
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-04-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

"Physiology at a Glance provides an accessible and concise introduction to physiology. It covers the core knowledge required by all students on any biomedical or medical programme that contains a physiology component, including medicine and nursing." "The book follows the easy-to-use At a Glance format of double-page spreads composed of clear, memorable diagrams that support accompanying key facts and essential information."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Jeremy Ward is Professor of Respiratory Cell Physiology in the School of Medicine at King's College London. He is Treasurer of The Physiological Society and is one of our expert AAG authors. He has co-authored The Respiratory System AAG, The Cardiovascular System AAG, and assisted with Critical Care Medicine AAG.

Rob Clarke (1956-2004) was Senior Lecturer in Animal Physiology at Nottingham University and had extensive experience of teaching Physiology to a wide range of biomedical students.

Roger Linden is Professor of Craniofacial Biology and Head of the Academic Department of Physiology in the School of Biomedical Sciences at King's College London. He is qualified in both dental surgery and physiology and is involved in teaching and examining physiology and oral biology to medical, dental and biomedical students both in the UK and abroad.

Table of Contents

Preface	7	(1)
List of abbreviations	8	(2)
Part 1 Introduction
Physiology and the genome	10	(2)
Homeostasis and the physiology of proteins	12	(2)
Body water compartments and physiological fluids	14	(2)
Cells, membranes and organelles	16	(2)
Membrane transport proteins and ion channels	18	(2)
Biological electricity	20	(2)
Conduction of action potentials	22	(2)
The autonomic nervous system	24	(2)
Blood	26	(2)
Inflammation and immunity	28	(2)
Principles of diffusion and flow	30	(2)
Part 2 The cardiovascular system
Introduction to the cardiovascular system	32	(2)
The heart	34	(2)
The cardiac cycle	36	(2)
Initiation of the heart beat and excitation-contraction coupling	38	(2)
Control of cardiac output and Starling's law of the heart	40	(2)
Blood vessels	42	(2)
Control of blood pressure and blood volume	44	(2)
The microcirculation, filtration and lymphatics	46	(2)
Local control of blood flow and special circulations	48	(2)
Part 3 The respiratory system
Introduction to the respiratory system	50	(2)
Lung mechanics	52	(2)
Transport of gases and the gas laws	54	(2)
Carriage of oxygen and carbon dioxide by the blood	56	(2)
Control of breathing	58	(2)
Ventilation--perfusion matching and right to left shunts	60	(2)
Part 4 The renal system
Introduction to the renal system	62	(2)
Renal filtration	64	(2)
Reabsorption and secretion and the proximal tubule	66	(2)
The loop of Henle and distal nephron	68	(2)
Regulation of plasma osmolality and fluid volume	70	(2)
Control of acid--base status	72	(2)
Part 5 The gut and metabolism
Gastrointestinal tract: overview and the mouth	74	(2)
Oesophagus and stomach	76	(2)
Small intestine	78	(2)
The exocrine pancreas, liver and gallbladder	80	(2)
Large intestine	82	(2)
Part 6 Endocrinology and reproduction
Endocrine control	84	(2)
Control of metabolic fuels	86	(2)
The hypothalamus and the pituitary gland	88	(2)
Thyroid hormones and metabolic rate	90	(2)
Growth factors	92	(2)
Somatic and skeletal growth	94	(2)
Control of plasma calcium	96	(2)
The adrenal glands and stress	98	(2)
Endocrine control of reproduction	100	(2)
Sexual differentiation and function	102	(2)
Fertilization, pregnancy and parturition	104	(2)
Lactation	106	(2)
Part 7 Muscles
Skeletal muscle and its contraction	108	(2)
Neuromuscular junction and whole muscle contraction	110	(2)
Motor units, recruitment and summation	112	(2)
Cardiac and smooth muscle	114	(2)
Part 8 The sensory and motor systems
Introduction to sensory systems	116	(2)
Sensory receptors	118	(2)
Special senses (taste and smell)	120	(2)
Vision	122	(2)
Hearing and balance	124	(2)
Motor control and the cerebellum	126	(2)
Proprioception and reflexes	128	(2)
Appendix	130	(1)
Index	131