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Review of Medical Physiology
ISBN: 9780071440400 | 0071440402
Edition: 22ndFormat: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical
Pub. Date: 3/8/2005
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William F. Ganong is Lange Professor Emeritus at the University of California, San Francisco.
Ideal for self-assessment and USMLE Step 1 review.Provides a current and concise overview of mammalian and human physiology. Thoroughly revised and updated, examples from clinical medicine have been integrated throughout the chapters to illuminate important physiologic concepts. Features more than 700 illustrations and a self-study section with 630 multiple choice questions.
The only medical p... MORE
Ideal for self-assessment and USMLE Step 1 review.Provides a current and concise overview of mammalian and human physiology. Thoroughly revised and updated, examples from clinical medicine have been integrated throughout the chapters to illuminate important physiologic concepts. Features more than 700 illustrations and a self-study section with 630 multiple choice questions.
The only medical p... MORE
SECTION I. INTRODUCTION
1. The General & Cellular Basis of Medical Physiology
SECTION II. PHYSIOLOGY OF NERVES & MUSCLE CELLS
2. Excitable Tissue: Nerve
3. Excitable Tissue: Muscle
4. Synaptic & Junctional Transmission
5. Initiation of Impulses in Sense Organs
SECTION III. FUNCTIONS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
6. Reflexes
7. Cutaneous, Deep, & Visceral Sensation
8. Vision
9. Hearing & Equilibrium
10. Smell & Taste
11. Arousal Mechanisms,... MORE
12. Control of Posture & Movement
13. The Autonomic Nervous System
14. Central Regulation of Visceral Function
15. Neural Basis of Instinctual Behavior & Emotions
16. “Higher Functions of the Nervous System”: Conditioned Reflexes, Learning, & Related Phenomena
SECTION IV. ENDOCRINOLOGY, METABOLISM, & REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTION
17. Energy Balance, Metabolism, & Nutrition
18. The Thyroid Gland
19. Endocrine Functions of the Pancreas & Regulation of Carbohydrate Metabolism
20. The Adrenal Medulla & Adrenal Cortex
21. Hormonal Control of Calcium Metabolism & the Physiology of Bone
22. The Pituitary Gland
23. The Gonads: Development & Function of the Reproductive System
24. Endocrine Functions of the Kidneys, Heart, & Pineal Gland
SECTION V. GASTROINTESTINAL FUNCTION
25. Digestion & Absorption
26. Regulation of Gastrointestinal Function
SECTION VI. CIRCULATION
27. Circulating Body Fluids
28. Origin of the Heartbeat & the Electrical Activity of the Heart
29. The Heart as a Pump
30. Dynamics of Blood & Lymph Flow
31. Cardiovascular Regulatory Mechanisms
32. Circulation Through Special Regions
33. Cardiovascular Homeostasis in Health & Disease
SECTION VII. RESPIRATION
34. Pulmonary Function
35. Gas Transport Between the Lungs & the Tissues
36. Regulation of Respiration
37. Respiratory Adjustments in Health & Disease
SECTION VIII. FORMATION AND EXCRETION OF URINE
38. Renal Function & Micturition
39. Regulation of Extracellular Fluid Compositon & Volume
Appendix
Self-Study: Objectives, Essay Questions, & Multiple-Choice Questions
Answers to Quantitative & Multiple-Choice Questions
William F. Ganong, MD
Jack and DeLoris Lange Professor of Physiology Emeritus
University of California
San Francisco, California
Jack and DeLoris Lange Professor of Physiology Emeritus
University of California
San Francisco, California
