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Last Edition
ISBN 13:h9780808923213
Imprint:hMosby
Language:hEnglish
Authors:hMatthew N. Levy
Pub Date:h0932006
Pages:h836
Illus:h650 illustrations
Weight:h1,640.00 grams
Size:h216 X 276 mm
Product Type:hSoftcover
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- Matthew N. Levy, MD, Professor Emeritus, Physiology & Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH;
- Bruce M. Koeppen, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine & Physiology, Dean Academic Affairs & Education, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT;
- Bruce A. Stanton, PhD, Professor of Physiology, Department of Physiology, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire
- I. Cell PhysiologyHoward C. Kutchai
- 1. Cellular Membranes and Transmembrane Transport of Solutes and Water
- 2. Ionic Equilibria and Resting Membrane Potentials
- 3. Generation and Conduction of Action Potentials
- 4. Synaptic Transmission
- 5. Membrane Receptors, Second Messengers, and Signal-Transduction Pathways
- II. Nervous SystemWilliam D. Willis, Jr.
- 6. Cellular Organization
- 7. General Sensory System
- 8. Special Senses
- 9. Motor System
- 10. Autonomic Nervous System and Its Control
- 11. Higher Functions of the Nervous System
- III. MuscleJames Watras
- 12. Skeletal Muscle
- 13. Cardiac Muscle
- 14. Smooth Muscle
- IV. Cardiovascular SystemMatthew N. Levy and Achilles Pappano
- 15. Overview of the Circulation, Blood, and Hemostasis
- 16. Electrical Activity of the Heart
- 17. Natural Excitation of the Heart
- 18. Cardiac Pump
- 19. Regulation of the Heartbeat
- 20. Hemodynamics
- 21. Arterial System
- 22. Microcirculation and Lymphatics
- 23. Peripheral Circulation and Its Control
- 24. Control of Cardiac Output. Coupling of the Heart and Blood Vessels
- 25. Special Circulations
- 26. Interplay of Central and Peripheral Factors in Control of the Circulation
- V. Respiratory SystemMichelle M. Cloutier and Roger S. Thrall
- 27. Overview of the Respiratory System
- 28. Mechanical Properties of the Lung and Chest Wall
- 29. Ventilation, Perfusion, and Their Relationship
- 30. Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Transport
- 31. Control of Respiration
- 32. Nonrespiratory Functions of the Lung
- VI. Digestive SystemHoward C. Kutchai
- 33. Motility of the Gastrointestinal Tract
- 34. Gastrointestinal Secretions
- 35. Digestion and Absorption
- VII. Renal SystemBruce M. Koeppen and Bruce A. Stanton
- 36. Elements of Renal Function
- 37. Solute and Water Transport Along the Nephron. Tubular Function
- 38. Control of Body Fluid Osmolality and Extracellular Fluid Volume
- 39. Potassium, Calcium, and Phosphate Homeostasis
- 40. Role of the Kidneys in Acid-Base Balance
- VIII. Endocrine SystemSaul M. Genuth
- 41. General Principles of Endocrine Physiology
- 42. Whole-Body Metabolism
- 43. Hormones of the Pancreatic Islets
- 44. Endocrine Regulation of the Metabolism of Calcium and Phosphate
- 45. Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland
- 46. Thyroid Gland
- 47. Adrenal Cortex
- 48. Adrenal Medulla
- 49. Overview of Reproductive Function
- 50. Male Reproduction
- 51. Female Reproduction Answers to Case Studies Index
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