Physiology : essentials of basic science /
Sperelakis, Nick,1930-
Banks, Robert O.
Boston ; London : Little, Brown,
c1993.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Basic principles -- Membrane transport of solute -- Origin of the resting membrane potential -- Basis of membrane excitability -- Cable properties and propagation mechanisms -- Hormonal and chemical transduction of information -- Sensory transduction -- Neuromuscular junction of skeletal muscle -- Central synapses -- Peripheral autonomic nervous system -- Central autonomic nervous system -- Muscle: overview of structure and function at the cellular level -- Muscle physiology: molecular mechanisms -- Diversity of muscle -- Excitation: contraction coupling in cardiac muscle and smooth muscle.
(cont) Basic principles of cardiovascular physiology -- Initiation and propagation of the cardiac action potential -- Physiologic basis of the electrocardiogram -- Determinants of left ventricular performance and cardiac output -- Coronary circulation: myocardial oxygen consumption and energetics -- Hemodynamics and regional circulation -- Microcirculation and lymphatic circulation -- Regulation of the cardiovascular system -- Platelet function and blood coagulation -- Regulation of coagulation and pathophysiology of hemostasis -- Introduction and anatomy -- Mechanics of respiration -- Ventilation, gas exchange, and transport.
(cont) Pulmonary blood flow -- Control of ventilation during wakefulness -- Matching of ventilation with blood flow -- Elements of renal function -- Renal hemodynamics and glomerular filtration -- Proximal tubule function -- Urinary concentration and dilution: loop of henle function -- Distal nephron: homeostatic mechanisms -- Water balance and diuretics -- Acid-base balance: biochemistry, physiology, and pathophysiology -- Renal acid-base regulation and micturition -- Gastrointestinal nervous system -- Gastrointestinal hormones -- Gastrointestinal motility -- Gastric secretion -- Pancreatic exocrine secretion -- Liver and biliary system -- Intestinal absorption.
(cont) Hypothalamus and neuroendocrinology -- Anterior pituitary -- Posterior pituitary -- Thyroid -- Calcium and phosphate homeostasis -- Physiology of the adrenal gland -- Endocrine pancreas and glucose regulation -- Sexual differentiation, development, and maturation -- Female reproductive system -- Male reproductive system -- Fertilization, pregnancy, and lactation -- Feedback control and integration -- Heat control and temperature regulation -- Exercise physiology.
Human physiology.