Pocket companion textbook of medical physiology / edited by John E. Hall.

Includes index.

"Guyton Hall"

Therapy--UNIT VIII: Aviation, Space, and Deep Sea Diving Physiology:- 43. Aviation, High Altitude, and Space Physiology--44. Physiology of Deep Sea Diving and Other Hyperbaric Conditions--UNIT IX: The Nervous System:- A. General Principles and Sensory Physiology--45. Organisation of the nervous system; basic functions of synapses and transmitter substances--46. Sensory receptors; Neuronal circuits for processing information--47. Somatic sensations:-1. General Organization; the tactile and position senses--48. Somatic sensations: II. Pain, headache and thermal sensations--UNIT X: The Nervous System:- B. The Special Senses:- 49. The Eye:1. The optics of vision--50. The eye: II. Receptor and neural function of the retina--51. The eye: III. Central neurophysiology of vision--52. The sense of hearing--53. The chemical senses -Taste and smell--UNIT XI: The nervous system: C. Motor and Integrative neurophysiology-- 54. Motor functions of the spinal cord; the cord reflexes--55. Cortical and brain stem control of motor function---56. The cerebellum, basal ganglia, and overall motor control--57. The cerebral cortex; intellectual functions of the brain; and learning and memory--58. Behavioral and motivational mechanisms of the brain - limbic system and hypothalamus--59. States of brain activity - sleep; brain waves; epilepsy; psychoses--60. Autonomic nervous system; adrenal medulla--61. Cerebral blood flow, cerebrospinal fluid, and brain metabolism--UNIT XII: Gastrointestinal Physiology:- 62. General principles of Gastrointestinal function - Motility, nervous control and blood circulation--63. Transport and mixing of food in the alimentary tract--64. Secretory functions of the alimentary tract--65. Digestion and absorption in the gastrointestinal tract--66. Physiology of gastrointestinal disorders--UNIT XIII: Metabolism and temperature regulation:- 67. Metabolism of carbohydrates and formation of adenosine triphosphate--68. Lipid metabolism--69. Protein metabolism--70. The liver as an organ--71. Dietary balances; regulation of feeding; obesity and starvation; vitamins and minerals--72. Energetics and metabolic rate--73. Body temperature, temperature regulation, and fever--UNIT XIV: Endocrinology and Reproduction:- 74. Introduction to endocrinology--75. Pituitary hormones and their control by the Hypothalamus--76. Thyroid metabolic hormones--77. Adrenocortical hormones--78. Insulin, Glucagon, and diabetes mellitus--79. Parathyroid hormone, calcitonin, calcium and phosphate metabolism, vitamin D, Bone and teeth--80. Reproductive and hormonal functions of the male (and the Pineal Gland)--81. Female Physiology before pregnancy; and the female hormones--82. Pregnancy and lactation--83. Fetal and neonatal physiology--UNIT XV: Sports Physiology:- 84. Sports Physiology.

UNIT 1: Introduction to Physiology: The cell and General Physiology:- 1. Functional Organization of the Human Body and Control of the "Internal Environment"--2. The cell and its function--3. Genetic control of protein synthesis, cell function, and cell reproduction--UNIT II: Membrane, physiology, nerve, and Muscle:- 4. Transport of Ions and Molecules through the cell membrane--5. Membrane potentials and action potentials--6. Contraction of skeletal muscle--7. Excitation of skeletal muscle: A. Neuromuscular transmission and---B. Excitation-Contraction coupling--8. Contraction and excitation of smooth muscle--UNIT III: The Heart:-9. Heart Muscle; The heart as a pump--10. Rhythmical excitation of the heart--11. The normal electrocardiogram--12. Electrocardiographic interpretation of cardiac muscle and coronary abnormalities--Vectorial analysis--13. Cardiac arrhythmias and their electrocardiographic interpretation--UNIT IV: The Circulation:- 14. Overview of the circulation; Medical physics of pressure, flow and resistance--15. Vascular distensibility and functions of the arterial and venous systems--16. The microcirculation and the lymphatic system: Capillry fluid exchange, interstitial fluid, and lymph flow--17. Local control of blood flow by the tissues, and humoral regulation--18. Nervous regulation of the circulation and rapid control of arterial pressure--19. Dominant role of the kidneys in long-term regulation of arterial pressure and in Hypertension: the integrated system for pressure control--20. Cardiuac output, venous return, and their Regulation--21. Muscle blood flow and cardiac output during exercise; the coronary circulation and Ischemic heart disease--22. Cardiac failure--23. Heart sounds; dynamics of valvular and congenital heart defects--24. Circulatory shock and physiology of its treatment--UNIT V: The Kidneys and Body Fluids:- 25. The body fluid compartments: Extracellular and Intracellular fluids; interstitial fluid and edema--26. Urine formation by the kidneys: I. Glomerular filtration, renal blood flow and their control--27. Urine formation by the kidneys: II. Tubular processing of the Glomerular filtrate--28. Regulation of extracellular fluid Osmolarity and socium concentration--29. Regulation of renal mechanisms for control of blood volume and extracellular fluid volume; and renal regulation of potassium, calcium, phosphate, and magnesium--30. Regulation of acid-base balance--31. Micturition, diuretics, and kidney diseases--UNIT VI: Blood cells, immunity, and blood clotting:- 32. Red blood cells, anemia, and polycythemis--33. Resistance of the body to infection:1. Leukocytes; granulocytes, monocyte-macrophage system, and inflammation--34. Resistance of the body to infection: 11. Immunity and allergy--35. Blood Groups; transfusion; Tissue and organTransplantation--36. Hemostasis and blood coagulation--UNIT VII: Respiration:- 37. Pulmonary ventilation--38. Pulmonary circulation; pulmonary edema; pleural fluid--39. Physical principles of Gas exchange; diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide through the respiration membrane--40. Transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood and body fluids--41. Regulation of Respiration--42. Respiratory Insufficiency - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Oxygen