Textbook of medical physiology / Arthur C. Guyton, John E. Hall.

Previous ed.: 1996.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1.Introduction to physiology: the cell and general physiology -- 2.The cell and its function -- 3.Genetic control of protein synthesis, cell function, and cell reproduction -- 4.Transport of substances 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 -- 11.The normal electrocardiogram -- 12.Electrocardiographic interpretation of cardiac muscle and coronary blood flow abnormalities: vectorial analysis -- 13.Cardiac arrhythmias and their electrocardiographic interpretation -- 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: capillary 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 kidney in long-term regulation of arterial pressure and in hypertension: the integrated system for pressure control -- 20.Cardiac output, venous return, and their regulation n-- 21.Muscle blood flow and cardiac output during exercise: the coronary circulation and Ischemic heart disease -- 22.Cardiac failure -- 23.Heart vales and heart sounds; dynamics of valvular and congenital heart defects -- 24.Circulatory shock and physiology of its treatment -- 25.The kidneys and body fluids -- 26.Urine formation by the kidneys: 1.Glomerular filtration, renal blood flow, and their control -- 27.Urine formation by the kidneys: II.Tublar processing of the glomerular filtrate -- 28.Regulation of extracellular fluid osmolarity and sodium, concentration -- 29.Integration 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 -- 33.Resistance of the body of infection: 1.Leukocytes, granulocytes, the monocyte-macrophage system, and inflammation -- 34.Resistance of the body to infection II.Immunity and allergy -- 35.Blood groups; transfusion; tissue and organ transplantation -- 36.Hemostasis and blood coagulation -- 37.Pulmonary ventilation -- 38.Pulmonary circulation; pulmonary edema; pleural fluid -- 39.Physical principles of gas exchange; diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide through the respiratory membrane -- 40.Transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood and body fluids -- 41.Regulation of respiration -- 42.Respiratory insufficiency - pathophysiology, diagnosis, oxygen therapy -- 43.Aviation, high-altitude, and space physiology -- 44.Physiology of deep-sea diving and other hyperbaric conditions -- 45.Organization of the nervous system; basic functions of synapses and transmitter substances -- 46.Sensory receptors; neuronal circuits for processing information -- 47.Somatic sensations: I.General organization; the tactile and position senses -- 48.Somatic sensations: II.Pain, headache, and thermal sensations -- 49.The eye: I.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 -- 54.Motor functions of the spinal cord; the cord reflexes -- 55.Cortical and brain stem control of motor function -- 56.The cerebellum, the 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 - the limbic system and hypothalamus -- 59.States of brain activity - sleep; brain waves; epilepsy; psychoses -- 60.The autonomic nervous system; and the adrenal medulla -- 61.Cerebral blood flow: the cerebrospinal fluid; and brain metabolism -- 62.General principles of gastrointestinal function - motility, nervous control, and blood circulation -- 63.Propulsion 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 -- 67.Metabolism of carbohydrates , and formation of adenosine triphosphate -- 70.The liver as an organ -- 72.Dietary balances; regulation of feeding; obesity and starvation; vitamins and minerals -- 72.Energetics and metabolic rate -- 73.Body temperature, temperature regulation, and fever -- 74.Introduction to endocrinology -- 75.The pituitary hormones and their control by the hypothalamus -- 76.The thyroid metabolic hormones -- 77.The 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 (function of the pineal gland) -- 81.Female physiology before pregnancy; and the female hormones -- 82.Pregnancy and lactation -- 83.Fetal and neonatal physiology -- 84.Sports physiology.

This new edition contains concise revised information covering all the areas of medical physiology. Chapters include the heart, respiration, the nervous system, neurophysiology and sports physiology.