GUYTON AND HALL TEXTBOOK OF MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY (ENHANCED DIGITAL VERSION INCLUDED)

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Known forits clear presentation style, single-author voice, andfocus on content most relevant to clinicaland pre-clinicalstudents, Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14thEdition, employs a distinctiveformat to ensure maximum learning and retentionof complex concepts. A larger font size emphasizescore information, while supporting information, including clinical examples, are detailed in smaller font and highlightedin pale blue - making it easy toquickly skim the essential textor pursue more in-depth study. Thistwo-tone approach, along with other outstandingfeatures, makes this bestselling text a favorite of students worldwide.

·       Offers a clinically oriented perspective written with the clinicaland preclinical student in mind, bridging basic physiology with pathophysiology.

·       Focuses on core material and how the body maintains homeostasis to remain healthy, emphasizing the important principles that will aidin later clinical decision making.

·       Presents information in short chapters using a concise, readable voice that facilitates learning and retention.

·       Contains more than 1,200 full-color drawings and diagrams - all carefully craftedto make physiologyeasier to understand.

·       Features expanded clinical coverage including obesity, metabolic and cardiovascular disorders, Alzheimer's disease, and other degenerativediseases.

·       Includes online access to interactive figures, new audio of heart sounds,animations, self-assessment questions, and more.

·       Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you toaccess all of the text,figures, and references from the bookon a variety of devices.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. Introduction to Physiology: The Cell andGeneral Physiology

1. Functional Organizationof the Human Body and Control of the "Internal Environment"

2. The Celland Its Functions

3. Genetic Control of Protein Synthesis,cell function, and cell reproduction

II. MembranePhysiology, Nerve, and Muscle

4. Transport ofSubstances Through Cell Membranes

5. Membrane Potentialsand Action Potentials

6. Contraction ofSkeletal Muscle

7. Excitation ofSkeletal Muscle: NeuromuscularTransmission and Excitation-Contraction Coupling

8. Excitation andContraction of Smooth Muscle

III. TheHeart

9. Cardiac Muscle;The Heart as a Pump and Functionof the HeartValves

10. Rhythmical Excitationof the Heart

11. The Normal Electrocardiogram

12. Electrocardiographic Interpretation of Cardiac Muscle and Coronary BloodFlow Abnormalities:Vectorial Analysis

13.CardiacArrhythmias and Their Electrocardiographic Interpretation

IV. The Circulation

14. Overview ofthe Circulation; Biophysics of Pressure,Flow, and Resistance

15. Vascular Distensibility and Functions ofthe Arterial and Venous Systems

16. The Microcirculationand Lymphatic System: Capillary Fluid Exchange,Interstitial Fluid, and Lymph Flow

17. Local and Humoral Control of Tissue BloodFlow

18. Nervous Regulationof the Circulationand Rapid Control of Arterial Pressure

19. Role of theKidneys in Long-TermControl of Arterial Pressureand in Hypertension: The Integrated System for AterialPressure Regulation

20. Cardiac Output, Venous Return, and Their Regulation

21. Muscle BloodFlow and Cardiac Output During Exercise; the CoronaryCirculation and Ischemic Heart Disease

22. Cardiac Failure

23. Heart Valvesand Heart Sounds; Valvular and Congenital Heart Defects

24. Circulatory Shock and Its Treatment

V. The Body Fluidsand Kidneys

25. The Body Fluid Compartments: Extracellular and Intracellular Fluids; Edema

26. The UrinarySystem: Functional Anatomy and UrineFormation by the Kidneys

27. Glomerular Filtration, Renal Blood Flow, andTheir Control

28. Renal Tubular Reabsorption and Secretion

29. Urine Concentrationand Dilution; Regulation of ExtracellularFluid Osmolarity and Sodium Concentration

30. Renal Regulation of Potassium, Calcium,Phosphate, and Magnesium; Integration of Renal Mechanisms for Control of Blood Volume andExtracellular Fluid Volume

31. Acid-Base Regulation

32. Diuretics, KidneyDiseases

VI. Blood Cells,Immunity, and Blood Coagulation

33. Red Blood Cells,Anemia, and Polycythemia

34. Resistance ofthe Body to Infection: I. Leukocytes, Granulocytes, the Monocyte-Macrophage System, and Inflammation

35. Resistance ofthe Body to Infection: II. Immunity and Allergy

36. Blood Types;Transfusion; Tissue and Organ Transplantation

37. Hemostasis and Blood Coagulation

VII. Respiration

38. Pulmonary Ventilation

39. Pulmonary Circulation,Pulmonary Edema, Pleural Fluid

40. Principles ofGas Exchange; Diffusion of Oxygen and CarbonDioxide Through the Respiratory Membrane

41. Transport ofOxygen and Carbon Dioxide in Blood and TissueFluids

42. Regulation ofRespiration

43. Respiratory Insufficiency - Pathophysiology,Diagnosis, Oxygen Therapy

VIII. Aviation,Space, and Deep-Sea Diving Physiology

44. Aviation, HighAltitude, and Space Physiology

45. Physiology ofDeep-Sea Diving and Other HyperbaricConditions

IV. The Nervous System: A. General Principles and Sensory Physiology

46. Organization of the NervousSystem, Basic Functions of Synapses, andNeurotransmitters

47. Sensory Receptors,Neuronal Circuits for Processing Information

48. Somatic Sensations:I. General Organization, theTactile and Position Senses

49. Somatic sensations:II. Pain, Headache, and ThermalSensations

X. The NervousSystem: B. The Special Senses

50. The Eye:I. Optics of Vision

51. The Eye:II. Receptor and Neural Function of theRetina

52. The Eye:III. Central Neurophysiologyof Vision

53. The Senseof Hearing

54. The ChemicalSenses - Taste and Smell

XI. The Nervous System: C. Motor and Integrative Neurophysiology

55. Motor Functions of the SpinalCord; the Cord Reflexes

56. Cortical and Brain Stem Control of Motor Function

57. Contributions of the Cerebellumand Basal Ganglia to Overall Motor Control

58. Cerebral Cortex, Intellectual Functions of the Brain,Learning, and Memory

59. Behavioral andMotivational Mechanisms of the Brain- The Limbic System and theHypothalamus

60. States ofBrain Activity - Sleep, Brain Waves,Epilepsy, Psychoses, and Dementia

61. The AutonomicNervous System and the Adrenal Medulla

62. Cerebral Blood Flow, Cerebrospinal Fluid, and Brain Metabolism

XII. Gastrointestinal Physiology

63. General Principles of Gastrointestinal Function - Motility, Nervous Control, and Blood Circulation

64. Propulsion andMixing of Food in the AlimentaryTract

65. Secretory Functionsof the AlimentaryTract

66. Digestion andAbsorption in theGastrointestinal Tract

67. Physiology ofGastrointestinal Disorders

XIII. Metabolismand Temperature Regulation

68. Metabolism ofCarbohydrates and Formation of AdenosineTriphosphate

69. Lipid Metabolism

70. Protein Metabolism

71. The Liver as an Organ

72. Dietary Balances; Regulation of Feeding;Obesity and Starvation; Vitamins and Minerals

73. Energetics andMetabolic Rate

74. Body Temperature Regulation and Fever

XIV. Endocrinologyand Reproduction

75. Introduction to Endocrinology

76. Pituitary Hormones and Their Control by the Hypopthalamus

77. Thyroid MetabolicHormones

78. Adenocortical Hormones

79. Insulin, Glucagon,and Diabetes Mellitus

80. Parathyroid Hormone, Calcitonin, Calcium and PhosphateMetabolism, Vitamin D, Bone, and Teeth

81. Reproductive and Hormonal Functions of the Male (andFunction of the Pineal Gland)

82. Female PhysiologyBefore Pregnancy and Female Hormones

83. Pregnancy andLactation

84. Fetal and Neonatal Physiology

XV. Sports Physiology

85. Sports Physiology