TY - BOOK AU - Guyton,Arthur C. TI - Textbook of medical physiology SN - 0721630871 AV - QP34.5 .G9 1991 U1 - 612 20 PY - 1991/// CY - Philadelphia PB - Saunders KW - Human physiology KW - Physiology, Pathological KW - Physiology KW - Physiologie humaine KW - Physiopathologie KW - Physiologie KW - fast KW - Fysiologie KW - gtt KW - Menselijk lichaam KW - Humans N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Unit I; Introduction to Physiology: The Cell and General Physiology --; Ch. 1; Functional Organization of the Human Body and Control of the "Internal Environment" --; Ch. 2; The Cell and Its Function --; Ch. 3; Genetic Control of Protein Synthesis, Cell Function, and Cell Reproduction --; Unit II; Membrane Physiology, Nerve, and Muscle --; Ch. 4; Transport of Substances Through the Cell Membrane --; Ch. 5; Membrane Potentials and Action Potentials --; Ch. 6; Contraction of Skeletal Muscle --; Ch. 7; Excitation of Skeletal Muscle: A. Neuromuscular Transmission and B. Excitation-Contraction Coupling --; Ch. 8; Contraction and Excitation of Smooth Muscle --; Unit III; The Heart --; Ch. 9; Heart Muscle; The Heart as a Pump --; Ch. 10; Rhythmical Excitation of the Heart --; Ch. 11; The Normal Electrocardiogram --; Ch. 12; Electrocardiographic Interpretation of Cardiac Muscle and Coronary Blood Flow Abnormalities: Vectorial Analysis --; Ch. 13; Cardiac Arrhythmias and Their Electrocardiographic Interpretation --; Unit IV; The Circulation --; Ch. 14; Overview of the Circulation; Medical Physics of Pressure, Flow, and Resistance --; Ch. 15; Vascular Distensibility, and Functions of the Arterial and Venous Systems --; Ch. 16; The Microcirculation and the Lymphatic System: Capillary Fluid Exchange, Interstitial Fluid, and Lymph Flow --; Ch. 17; Local Control of Blood Flow by the Tissues; and Humoral Regulation --; Ch. 18; Nervous Regulation of the Circulation, and Rapid Control of Arterial Pressure --; Ch. 19; Dominant Role of the Kidney in Long-Term Regulation of Arterial Pressure and in Hypertension: The Integrated System for Pressure Control --; Ch. 20; Cardiac Output, Venous Return, and Their Regulation --; Ch. 21; Muscle Blood Flow and Cardiac Output During Exercise; the Coronary Circulation and Ischemic Heart Disease --; Ch. 22; Cardiac Failure --; Ch. 23; Heart Valves and Heart Sounds; Dynamics of Valvular and Congenital Heart Defects --; Ch. 24; Circulatory Shock and Physiology of Its Treatment --; Unit V; The Kidneys and Body Fluids --; Ch. 25; The Body Fluid Compartments: Extracellular and Intracellular Fluids; Interstitial Fluid and Edema --; Ch. 26; Urine Formation by the Kidneys: I. Glomerular Filtration, Renal Blood Flow, and Their Control --; Ch. 27; Urine Formation by the Kidneys: II. Tubular Processing of the Glomerular Filtrate --; Ch. 28; Regulation of Extracellular Fluid Osmolarity and Sodium Concentration --; Ch. 29; Integration of Renal Mechanisms for Control of Blood Volume and Extracellular Fluid Volume; and Renal Regulation of Potassium, Calcium, Phosphate, and Magnesium --; Ch. 30; Regulation of Acid-Base Balance --; Ch. 31; Micturition, Diuretics, and Kidney Diseases --; Unit VI; Blood Cells, Immunity, and Blood Clotting --; Ch. 32; Red Blood Cells, Anemia, and Polycythemia --; Ch. 33; Resistance of the Body to Infection: I. Leukocytes, Granulocytes, the Monocyte-Macrophage System, and Inflammation --; Ch. 34; Resistance of the Body to Infection: II. Immunity and Allergy --; Ch. 35; Blood Groups; Transfusion; Tissue and Organ Transplantation --; Ch. 36; Hemostasis and Blood Coagulation --; Unit VII; Respiration --; Ch. 37; Pulmonary Ventilation --; Ch. 38; Pulmonary Circulation; Pulmonary Edema; Pleural Fluid --; Ch. 39; Physical Principles of Gas Exchange; Diffusion of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Through the Respiratory Membrane --; Ch. 40; Transport of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide in the Blood and Body Fluids --; Ch. 41; Regulation of Respiration --; Ch. 42; Respiratory Insufficiency -- Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Oxygen Therapy --; Unit VIII; Aviation, Space, and Deep-Sea Diving Physiology --; Ch. 43; Aviation, High-Altitude, and Space Physiology --; Ch. 44; Physiology of Deep-Sea Diving and Other Hyperbaric Conditions --; Unit IX; The Nervous System: A. General Principles and Sensory Physiology --; Ch. 45; Organization of the Nervous System; Basic Functions of Synapses and Transmitter Substances --; Ch. 46; Sensory Receptors; Neuronal Circuits for Processing Information --; Ch. 47; Somatic Sensations: I. General Organization; the Tactile and Position Senses --; Ch. 48; Somatic Sensations: II. Pain, Headache, and Thermal Sensations --; Unit X; The Nervous System: B. The Special Senses --; Ch. 49; The Eye: I. Optics of Vision --; Ch. 50; The Eye: II. Receptor and Neural Function of the Retina --; Ch. 51; The Eye: III. Central Neurophysiology of Vision --; Ch. 52; The Sense of Hearing --; Ch. 53; The Chemical Senses -- Taste and Smell --; Unit XI; The Nervous System: C. Motor and Integrative Neurophysiology --; Ch. 54; Motor Functions of the Spinal Cord; The Cord Reflexes --; Ch. 55; Cortical and Brain Stem Control of Motor Function --; Ch. 56; The Cerebellum, the Basal Ganglia, and Overall Motor Control --; Ch. 57; The Cerebral Cortex; Intellectual Functions of the Brain; and Learning and Memory --; Ch. 58; Behavioral and Motivational Mechanisms of the Brain -- The Limbic System and the Hypothalamus --; Ch. 59; States of Brain Activity -- Sleep; Brain Waves; Epilepsy; Psychoses --; Ch. 60; The Autonomic Nervous System; and the Adrenal Medulla --; Ch. 61; Cerebral Blood Flow; the Cerebrospinal Fluid; and Brain Metabolism --; Unit XII; Gastrointestinal Physiology --; Ch. 62; General Principles of Gastrointestinal Function -- Motility, Nervous Control, and Blood Circulation --; Ch. 63; Propulsion and Mixing of Food in the Alimentary Tract --; Ch. 64; Secretory Functions of the Alimentary Tract --; Ch. 65; Digestion and Absorption in the Gastrointestinal Tract --; Ch. 66; Physiology of Gastrointestinal Disorders --; Unit XIII; Metabolism and Temperature Regulation --; Ch. 67; Metabolism of Carbohydrates, and Formation of Adenosine Triphosphate --; Ch. 68; Lipid Metabolism --; Ch. 69; Protein Metabolism --; Ch. 70; The Liver as an Organ --; Ch. 71; Dietary Balances; Regulation of Feeding; Obesity and Starvation; Vitamins and Minerals --; Ch. 72; Energetics and Metabolic Rate --; Ch. 73; Body Temperature, Temperature Regulation, and Fever --; Unit XIV; Endocrinology and Reproduction --; Ch. 74; Introduction to Endocrinology --; Ch. 75; The Pituitary Hormones and Their Control by the Hypothalamus --; Ch. 76; The Thyroid Metabolic Hormones --; Ch. 77; The Adrenocortical Hormones --; Ch. 78; Insulin, Glucagon, and Diabetes Mellitus --; Ch. 79; Parathyroid Hormone, Calcitonin, Calcium and Phosphate Metabolism, Vitamin D, Bone, and Teeth --; Ch. 80; Reproductive and Hormonal Functions of the Male (and Function of the Pineal Gland) --; Ch. 81; Female Physiology Before Pregnancy; and the Female Hormones --; Ch. 82; Pregnancy and Lactation --; Ch. 83; Fetal and Neonatal Physiology --; Unit XV; Sports Physiology --; Ch. 84; Sports Physiology --; Index N2 - This textbook offers current authoritative coverage that is easy to read and understand. It provides coverage of molecular and cellular physiology, long-term arterial pressure regulation and hypertension, the neurophysiology of vision, the body's resistance to infection, and physiology from a quantitative perspective. The new edition integrates the latest information throughout the text, and helps students relate physiology to other aspects of medicine and analyze problems ER -