Keywords:
Human physiology.
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Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
The book is designed for the students of various countries. Students pursuing Physiology in all major universities too will find this book immensely useful. The information furnished in the text are relevant, up to date and sequentially arranged for imparting better conceptual ability. There is a short preview before each chapter for the students to have a bird's eye view of the content. Extensive use of flow charts, block diagrams and illustrations will develop crystal clear conception of all the concerned topics. There are plenty of additional information provided in the boxes for the advanced students.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (453 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781642873757
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=6361372
DDC:
612
Language:
English
Note:
COVER -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- UNIT 1 - BASIC CONCEPTS -- 1.1 THE CELL AND IT'S ORGANELLES INCLUDING CELLULAR COMMUNICATION -- 1.2 BODY FLUID INCLUDING LYMPH -- 1.3 HOMEOSTASIS -- 1.4 TRANSPORT ACROSS CELL MEMBRANE -- 1.5 MEMBRANE POTENTIAL -- UNIT 2 - THE BLOOD AND RETICULO ENDOTHELIAL SYSTEM (RES) INCLUDING IMMUNITY -- 2.1 BLOOD: COMPOSITION AND FUNCTION -- 2.2 FORMED ELEMENTS OF BLOOD: RBC - GENERAL -- 2.3 HEMOGLOBIN AND ITS APPLIED ASPECT -- 2.4 FORMED ELEMENTS OF BLOOD: RBC-ERYTHROPOIESIS -- 2.5 FORMED ELEMENT OF BLOOD: WBC -- 2.6 PLATELETS AND IT'S ROLE IN HEMOSTASIS -- 2.7 BLOOD GROUP AND IT'S IMPORTANCE -- 2.8 IMMUNE SYSTEM -- UNIT 3 - NEURO-MUSCULAR SYSTEM -- 3.1 FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY OF NERVOUS TISSUE -- 3.2 PHYSIOLOGY OF NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION -- 3.3 INTRODUCTION TO MUSCLES -- 3.4 PHYSIOLOGY OF MUSCLES -- 3.5 PHYSIOLOGY OF MUSCLE CONTRACTION -- 3.6 PROPERTIES OF SKELETAL MUSCLE -- UNIT 4 - CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM -- 4.1 PHYSIOLOGICAL ANATOMY OF CVS -- 4.2 STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF THE CARDIAC MUSCLE -- 4.3 CARDIAC CYCLE -- 4.4 REGULATORY MECHANISMS OF CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSES -- 4.5 HEART RATE -- 4.6 CARDIAC OUTPUT -- 4.7 BLOOD PRESSURE -- 4.8 CARDIOVASCULAR ADJUSTMENT DURING DIFFERENT CONDITIONS -- UNIT 5 - RESPIRATORY SYSTEM -- 5.1 PHYSIOLOGICAL ANATOMY OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM -- 5.2 MECHANICS OF BREATHING -- 5.3 DIFFUSION OF GASES ACROSS THE ALVEOLAR- CAPILLARY MEMBRANE -- 5.4 TRANSPORT OF GAS -- 5.5 REGULATION OF RESPIRATION -- 5.6 RESPIRATION IN UNUSUAL CONDITIONS -- 5.7 PHYSICO-CLINICAL ASPECTS ON RESPIRATION -- UNIT 6 - DIGESTIVE SYSTEM -- 6.1 INTRODUCTION TO GASTRO-INTESTINAL SYSTEM -- 6.2 PHYSIOLOGY OF ORAL CAVITY -- 6.3 PHYSIOLOGY OF STOMACH -- 6.4 PHYSIOLOGY OF INTESTINE -- 6.5 MOTOR FUNCTIONS OF GIT -- 6.6 PHYSIOLOGY OF EXOCRINE PANCREAS -- 6.7 PHYSIOLOGY OF HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM -- UNIT 7 - PHYSIOLOGY OF EXCRETORY SYSTEM.
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7.1 INTRODUCTION TO EXCRETORY SYSTEM -- 7.2 MECHANISM OF URINE FORMATION -- 7.3 MECHANISM OF CONCENTRATING AND DILUTING THE URINE -- 7.4 RENAL REGULATION OF PH OF BODY FLUIDS -- 7.5 MICTURITION -- UNIT 8 - PHYSIOLOGY OF ENDOCRINE SYSTEM -- 8.1 INTRODUCTION TO ENDOCRINOLOGY -- 8.2 THE HYPOTHALAMUS: AS AN ENDOCRINE ORGAN -- 8.3 THE PITUITARY: THE MASTER ENDOCRINE GLAND -- 8.4 THYROID HORMONES -- 8.5 PARATHYROID HORMONE: PLASMA Ca2+ REGULATORY HORMONE -- 8.6 ADRENOCORTICAL HORMONE -- 8.7 ADRENAL MEDULLARY HORMONES -- 8.8 PANCREATIC HORMONE: REGULATORY HORMONE OF BLOOD GLUCOSE -- 8.9 HORMONES FROM NON-ENDOCRINE GLAND -- UNIT 9 - PHYSIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION -- 9.1 SEX DETERMINATION AND DIFFERENTIATION -- 9.2 PHYSIOLOGY OF MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM -- 9.3 PHYSIOLOGY OF FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM -- 9.4 FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE -- 9.5 PHYSIOLOGY OF PREGNANCY -- 9.6 PHYSIOLOGY OF PARTURITION AND LACTATION -- UNIT 10 - PHYSIOLOGY OF NERVOUS SYSTEM -- 10.1 PHYSIOLOGY OF RECEPTOR -- 10.2 PHYSIOLOGY OF SYNAPSE -- 10.3 ORGANISATION OF NERVOUS SYSTEM -- 10.4 BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER INCLUDING C.S.F. -- 10.5 PHYSIOLOGY OF REFLEX ACTION -- 10.6 PHYSIOLOGY OF SENSATION -- 10.7 SPINAL CORD -- 10.8 PHYSIOLOGY OF MOTOR SYSTEM -- 10.9 THE CEREBRAL CORTEX, CEREBELLUM AND BASAL GANGLIA: AN OVERVIEW -- 10.10 THALAMUS AND HYPOTHALAMUS: AN OVERVIEW -- 10.11 EEG, SLEEP, LEARNING AND MEMORY -- UNIT 11 - SKIN AND BODY TEMPERATURE -- 11.1 SKIN AND ITS ROLE IN BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION -- 11.2 BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION -- UNIT 12 - PHYSIOLOGY OF SPECIAL SENSES -- 12.1 PHYSIOLOGY OF TASTE AND SMELL SENSATION -- 12.2 PHYSIOLOGY OF HEARING -- 12.3 PHYSIOLOGY OF VISION I: PHYSIOLOGICAL ANATOMY -- 12.4 PHYSIOLOGY OF VISION II: IMAGE FORMATION -- INDEX.
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