Costanzo, Linda S., 1947-

Physiology / - 3rd ed. - Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2003. - xi, 337 p. ill. - Board review series . - Board review series. .

Includes index.

Cell Physiology -- Cell Membranes -- Transport Across Cell Membranes -- Osmosis -- Diffusion Potential, Resting Membrane Potential, and Action Potential -- Neuromuscular and Synaptic Transmission -- Skeletal Muscle -- Smooth Muscle -- Comparison of Skeletal Muscle, Smooth Muscle, and Cardiac Muscle -- Neurophysiology -- Autonomic Nervous System -- Sensory Systems -- Motor Systems -- Higher Functions of the Cerebral Cortex -- Blood-Brain Barrier and Cerebrospinal Fluid -- Temperature Regulation -- Cardiovascular Physiology -- Circuitry of the Cardiovascular System -- Hemodynamics -- Cardiac Electrophysiology -- Cardiac Muscle and Cardiac Output -- Cardiac Cycle -- Regulation of Arterial Pressure -- Microcirculation and Lymph -- Special Circulations -- Integrative Functions of the Cardiovascular System: Gravity, Exercise, and Hemorrhage -- Respiratory Physiology -- Lung Volumes and Capacities -- Mechanics of Breathing -- Gas Exchange -- Oxygen Transport -- CO[subscript 2] Transport -- Pulmonary Circulation -- Ventilation/Perfusion Defects -- Control of Breathing -- Integrated Responses of the Respiratory System -- Renal and Acid-Base Physiology -- Body Fluids -- Renal Clearance, Renal Blood Flow, and Glomerular Filtration Rate -- Reabsorption and Secretion -- NaCl Regulation -- K[superscript +] Regulation -- Renal Regulation of Urea, Phosphate, Calcium, and Magnesium -- Concentration and Dilution of Urine -- Renal Hormones -- Acid-Base Balance -- Diuretics -- Integrative Examples -- Gastrointestinal Physiology -- Structure and Innervation of the Gastrointestinal Tract -- Regulatory Substances in the Gastrointestinal Tract -- Gastrointestinal Motility -- Gastrointestinal Secretion -- Digestion and Absorption -- Endocrine Physiology -- Overview of Hormones -- Cell Mechanisms and Second Messengers -- Pituitary Gland (Hypophysis) -- Thyroid Gland -- Adrenal Cortex and Adrenal Medulla -- Endocrine Pancreas - Glucagon and Insulin -- Calcium Metabolism (Parathyroid Hormone, Vitamin D, Calcitonin) -- Sexual Differentiation -- Male Reproduction -- Female Reproduction. 1. I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. 2. I. II. III. IV. V. VI. 3. I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. 4. I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. 5. I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. 6. I. II. III. IV. V. 7. I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X.

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