Physiology /
By: Costanzo, Linda S.
Material type: BookSeries: Board review series: Publisher: Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2003Edition: 3rd ed.Description: xi, 337 p. ill.ISBN: 9780781739191; 0781739195.Subject(s): Human physiology -- Examinations, questions, etc | Human physiology -- Outlines, syllabi, etc | Physicians -- Licenses -- United States -- Examinations -- Study guides | Physiology | FysiologieGenre/Form: Examination Questions.Online resources: Book descriptionIncludes index.
1. Cell Physiology -- I. Cell Membranes -- II. Transport Across Cell Membranes -- III. Osmosis -- IV. Diffusion Potential, Resting Membrane Potential, and Action Potential -- V. Neuromuscular and Synaptic Transmission -- VI. Skeletal Muscle -- VII. Smooth Muscle -- VIII. Comparison of Skeletal Muscle, Smooth Muscle, and Cardiac Muscle -- 2. Neurophysiology -- I. Autonomic Nervous System -- II. Sensory Systems -- III. Motor Systems -- IV. Higher Functions of the Cerebral Cortex -- V. Blood-Brain Barrier and Cerebrospinal Fluid -- VI. Temperature Regulation -- 3. Cardiovascular Physiology -- I. Circuitry of the Cardiovascular System -- II. Hemodynamics -- III. Cardiac Electrophysiology -- IV. Cardiac Muscle and Cardiac Output -- V. Cardiac Cycle -- VI. Regulation of Arterial Pressure -- VII. Microcirculation and Lymph -- VIII. Special Circulations -- IX. Integrative Functions of the Cardiovascular System: Gravity, Exercise, and Hemorrhage -- 4. Respiratory Physiology -- I. Lung Volumes and Capacities -- II. Mechanics of Breathing -- III. Gas Exchange -- IV. Oxygen Transport -- V. CO[subscript 2] Transport -- VI. Pulmonary Circulation -- VII. Ventilation/Perfusion Defects -- VIII. Control of Breathing -- IX. Integrated Responses of the Respiratory System -- 5. Renal and Acid-Base Physiology -- I. Body Fluids -- II. Renal Clearance, Renal Blood Flow, and Glomerular Filtration Rate -- III. Reabsorption and Secretion -- IV. NaCl Regulation -- V. K[superscript +] Regulation -- VI. Renal Regulation of Urea, Phosphate, Calcium, and Magnesium -- VII. Concentration and Dilution of Urine -- VIII. Renal Hormones -- IX. Acid-Base Balance -- X. Diuretics -- XI. Integrative Examples -- 6. Gastrointestinal Physiology -- I. Structure and Innervation of the Gastrointestinal Tract -- II. Regulatory Substances in the Gastrointestinal Tract -- III. Gastrointestinal Motility -- IV. Gastrointestinal Secretion -- V. Digestion and Absorption -- 7. Endocrine Physiology -- I. Overview of Hormones -- II. Cell Mechanisms and Second Messengers -- III. Pituitary Gland (Hypophysis) -- IV. Thyroid Gland -- V. Adrenal Cortex and Adrenal Medulla -- VI. Endocrine Pancreas - Glucagon and Insulin -- VII. Calcium Metabolism (Parathyroid Hormone, Vitamin D, Calcitonin) -- VIII. Sexual Differentiation -- IX. Male Reproduction -- X. Female Reproduction.
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