GANONG'S REVIEW OF MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN 13: 9780071605670
Edition: 23rd
Description:
The field's most complete, up-to-date , and engagingly-written text on medical physiology - now in full-color For more than four decades, Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology has been the leader in helping medical students and clinicians understand the fascinating subject of human and mammalian physiology. Concisely covering every important topic without sacrificing depth or readability, Ganong's delivers more clinically-relevant, high-yield information per page than any similar text or review. You'll find more than 600 full-color illustrations and text that strikes the perfect balance between detailed and concise. Thoroughly updated to reflect the latest research and developments in important areas such as the cellular basis of neurophysiology, Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology incorporates examples from clinical medicine throughout the chapters to illustrate important physiologic concepts. Whether you're a student who needs an outstanding review for the USMLE or a physician who wants to keep pace with the ever-changing field of medical physiology, there's no better place to turn than Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology.
Table of Contents
Front Matter
SECTION I CELLULAR & MOLECULAR BASIS OF MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY
SECTION II PHYSIOLOGY OF NERVE & MUSCLE CELLS
- OBJECTIVES
- INTRODUCTION
- SKELETAL MUSCLE MORPHOLOGY
- ELECTRICAL PHENOMENA & IONIC FLUXES
- CONTRACTILE RESPONSES
- ENERGY SOURCES & METABOLISM
- PROPERTIES OF SKELETAL MUSCLES IN THE INTACT ORGANISM
- CARDIAC MUSCLE MORPHOLOGY
- ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
- MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
- METABOLISM
- SMOOTH MUSCLE MORPHOLOGY
- CHAPTER SUMMARY
- MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
- CHAPTER RESOURCES
- OBJECTIVES
- INTRODUCTION
- SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION: FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY
- ELECTRICAL EVENTS IN POSTSYNAPTIC NEURONS
- INHIBITION & FACILITATION AT SYNAPSES
- NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION: NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION
- NERVE ENDINGS IN SMOOTH & CARDIAC MUSCLE
- DENERVATION HYPERSENSITIVITY
- CHAPTER SUMMARY
- MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
- CHAPTER RESOURCES
Excitable Tissue: Nerve
Excitable Tissue: Muscle
Synaptic & Junctional Transmission
Neurotransmitters & Neuromodulators
Properties of Sensory Receptors
Reflexes
SECTION III CENTRAL & PERIPHERAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
- OBJECTIVES
- INTRODUCTION
- GENERAL PRINCIPLES
- CORTICOSPINAL & CORTICOBULBAR TRACTS
- MOTOR CORTEX & VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT
- BRAIN STEM PATHWAYS INVOLVED IN POSTURE AND VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT
- POSTURE-REGULATING SYSTEMS
- SPINAL INTEGRATION
- BASAL GANGLIA
- CEREBELLUM
- CHAPTER SUMMARY
- MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
- CHAPTER RESOURCES
- OBJECTIVES
- INTRODUCTION
- ANATOMIC ORGANIZATION OF AUTONOMIC OUTFLOW
- CHEMICAL TRANSMISSION AT AUTONOMIC JUNCTIONS
- RESPONSES OF EFFECTOR ORGANS TO AUTONOMIC NERVE IMPULSES
- DESCENDING INPUT TO AUTONOMIC PREGANGLIONIC NEURONS
- ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
- CHAPTER SUMMARY
- MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
- CHAPTER RESOURCES
Pain & Temperature
Somatosensory Pathways
Vision
Hearing & Equilibrium
Smell & Taste
Electrical Activity of the Brain, Sleep–Wake States, & Circadian Rhythms
Control of Posture & Movement
The Autonomic Nervous System
Hypothalamic Regulation of Hormonal Functions
Learning, Memory, Language, & Speech
SECTION IV ENDOCRINE & REPRODUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGY
- OBJECTIVES
- INTRODUCTION
- ISLET CELL STRUCTURE
- STRUCTURE, BIOSYNTHESIS, & SECRETION OF INSULIN
- FATE OF SECRETED INSULIN
- EFFECTS OF INSULIN
- MECHANISM OF ACTION
- CONSEQUENCES OF INSULIN DEFICIENCY
- INSULIN EXCESS
- REGULATION OF INSULIN SECRETION
- GLUCAGON
- OTHER ISLET CELL HORMONES
- EFFECTS OF OTHER HORMONES & EXERCISE ON CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM
- HYPOGLYCEMIA & DIABETES MELLITUS IN HUMANS
- CHAPTER SUMMARY
- MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
- CHAPTER RESOURCES
- OBJECTIVES
- INTRODUCTION
- ADRENAL MORPHOLOGY
- ADRENAL MEDULLA: STRUCTURE & FUNCTION OF MEDULLARY HORMONES
- REGULATION OF ADRENAL MEDULLARY SECRETION
- ADRENAL CORTEX: STRUCTURE & BIOSYNTHESIS OF ADRENOCORTICAL HORMONES
- TRANSPORT, METABOLISM, & EXCRETION OF ADRENOCORTICAL HORMONES
- EFFECTS OF ADRENAL ANDROGENS & ESTROGENS
- PHYSIOLOGIC EFFECTS OF GLUCOCORTICOIDS
- PHARMACOLOGIC & PATHOLOGIC EFFECTS OF GLUCOCORTICOIDS
- REGULATION OF GLUCOCORTICOID SECRETION
- EFFECTS OF MINERALOCORTICOIDS
- REGULATION OF ALDOSTERONE SECRETION
- ROLE OF MINERALOCORTICOIDS IN THE REGULATION OF SALT BALANCE
- SUMMARY OF THE EFFECTS OF ADRENOCORTICAL HYPER- & HYPOFUNCTION IN HUMANS
- CHAPTER SUMMARY
- MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
- CHAPTER RESOURCES
The Thyroid Gland
Endocrine Functions of the Pancreas & Regulation of Carbohydrate Metabolism
The Adrenal Medulla & Adrenal Cortex
Hormonal Control of Calcium & Phosphate Metabolism & the Physiology of Bone
The Pituitary Gland
The Gonads: Development & Function of the Reproductive System
SECTION V GASTROINTESTINAL PHYSIOLOGY
SECTION VI CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY
- OBJECTIVES
- INTRODUCTION
- BLOOD AS A CIRCULATORY FLUID
- BONE MARROW
- WHITE BLOOD CELLS
- PLATELETS
- RED BLOOD CELLS
- BLOOD TYPES
- PLASMA
- HEMOSTASIS
- LYMPH
- STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF THE CIRCULATION
- BIOPHYSICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY
- ARTERIAL & ARTERIOLAR CIRCULATION
- CAPILLARY CIRCULATION
- VENOUS CIRCULATION
- VENOUS PRESSURE & FLOW
- LYMPHATIC CIRCULATION & INTERSTITIAL FLUID VOLUME
- CHAPTER SUMMARY
- MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
- CHAPTER RESOURCES
- OBJECTIVES
- INTRODUCTION
- CEREBRAL CIRCULATION: ANATOMIC CONSIDERATIONS
- CEREBROSPINAL FLUID
- THE BLOOD–BRAIN BARRIER
- CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW & ITS REGULATION
- BRAIN METABOLISM & OXYGEN REQUIREMENTS
- CORONARY CIRCULATION
- CUTANEOUS CIRCULATION
- PLACENTAL & FETAL CIRCULATION
- CHAPTER SUMMARY
- MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
- CHAPTER RESOURCES
Origin of the Heartbeat & the Electrical Activity of the Heart
The Heart as a Pump
Blood as a Circulatory Fluid & the Dynamics of Blood & Lymph Flow
Cardiovascular Regulatory Mechanisms
Circulation Through Special Regions
SECTION VII RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY
SECTION VIII RENAL PHYSIOLOGY
- OBJECTIVES
- INTRODUCTION
- FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY
- RENAL CIRCULATION
- GLOMERULAR FILTRATION
- TUBULAR FUNCTION
- REGULATION OF Na+ EXCRETION
- REGULATION OF WATER EXCRETION
- REGULATION OF K+ EXCRETION
- DIURETICS
- EFFECTS OF DISORDERED RENAL FUNCTION
- THE BLADDER
- CHAPTER SUMMARY
- MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
- CHAPTER RESOURCES
Renal Function & Micturition
Regulation of Extracellular Fluid Composition & Volume
Acidification of the Urine & Bicarbonate Excretion
Answers to Multiple Choice Questions
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
- Chapter 13
- Chapter 14
- Chapter 15
- Chapter 16
- Chapter 17
- Chapter 18
- Chapter 19
- Chapter 20
- Chapter 21
- Chapter 22
- Chapter 23
- Chapter 24
- Chapter 25
- Chapter 26
- Chapter 27
- Chapter 28
- Chapter 29
- Chapter 30
- Chapter 31
- Chapter 32
- Chapter 33
- Chapter 34
- Chapter 35
- Chapter 36
- Chapter 37
- Chapter 38
- Chapter 39
- Chapter 40
