Main description:

Let the beautiful illustrations and diagrams from the Netter collection enhance your understanding of physiology. Respected physiologists, Susan Mulroney and Adam Myers of Georgetown University School of Medicine, provide you with a logical and highly readable reference, ideal for a basic understanding of the subject, a comprehensive overview, or as a supplement to lectures. Organized by organ system, each section is followed by a set of review questions to reinforce what's been covered. Clinical examples demonstrate key physiology concepts and their application in general medicine. Electronic access to the book via Student Consult includes additional review questions and clinical cases so you can conveniently strengthen your basic knowledge and practical application of physiology.

Contents:

SECTION I: CELL PHYSIOLOGY AND FLUID HOMEOSTASIS

Chapter 1 The Cell and Fluid Homeostasis

Chapter 2 Membrane Transport

Section I Review Questions

SECTION II: THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND MSUCLE

Chapter 3 Nerve and Muscle Physiology

Chapter 4 Organization and General Functions of the Nervous System

Chapter 5 Sensory Physiology

Chapter 6 The Somatic Motor System

Chapter 7 The Autonomic Nervous System

Section II Review Questions

SECTION III: CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY

Chapter 8 Overview of the Heart and Circulation

Chapter 9 Cardiac Electrophysiology

Chapter 10 Flow Pressure and Resistance

Chapter 11 The Cardiac Pump

Chapter 12 The Peripheral Circulation

Section III Review Questions

SECTION IV: RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY

Chapter 13: Pulmonary Ventilation and Perfusion and Diffusion of Gases

Chapter 14: The Mechanics of Breathing

Chapter 15: Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Transport and Control of Respiration

Section IV Review Questions

SECTION V: RENAL PHYSIOLOGY

Chapter 16 Overview, Glomerular Filtration, and Renal Clearance

Chapter 17 Renal Transport Processes

Chapter 18 Urine Concentration and Dilution Mechanisms

Chapter 19 Regulation of Extracellular Fluid Volume and Osmolarity

Chapter 20 Regulation of Acid/Base Balance by the Kidneys

Section V Review Questions

SECTION VI: GASTROINTESTINAL PHYSIOLOGY

Chapter 21 Overview of the Gastrointestinal Tract

Chapter 22 Motility Through the Gastrointestinal Tract

Chapter 23 Gastrointestinal Secretions

Chapter 24 Hepatobiliary Function

Chapter 25 Digestion and Absorption

Section VI Review Questions

SECTION VII: ENDOCRINE PHYSIOLOGY

Chapter 26: General Principles of Endocrinology and Pituitary and Hypothalamic Hormones

Chapter 27 Thyroid Hormones

Chapter 28 Adrenal Hormones

Chapter 29 The Endocrine Pancreas

Chapter 30 Calcium Regulating Hormones

Chapter 31: Hormones of the Reproductive System

Section VII Review Questions

APPENDIX

Answers to Review Questions