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23rd ed. / Kim Barrett ... [et al.].
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English
Pages
714

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Cover of: Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology
Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology
Oct 31, 2012, Quintessence Editions Ltd.
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Cover of: Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology
Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology
2012, McGraw-Hill Education
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Cover of: Ganong's review of medical physiology
Ganong's review of medical physiology
2010, McGraw-Hill Medical
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Table of Contents

General principles & energy production in medical physiology
Overview of cellular physiology in medical physiology
Immunity, infection, & inflammation
Excitable tissue: nerve
Excitable tissue: muscle
Synaptic & junctional transmission
Neurotransmitters & neuromodulators
Properties of sensory receptors
Reflexes
Pain & temperature
Somatorsensory 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
The thyroid gland
Endocrine functions of the pancreas & regulation of carbohydrate metabolism
The adrenal medulla & adrenal cortex
Hormonal control of calcium and phosphate metabolism & the physiology of bone
The pituitary gland
The gonads: development & function of the reproductive system
Overview of gastrointestinal function & regulation
Digestion, absorption & nutritional principles
Gastrointestinal motilty
Transport & metabolic functions of the liver
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
Pulmonary function
Gas transport & pH in the lung
Regualtion of respiration
Renal function & micturition
Regulation of extracellular fluid composition & volume
Acidification of the urine & bicarbonate excretion.

Edition Notes

Description from StatRef Online version screen (viewed December 7, 2009).

Previous ed.: published as Review of medical physiology by William Ganong. 2005.

"A Lange medical book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
New York
Series
A Lange medical book, Lange medical book
Other Titles
Review of medical physiology, Ganong's, Review of medical physiology, Medical physiology

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
612
Library of Congress
QP34.5 .R48 2010eb, QP31.2.G36 2009, QP34.5

The Physical Object

Format
[electronic resource]
Pagination
1 online resource (ix, 714 p.) :
Number of pages
714

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25567326M
Internet Archive
ganongsreviewmed00barr
ISBN 10
0071605681, 0071605673
ISBN 13
9780071605687, 9780071605670
OCLC/WorldCat
430823856, 416245335

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