Ideal for self-assessment and USMLE Step 1 review. Provides a current and concise overview of mammalian and human physiology. Thoroughly revised and updated, examples from clinical medicine have been integrated throughout the chapters to illuminate important physiologic concepts. Features more than 700 illustrations and a self-study section with 630 multiple choice questions.
SECTION I. INTRODUCTION 1. The General & Cellular Basis of Medical Physiology
SECTION II. PHYSIOLOGY OF NERVES & MUSCLE CELLS 2. Excitable Tissue:: Nerve 3. Excitable Tissue:: Muscle 4. Synaptic & Junctional Transmission 5. Initiation of Impulses in Sense Organs
SECTION III. FUNCTIONS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM 6. Reflexes 7. Cutaneous, Deep, & Visceral Sensation 8. Vision 9. Hearing & Equilibrium 10. Smell & Taste 11. Arousal Mechanisms, Sleep, & the Electrical Activity of the Brain 12. Control of Posture & Movement 13. The Autonomic Nervous System 14. Central Regulation of Visceral Function 15. Neural Basis of Instinctual Behavior & Emotions 16. “Higher Functions of the Nervous System”:: Conditioned Reflexes, Learning, & Related Phenomena
SECTION IV. ENDOCRINOLOGY, METABOLISM, & REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTION 17. Energy Balance, Metabolism, & Nutrition 18. The Thyroid Gland 19. Endocrine Functions of the Pancreas & Regulation of Carbohydrate Metabolism 20. The Adrenal Medulla & Adrenal Cortex 21. Hormonal Control of Calcium Metabolism & the Physiology of Bone 22. The Pituitary Gland 23. The Gonads:: Development & Function of the Reproductive System 24. Endocrine Functions of the Kidneys, Heart, & Pineal Gland
SECTION V. GASTROINTESTINAL FUNCTION 25. Digestion & Absorption 26. Regulation of Gastrointestinal Function
SECTION VI. CIRCULATION 27. Circulating Body Fluids 28. Origin of the Heartbeat & the Electrical Activity of the Heart 29. The Heart as a Pump 30. Dynamics of Blood & Lymph Flow 31. Cardiovascular Regulatory Mechanisms 32. Circulation Through Special Regions 33. Cardiovascular Homeostasis in Health & Disease
SECTION VII. RESPIRATION 34. Pulmonary Function 35. Gas Transport Between the Lungs & the Tissues 36. Regulation of Respiration 37. Respiratory Adjustments in Health & Disease
SECTION VIII. FORMATION AND EXCRETION OF URINE 38. Renal Function & Micturition 39. Regulation of Extracellular Fluid Compositon & Volume Appendix Self-Study:: Objectives, Essay Questions, & Multiple-Choice Questions Answers to Quantitative & Multiple-Choice Questions