Table of Contents
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Preface |
ix |
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Acknowledgments |
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About the Authors |
xi |
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Chapter 1 |
General Physiology |
1 |
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Homeostasis |
1 |
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Membrane
Transport Mechanisms |
5 |
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Membrane
Potentials |
11 |
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Synaptic
Transmission |
16 |
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Skeletal Muscle |
16 |
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Smooth Muscle |
24 |
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Study Questions |
26 |
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Answers |
28 |
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Chapter 2 |
Neurophysiology |
29 |
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The Nervous
System |
29 |
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Brain
Extracellular Fluids |
37 |
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Cellular
Neuroscience |
42 |
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Sensory
Neurophysiology |
49 |
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The Visual
System |
57 |
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The Auditory
and Vestibular Systems |
71 |
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Gustation and
Olfaction |
80 |
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Motor
Neurophysiology |
83 |
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The Autonomic
Nervous System |
92 |
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Integrative and
Behavioral Functions |
97 |
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Study Questions |
110 |
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Answers |
112 |
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Chapter 3 |
Blood |
113 |
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The Composition
of Blood |
113 |
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Hematopoiesis |
114 |
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Red Blood Cells |
118 |
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Blood Clotting |
121 |
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Study Questions |
128 |
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Answers |
130 |
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Chapter 4 |
Cardiovascular Physiology |
131 |
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The
Cardiovascular System |
131 |
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Hemodynamics |
132 |
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Structure and
Function of Cardiac Muscle |
134 |
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Cardiac
Electrophysiology |
137 |
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The Cardiac
Cycle |
145 |
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Cardiac Output |
152 |
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Vascular
Function |
157 |
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Neurohumoral
Regulation of the |
162 |
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Regional Blood
Flow |
164 |
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The Capillary
Microcirculation |
168 |
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Study Questions |
171 |
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Answers |
173 |
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Chapter 5 |
Pulmonary Physiology |
175 |
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The Respiratory
System |
175 |
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Mechanics of
Breathing |
178 |
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Ventilation and
Carbon Dioxide Elimination |
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Pulmonary Blood
Flow |
196 |
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Oxygenation |
199 |
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Control of
Breathing |
207 |
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Study Questions |
211 |
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Answers |
213 |
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Chapter 6 |
Renal Physiology and Acid-Base
Balance |
215 |
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The Renal System |
215 |
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Glomerular
Filtration |
220 |
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Clearance |
224 |
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Renal Sodium
Handling and Diuretics |
228 |
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Urine
Concentration and Dilution |
232 |
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Regulation of
Extracellular Fluid Volume |
236 |
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Magnesium
Homeostasis |
241 |
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Renal Urea
Handling |
241 |
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Renal Calcium
Handling |
242 |
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Renal Phosphate
Handling |
243 |
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Potassium
Balance |
243 |
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Acid-Base
Physiology |
245 |
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Study Questions |
255 |
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Answers |
257 |
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Chapter 7 |
Gastrointestinal Physiology |
259 |
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The
Gastrointestinal System |
259 |
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Control
Mechanisms in Gastrointestinal |
262 |
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The Mouth and
Esophagus |
266 |
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The Stomach |
270 |
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The Pancreas |
276 |
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The Liver |
279 |
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The Small
Intestine |
286 |
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The Large
Intestine |
297 |
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Enteric Motility |
299 |
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Study Questions |
304 |
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Answers |
306 |
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Chapter 8 |
Endocrine Physiology |
307 |
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The Endocrine
System |
307 |
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The
Hypothalamus and the Pituitary Gland |
316 |
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The Thyroid
Gland |
321 |
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The Adrenal
Glands |
325 |
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The Endocrine
Pancreas |
335 |
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Parathyroid
Hormone, Vitamin D, and |
341 |
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The
Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal |
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Endocrine Axis |
347 |
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Study Questions |
350 |
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Answers |
352 |
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Chapter 9 |
Reproductive Physiology |
353 |
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The
Reproductive System |
353 |
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Sexual
Differentiation |
354 |
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Male
Reproductive Physiology |
359 |
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Female
Reproductive Physiology |
363 |
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Human Sexual
Responses |
369 |
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Fertilization
and the Establishment of Pregnancy |
370 |
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The
Endocrinology of Pregnancy |
375 |
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Maternal
Adaptation to Pregnancy |
378 |
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Parturition |
379 |
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Lactation |
380 |
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Contraception |
382 |
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Study Questions |
383 |
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Answers |
385 |
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Chapter 10 |
Final Examination |
387 |
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Study Questions |
387 |
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Answers |
405 |
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Index |
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