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Ganong's review of medical physiology

Kim E. Barrett (Author), Susan M. Barman (Author), Heddwen L. Brooks (Author), Jason X.-J. Yuan (Author), William F. Ganong (Author)
"In this new edition, we have cast a fresh eye on the pedagogical approach taken in each chapter and section, and have focused particularly on including only material that is of the highest yield. We have thoroughly revised the learning objectives for every chapter, reorganized and updated the text to ensure that all objectives are clearly addressed in a logical order, aligned chapter summaries so that the take-home messages quickly address each learning objective in turn, and expanded the number of review questions so that readers also have the ability to check their understanding and retention of every objective covered. As a discipline evolves and new information emerges, there is a tendency simply to concatenate these concepts such that chapter structure degrades inevitably over time. With in-depth discussions amongst the author team and significant "spring-cleaning," we believe we have freshened and simplified the volume while also making sure that important new developments are incorporated. We are immensely thankful to Erica Wehrwein, PhD, Assistant Professor of Physiology and an award-winning instructor at Michigan State University, who took on the task of reviewing the book as a whole and providing specific and detailed feedback to us on each chapter."--Provided by publisher
Print Book, English, 2019
Twenty-sixth edition View all formats and editions
McGraw-Hill Education, New York, 2019
Problems and Exercises
ix, 742 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
9781260122404, 1260122409
1057637316
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
Somatosensory neurotransmission: touch, pain, and temperature
Vision
Hearing & equilibrium
Smell & taste
Reflex and voluntary control of posture & movement
Autonomic nervous system
Electrical activity of the brain, sleep-wake states, & circadian rhythms
Learning, memory, language & speech
Basic concepts of endocrine regulation
Hypothalamic regulation of hormonal functions
The pituitary gland
The thyroid gland
The adrenal medulla & adrenal cortex
Hormonal control of calcium & phosphate metabolism & the physiology of bone
Reproductive development & function of the female reproductive system
Function of the male reproductive system
Endocrine functions of the pancreas & regulation of carbohydrate metabolism
Overview of gastrointestinal function & regulation
Digestion, absorption, & nutritional principles
Gastrointestinal motility
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
Introduction to pulmonary structure & mechanics
Gas transport & pH
Regulation of respiration
Renal function & micturition
Regulation of extracellular fluid composition & volume
Acidification of the urine & bicarbonate excretion
"A Lange medical book."
Previous edition: London : McGraw-Hill Medical, 2016
Includes index