"A Lange medical book"

"This edition is a revision of the original works of Dr. Francis Ganong."--Preface

Includes index

SECTION 1 CELLULAR & MOLECULAR BASIS FOR MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY : Chapter 1: General Principles & Energy Production in Medical Physiology -- Chapter 2: Overview of Cellular Physiology -- Chapter 3: Immunity, Infection, & Inflammation -- Chapter 4: Excitable Tissue: Nerve -- Chapter 5: Excitable Tissue: Muscle -- New! Chapter 6: Synaptic & Junctional Transmission -- Chapter 7: Neurotransmitters & Neuromodulators -- SECTION 2. CENTRAL &PERIPHERAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY : Chapter 8: Somatosensory Neurotransmission: Touch, Pain, & Temperature -- Chapter 9: Smell & Taste -- Chapter 10: Vision -- Chapter 11: Hearing & Equilibrium -- Chapter 12: Reflex & Voluntary Control of Posture & Movement -- Chapter 13: Autonomic Nervous System -- Chapter 14: Electrical Activity of the Brain, Sleep-Wake States, & Circadian Rhythms -- Chapter 15: Learning, Memory, Language, & Speech -- SECTION 3.ENDOCRINE & REPRODUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGY : Chapter 16: Basic Concepts of Endocrine Regulation -- Chapter 17: Hypothalamic Regulation of Hormonal Functions --Chapter 18: The Pituitary Gland -- Chapter 19: The Adrenal Medulla & Adrenal Cortex -- Chapter 20: The Thyroid Gland -- Chapter 21: Hormonal Control of Calcium & Phosphate Metabolism & the Physiology of Bone -- Chapter 22: Reproductive Development & Function of the Female Reproductive System -- Chapter 23: Function of the Male Reproductive System -- Chapter 24: Endocrine Functions of the Pancreas & Regulation of Carbohydrate Metabolism -- SECTION 4.GASTROINTESTINAL PHYSIOLOGY : Chapter 25: Overview of Gastrointestinal Function & Regulation -- Chapter 26: Digestion & Absorption of Nutrients -- Chapter 27: Gastrointestinal Motility -- Chapter 28: Transport & Metabolic Functions of the Liver -- SECTION 5. CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY : Chapter 29: Origin of the Heartbeat & the Electrical Activity of the Heart -- Chapter 30: The Heart as a Pump -- Chapter 31: Blood as a Circulatory Fluid & the Dynamics of Blood & Lymph Flow -- Chapter 32: Cardiovascular Regulatory Mechanisms -- Chapter 33: Circulation Through Special Regions -- SECTION 6. RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY : Chapter 34: Introduction to Pulmonary Structure & Mechanics --Chapter 35: Gas Transport & pH -- Chapter 36: Regulation of Respiration -- SECTION 7. RENAL PHYSIOLOGY Chapter 37: Renal Function & Micturition -- Chapter 38: Regulation of Extracellular Fluid Composition & Volume -- Chapter 39: Acidification of the Urine & Bicarbonate Excretion