Title Ganong's review of medical physiology / Kim E. Garrett, PhD, Distinguished Professor, Department of Medicine, Dean of the Graduate Division, University of California, San Diego. Scott Boitano, PhD, Professor, Physiology and Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Arizona Respirator Center, Bio5 Collaborative Research Institute, University of Arizona, Susan M. Barman, PhD, Professor, Department of Pharmacology/Toxicology, Mchigan State University, Heddwin L. Brooks, PhD, Professor, Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Arizona ; Michael Weitz and Brian Kearns, editors.

Publication Info.	New York : McGraw Hill Education, [2016]
	©2016

Copies

Location	Call No.	Status
University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Reference Material	Ref. 612 B274G	In-Library Use Only
University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location	612 B274G	Check Shelf

Edition	Twenty-fifth edition.
Description	xi, 750 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Note	"A Lange medical book."
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note	"This edition is a revision of the original works of Dr. Francis Ganong."--Preface.
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 -- 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.
Subject	Physiology -- Textbooks.
	Physiology -- Problems, exercises, etc.
	Physiological Phenomena.
	Fysiologi.
	Physiology. (OCoLC)fst01063177
Genre/Form	Problems and exercises. (OCoLC)fst01423783
	Textbooks. (OCoLC)fst01423863
Added Author	Barman, Susan M., author.
	Boitano, Scott, author.
	Brooks, Heddwen L., author.
	Weitz, Michael, 1969- editor.
	Kearns, Brian Patrick, editor.
	Ganong, William F., dedicatee.
	Ganong, William F. Review of medical physiology.
	McGraw-Hill Education (Firm), publisher, copyright holder.
Added Title	Review of medical physiology
ISBN	9780071825108 (paperback)
	007182510X (paperback)
	9781259255380
	1259255387

-->

Permanent Link

Add a Review

Copies

Library Links

Search Tools

Language Settings