Human physiology : foundations & frontiers /
David F. Moffett, Stacia B. Moffett, Charles L. Schauf.
- 2nd edition
- St. Louis : Mosby, c1993.
- xxii, 851 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Contents;
Section I: The foundations of physiology 1. Human physiology in perspective 2. The chemical and physical foundations of physiology 3. The chemistry of cells 4. The structure and energy metabolism of cells 5. Homeostatic control: Neural and endocrine mechanisms 6. Transport across cell membranes
Section II: Nerve and muscle 7. Action potentials 8. Initiation, transmission, and integration of neural signals 9. Sensory systems and brain function 10. The special senses 11. Skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscle 12. Somatic and autonomic motor systems
Section III: The cardiovascular system 13. The heart 14. Blood and the vascular system 15. Regulation of the cardiovascular system
Section IV: The respiratory system 16. Respiratory structure and dynamics 17. Gas exchange and gas transport in the blood 18. Regulation of the respiratory system
Section V: Kidney and body fluid homeostasis 19. The kidney 20. Control of body fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance
Section VI: The gastrointestinal tract 21. Gastrointestinal organization, secretion, and motility 22. Digestion and absorption
Section VII: Growth, metabolism, reproduction, and immune defense 23. Endocrine control of organic metabolism and growth 24. Reproduction and its endocrine control 25. Sexual response, pregnancy, birth, and lactation 26. The immune system