Synopses & Reviews
The new edition of Human Physiology - an Oxford Core Text continues to meet the needs of preclinical medical students and is also of value to those following undergraduate courses in physiology and other health-related disciplines. It adopts a student-friendly style with an emphasis on clarity, explanation and understanding complemented by full-color illustrations. The book has a hierarchical organization, beginning with aspects of cell and tissue function before proceeding to a consideration of the communication systems of the body including the endocrine and nervous systems. The heart of the text concerns the physiology of the main body systems.
The new edition has been significantly revised to include an expanded problem section at the end of each chapter with more quantitative examples and some clinical problems where appropriate. Each chapter has been updated and new material includes a section on the physiology of itch; more detailed treatment of colour vision, deafness and vestibular blindness; increased emphasis on neurology disorders; discussion of the physiology of respiratory failure and pulmonary embolism; a discussion of malabsorption disorders; extensive revision to cover the wider aspects of material physiology not just lactation, and extended treatment of fever. The Clinical Physiology chapter is now broken into several short chapters and includes a discussion of cardiovascular pathophysiology and organ failure.
Table of Contents
1. What is physiology?
2. The chemical constitution of the body
3. Introducing cells
4. The transport functions of the plasma membrane
5. Principles of cell signaling
6. Nerve cells and their connections
7. Muscle
8. Sensory systems
9. The physiology of motor systems
10. The autonomic nervous system
11. Some aspects of higher nervous function
12. The hormonal regulation of the body
13. The properties of blood
14. Defense against infection: inflammation and immunity
15. The heart and circulation
16. The respiratory system
17. The kidney and the regulation of the internal environment
18. The digestive system
19. The nutritional needs of the body
20. The physiology of the male and female productive systems
21. Fertilization, pregnancy and lactation
22. Fetal and neonatal physiology
23. The control of growth
24. Energy balance and the control of metabolic rate
25. The physiology of exercise
26. The regulation of body temperature
27. The regulation of plasma glucose
28. The regulation of body fluid volume
29. Acid-base balance
30. The physiology of high altitude and diving
31. Clinical physiology