Author(s): David Chambers, Christopher Huang, Gareth Matthews
Edition: 2
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Year: 2019
Language: English
Pages: 452
Contents
Foreword
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
List of Abbreviations
Section 1 The Basics
1 General Organisation of the Body
2 Cell Components and Function
3 Genetics
4 The Cell Membrane
5 Enzymes
Section 2 Respiratory Physiology
6 The Upper Airways
7 The Lower Airways
8 Oxygen Transport
9 Carbon Dioxide Transport
10 Alveolar Diffusion
11 Ventilation and Dead Space
12 Static Lung Volumes
13 Spirometry
14 Hypoxia and Shunts
15 Ventilation–Perfusion Relationships
16 Ventilation–Perfusion Zones in the Lung
17 Oxygen Delivery and Demand
18 Alveolar Gas Equation
19 Oxygen Cascade
20 Lung Compliance
21 Work of Breathing
22 Control of Ventilation
23 Pulmonary Circulation
24 Oxygen Toxicity
25 Ventilatory Failure
26 Anaesthesia and the Lung
Section 3 Cardiovascular Physiology
27 Cardiac Anatomy and Function
28 Cardiac Cycle
29 Cardiac Output and Its Measurement
30 Starling’s Law and Cardiac Dysfunction
31 Cardiac Pressure–Volume Loops
32 Cardiac Ischaemia
33 Systemic Circulation
34 Arterial System
35 Arterial Pressure Waveforms
36 Capillaries and Endothelium
37 Venous System
38 Venous Pressure Waveforms
39 Lymphatics
40 Cardiovascular Reflexes
41 Valsalva Manoeuvre
42 Exercise Physiology
43 Exercise Testing
Section 4 Neurophysiology
44 Neuronal Structure and Function
45 The Brain
46 Cerebrospinal Fluid
47 Blood–Brain Barrier
48 Cerebral Blood Flow
49 Intracranial Pressure and Head Injury
50 The Spinal Cord
51 Resting Membrane Potential
52 Nerve Action Potential and Propagation
53 Synapses and the Neuromuscular Junction
54 Skeletal Muscle
55 Muscle Spindles and Golgi Tendon Organs
56 Smooth Muscle
57 Cardiac Muscle
58 The Electrocardiogram
59 Autonomic Nervous System
60 Pain Physiology
61 The Eye and Intraocular Pressure
Section 5 Gastrointestinal Tract
62 Saliva, Oesophagus and Swallowing
63 Stomach and Vomiting
64 Gastrointestinal Digestion and Absorption
65 Liver: Anatomy and Blood Supply
66 Liver Function
Section 6 Kidney and Body Fluids
67 Renal Function, Anatomy and Blood Flow
68 Renal Filtration and Reabsorption
69 Renal Regulation of Water and Electrolyte Balance
70 Acid–Base Physiology
71 Micturition
Section 7 Blood and Immune System
72 Haemostasis
73 Transfusion
74 Anaemia and Polycythaemia
75 Immune System
76 Plasma Constituents
Section 8 Energy Balance
77 Metabolism
78 Starvation
79 Stress Response
Section 9 Endocrine Physiology
80 Hypothalamus and Pituitary
81 Thyroid, Parathyroid and Adrenal
Section 10 Developmental Physiology
82 Maternal Physiology during Pregnancy
83 Foetal Physiology
84 Paediatric Physiology
85 Physiology of Ageing
86 Physiology of Obesity
Section 11 Environmental Physiology
87 Altitude
88 Diving
89 Temperature Regulation
Index
