| Description |
1 online resource (904 p.) |
| Contents |
Intro -- Brief Contents -- Contents -- Preface -- About the Authors -- Section I: Foundations -- Ch 1: Homeostasis and Integration: The Foundations of Physiology -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Methods in Physiology -- 1.3 Levels of Organization in Organisms -- 1.4 Size and Scale among Organisms -- 1.5 Homeostasis: Basic Mechanisms and Enhancements -- 1.6 Regulated Change -- 1.7 Organization of Regulatory and Organ Systems -- Chapter Summary -- Review, Synthesize, and Analyze -- Suggested Readings -- Ch 2: Cellular and Molecular Physiology -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Nucleus, Chromosomes, and Genes |
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2.3 Methodology -- 2.4 Ribosomes and Endoplasmic Reticulum -- 2.5 Golgi Complex -- 2.6 Lysosomes and Proteasomes -- 2.7 Peroxisomes -- 2.9 Vaults -- 2.10 Cytosol -- 2.11 Centrosome, Centrioles, and Microtubule Organization -- 2.12 Cytoskeleton: Cell ""Bone and Muscle -- Chapter Summary -- Review, Synthesize, and Analyze -- Suggested Readings -- Ch 3: Membrane Physiology -- 3.1 Membrane Structure and Composition -- 3.2 Unassisted Membrane Transport -- 3.3 Assisted Membrane Transport -- 3.4 Intercellular Communication and Signal Transduction -- 3.5 Membrane Potential -- Chapter Summary |
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Review, Synthesize, and Analyze -- Suggested Readings -- Ch 4: Neuronal Physiology -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Graded Potentials -- 4.3 Action Potentials -- 4.4 Electrical and Chemical Synapses -- 4.5 Neuron-to-Neuron Synapses -- 4.6 Neuromuscular Synapses -- 4.7 Synapses and Integration -- 4.8 Neural Signaling and External Agents -- Chapter Summary -- Review Synthesize, and Analyze -- Suggested Readings -- Section II: Whole-Body Regulation and Integration -- Ch 5: Nervous Systems -- 5.1 Evolution of Nervous Systems -- 5.2 The Vertebrate Nervous System: Overview and Peripheral System |
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5.4 Brain Evolution in Vertebrates -- 5.5 Spinal Cord -- 5.7 Basal Nuclei, Thalamus, Hypothalamus, and Limbic System -- 5.9 Learning, Memory, and Sleep -- Chapter Summary -- Review, Synthesize, and Analyze -- Suggested Readings -- Ch 6: Sensory Physiology -- 6.1 Evolution and Roles of Senses -- 6.2 Receptor Cell Physiology -- 6.3 Mechanoreception: Touch, Pressure, and Proprioception -- 6.4 Mechanoreception: Ears and Hearing -- 6.5 Chemoreception: Taste and Smell -- 6.6 Photoreception: Eyes and Vision -- 6.7 Thermoreception -- 6.8 Nociception: Pain -- 6.9 Electroreception and Magnetoreception |
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Chapter Summary -- Review, Synthesize, and Analyze -- Suggested Readings -- Ch 7: Endocrine Systems -- 7.1 Introduction: Principles of Endocrinology -- 7.2 Nonvertebrate Endocrinology -- 7.3 Vertebrate Endocrinology: Central Endocrine Glands -- 7.4 Endocrine Control of Growth and Development in Vertebrates -- 7.5 Thyroid Gland -- 7.6 Adrenal Glands -- 7.7 Endocrine Control of Calcium Metabolism in Vertebrates -- Chapter Summary -- Review, Synthesize, and Analyze -- Suggested Readings -- Section III: Support and Movement -- Ch 8: Muscle Physiology -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Skeletal Muscle |
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Description based upon print version of record |
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8.3 Molecular Basis of Skeletal Muscle Contraction |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Klandorf, Hillar
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Yancey, Paul
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| ISBN |
9781133709510 |
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1133709516 |
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