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Layman, Dale. Physiology Demystified. US: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2004.

Physiology Demystified

Authors: Dale Layman

Published:  June 2004

eISBN: 9780071471145 0071471146 | ISBN: 9780071438285
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  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part 1 The Golden Path of Body Function
  • Chapter 1 Physiology: Our Life Is A Path Through Bodyspace
  • All Life Starts with Biology!
  • Two Paths Curve Apart in the Woods
  • Contrasting Physiology with Plain Functions
  • Letter Symbols for Anatomy, Physiology, and Functions
  • Some Characteristics of Living Body Functions
  • The Different Levels of Physiology
  • Summary: A Three-Way System of Classification for Key Body Facts
  • Quiz
  • Body-Level Grids for Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2 Control of the Internal Environment: A Story About Feedback and Homeostasis
  • Enter Hippocrates: Human Health Seen as a Balance
  • Claude Bernard and His Dogs: A Preview of Homeostasis
  • Walter B. Cannon: The Wisdom of the Body and Homeostasis
  • Homeostasis and Modern Control System Theory
  • The Set-Point Theory
  • Stressors or Stimuli: Disturbers of Body Parameters
  • Feedback Systems or Cycles
  • Feedback Systems and Human Health
  • Quiz
  • Body-Level Grids for Chapter 2
  • Test: Part 1
  • Part 2 Functions at the Chemical and Cellular Levels
  • Chapter 3 Chemical Functions: ‘‘Hey! We’ve Got Dirt Moving Around in Our Body Basement!’’
  • The Atom: An ‘‘Uncuttable’’ Particle with Its Own Anatomy
  • Chemical Bonds: Builders of Order and Molecules
  • Ions: First as Bonds, Then as ‘‘Goers-to’’
  • Energy and Metabolism
  • ‘‘Blood Hydrogen Homeostasis’’: Body Acid-Base Balance
  • Acidosis versus Alkalosis: Upsets in the Balance
  • Quiz
  • Body-Level Grids for Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4 The Cell: A Tiny Arena of Life
  • The Cell Level: Microanatomy Becomes Microphysiology
  • The Cell Membrane: A Selectively Permeable Boundary
  • Free Energy, Cell Work, and the ATP-ADP Cycle
  • Glucose Breakdown: Is It Going on Within the Cytoplasm, or in the ‘‘Thread-Granules’’?
  • Protein Synthesis: The ‘‘Colored Worms’’ Open and Squirm!
  • The Tragedy of Mutation: Pathophysiology and ‘‘Bad’’ Proteins
  • Quiz
  • Body-Level Grids for Chapter 4
  • Test: Part 2
  • Part 3 The Physiology of Skin, Bone, and Muscle
  • Chapter 5 Working the Human ‘‘Hard’’ Drives: The Physiology of Skins and Skeletons
  • ‘‘Systemic’’ Physiology of the Skin
  • Our Endoskeleton: Bones and Their Tissues
  • ‘‘Systemic’’ Physiology of the Bones
  • Quiz
  • Body-Level Grids for Chapter 5
  • Chapter 6 ‘‘Gentlemen, Fire Up Your Engines!’’: The Physiology of Neurons and Muscle Fibers
  • Lever Systems: Muscles, Bones, and Joints
  • Motor Neurons and Muscle Fibers: The Neuromuscular Connection
  • Microanatomy of a Skeletal Muscle Fiber
  • Muscle Fiber Contraction: The Sliding Filament Theory
  • Motor Units and the Concept of Threshold
  • Muscle Endurance Versus Fatigue: Biochemical Fiber Types
  • Quiz
  • Body-level Grids for Chapter 6
  • Test: Part 3
  • Part 4 The Physiology of Nerves and Glands
  • Chapter 7 ‘‘What Happens When We Step on a Nail?’’: The Physiology of Nerves and Reflexes
  • Relationship of the Two Major Divisions of the Nervous System
  • The Synapse: Where Two Neurons ‘‘Clasp Hands’’
  • Neuron Axons: Resting, Polarized, or Active Depolarized?
  • Neuron Axons: Naked, or Myelinated?
  • Dad Steps on a Nail: Information Flow Through Nerves
  • A Withdrawal Reflex Arc
  • Sensory Pathways and Ascending Nerve Tracts
  • Motor Pathways and Descending Nerve Tracts
  • Quiz
  • Body-Level Grids for Chapter 7
  • Chapter 8 Glands: Physiology of the ‘‘Ductless Acorns’’
  • Glands Versus Glans: They’re All Some Kind of ‘‘Acorn’’!
  • Endocrine Glands Versus Exocrine Glands
  • Important Principles of Hormone Action
  • Quiz
  • Body-Level Grids for Chapter 8
  • Test: Part 4
  • Part 5 Air and Fluid Transport: The Circulatory, Lymph, and Respiratory Systems
  • Chapter 9 Physiology of the Circulatory System: Mover of the Blood in a ‘‘Little Circle’’
  • Overview of Circulatory Physiology: Everything Moves in a ‘‘Little Circle’’
  • The Heart: A Double-Pump for Two Circulations
  • Cardiac Pacemaker Tissue: ‘‘Spark Plugs’’ in the Heart Wall
  • Major Events of the Cardiac Cycle
  • The EKG: Patterns of Ion Flow Associated with the Cardiac Cycle
  • The Work of the Heart: Stroke Volume and Cardiac Output
  • The Importance of Controlling Cardiac Output
  • Blood Pressure and Blood Flow
  • Hypertension Versus Hypotension
  • Quiz
  • Body-Level Grids for Chapter 9
  • Chapter 10 The Physiology of Blood: Helps It Walk with a ‘‘Lymph’’
  • The Blood-Lymph Physiological Relationship
  • Formed Elements in Blood and Lymph
  • The Logical Lymph-Immune Connection
  • "Dynamic Duo’’ Organs: Members of C-V and Lymphatic Systems
  • The Lymph Nodes and Thymus Gland
  • The Immune Response: Antibodies and Macrophages Attack the Antigens
  • The ABO and Rh Antigen Systems
  • The Process of Blood Clotting
  • Quiz
  • Body-Level Grids for Chapter 10
  • Chapter 11 The Respiratory System: Makes You ‘‘Breathe Again’’
  • Ventilation: A Bulk Flow of Air
  • Major Lung Volumes and Capacities
  • Gas Transport: The Journey of O[sub(2)] and CO[sub(2)]
  • Control of Respiration and Body Acid-Base Balance
  • Quiz
  • Body-Level Grids for Chapter 11
  • Test: Part 5
  • Part 6 Physiology from "The Land Down Under": The Digestive and Genitourinary Systems
  • Chapter 12 The Digestive System: A Miraculous ‘‘Grinder’’!
  • The Dark and Mysterious Organ Systems ‘‘Below Our Belt’’
  • Modern Human Feces, or Ancient Roman Fasces? Our ‘‘Dregs’’ Are All Packaged into ‘‘Bundles’’
  • Enter the Accessory Digestive Organs
  • Squirting Bile into the Digestive Tube: A Partnership Between the Liver and Gall Bladder
  • Too Much Acid? The Duodenum Just Keeps ‘‘Secretin’’!
  • More Digestive Enzymes: The CCK ‘‘Bonus’’ Effect
  • Villi and Microvilli in the Small Intestine Wall
  • GI Tube Movements
  • Vomiting and Diarrhea: Digestive Movements That Can Upset Acid-Base Balance
  • Quiz
  • Body-Level Grids for Chapter 12
  • Chapter 13 The Genitourinary System: It Allows Us to Release Fluids and ‘‘Beget’’ New Life!
  • The Notion of Physiological Pathways Within the Great Body Pyramid
  • The Three Genitourinary Pathways
  • Labor and Birth: A Beneficial Positive Feedback Cycle
  • Controlling the Output of Urine: The Urinary Excretion Equation
  • Body Water Balance and ADH
  • Body Salt (Electrolyte) Balance
  • Quiz
  • Body-Level Grids for Chapter 13
  • Test: Part 6
  • Final Exam
  • Answers to Quiz, Test, and Exam Questions
  • Index