Foreword |
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Preface to the Second Edition |
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Preface to the First Edition |
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1 General Organisation of the Body |
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2 Cell Components and Function |
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6 | (3) |
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13 | (5) |
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18 | (3) |
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Section 2 Respiratory Physiology |
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21 | (3) |
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24 | (6) |
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30 | (7) |
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9 Carbon Dioxide Transport |
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37 | (3) |
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40 | (5) |
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11 Ventilation and Dead Space |
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45 | (5) |
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50 | (6) |
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56 | (7) |
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63 | (5) |
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15 Ventilation-Perfusion Relationships |
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68 | (3) |
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16 Ventilation-Perfusion Zones in the Lung |
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71 | (3) |
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17 Oxygen Delivery and Demand |
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74 | (3) |
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77 | (3) |
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80 | (2) |
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82 | (6) |
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88 | (5) |
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22 Control of Ventilation |
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93 | (4) |
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97 | (5) |
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102 | (2) |
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104 | (3) |
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26 Anaesthesia and the Lung |
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107 | (4) |
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Section 3 Cardiovascular Physiology |
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27 Cardiac Anatomy and Function |
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111 | (6) |
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117 | (4) |
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29 Cardiac Output and Its Measurement |
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121 | (10) |
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30 Starling's Law and Cardiac Dysfunction |
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131 | (5) |
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31 Cardiac Pressure-Volume Loops |
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136 | (5) |
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141 | (4) |
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145 | (3) |
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148 | (7) |
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35 Arterial Pressure Waveforms |
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155 | (3) |
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36 Capillaries and Endothelium |
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158 | (5) |
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163 | (3) |
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38 Venous Pressure Waveforms |
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166 | (2) |
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168 | (2) |
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40 Cardiovascular Reflexes |
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170 | (5) |
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175 | (3) |
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178 | (7) |
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185 | (4) |
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Section 4 Neurophysiology |
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44 Neuronal Structure and Function |
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189 | (3) |
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192 | (6) |
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198 | (2) |
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200 | (2) |
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202 | (4) |
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49 Intracranial Pressure and Head Injury |
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206 | (5) |
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211 | (10) |
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51 Resting Membrane Potential |
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221 | (4) |
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52 Nerve Action Potential and Propagation |
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225 | (6) |
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53 Synapses and the Neuromuscular Junction |
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231 | (8) |
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239 | (7) |
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55 Muscle Spindles and Golgi Tendon Organs |
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246 | (3) |
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249 | (3) |
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252 | (10) |
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262 | (5) |
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59 Autonomic Nervous System |
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267 | (5) |
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272 | (4) |
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61 The Eye and Intraocular Pressure |
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276 | (3) |
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Section 5 Gastrointestinal Tract |
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62 Saliva, Oesophagus and Swallowing |
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279 | (4) |
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283 | (6) |
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64 Gastrointestinal Digestion and Absorption |
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289 | (6) |
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65 Liver: Anatomy and Blood Supply |
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295 | (4) |
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299 | (8) |
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Section 6 Kidney and Body Fluids |
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67 Renal Function, Anatomy and Blood Flow |
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307 | (6) |
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68 Renal Filtration and Reabsorption |
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313 | (5) |
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69 Renal Regulation of Water and Electrolyte Balance |
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318 | (11) |
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329 | (9) |
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338 | (3) |
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Section 7 Blood and Immune System |
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341 | (9) |
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350 | (6) |
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74 Anaemia and Polycythaemia |
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356 | (4) |
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360 | (11) |
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371 | (2) |
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373 | (11) |
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384 | (3) |
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387 | (4) |
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Section 9 Endocrine Physiology |
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80 Hypothalamus and Pituitary |
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391 | (5) |
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81 Thyroid, Parathyroid and Adrenal |
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396 | (9) |
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Section 10 Developmental Physiology |
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82 Maternal Physiology during Pregnancy |
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411 | (7) |
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418 | (4) |
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422 | (5) |
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427 | (4) |
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Section 11 Environmental Physiology |
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431 | (3) |
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434 | (2) |
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89 Temperature Regulation |
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436 | (3) |
Index |
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