Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology

The field's most complete, up-to-date , and engagingly-written text on medical physiology -- now in full color A Doody's Core Title ESSENTIAL PURCHASE for 2011! 4 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW! "This 23rd edition is an excellent source of the current knowledge in physiology. Significant pedagogical advances have been made while preserving the integrity of Dr. Ganong's work...They have done an excellent job of updating this classic, and the tradition continues. So many students in the future will be able to use this book to enhance their knowledge."--Doody's Review Service For more than four decades, Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology has been the leader in helping medical students and clinicians understand the fascinating subject of human and mammalian physiology. Concisely covering every important topic without sacrificing depth or readability, Ganong's delivers more detailed, clinically-relevant, high-yield information per page than any similar text or review. Thoroughly updated to reflect the latest research and developments in important areas such as the cellular basis of neurophysiology, Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology incorporates examples from clinical medicine throughout the chapters to illustrate important physiologic concepts. Whether you're a student who needs an outstanding review for the USMLE or a physician who wants to keep pace with the ever-changing field of medical physiology, there's no better place to turn than Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology. Here's why this is the best edition of Ganong's ever: NEW full-color illustrations -- the authors have worked with an outstanding team of medical illustrators, photographers, educators, and students to give you an unmatched collection of illustrations and tables NEW boxed clinical cases -- featuring examples of diseases that illustrate important physiological principles NEW high-yield end-of-chapter board review questions iPod-compatible review - questions and illustrations from each chapter test your comprehension of the material Companion online learning center includes cases, illustrations, and board review questions (www.LangeTextbooks.com)

ISBN 0071605673   Volumes 1 ISBN13 9780071605670 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 1447 Publisher McGraw-Hill Education - Europe   Published in New York Imprint McGraw-Hill Medical   Series title Lange Basic Science Format Paperback   Previous ISBN 9780838582824 Publication date 01 Sep 2009   Height (mm) 274 DEWEY 612   Width (mm) 216 DEWEY edition DC22   Spine width (mm) 24 Pages 726   Academic level Tertiary education

Sect. I		Cellular & Molecular Basis for Medical Physiology		1
1		General Principles & Energy Production in Medical Physiology		1
2		Overview of Cellular Physiology in Medical Physiology		31
3		Immunity, Infection, & Inflammation		63
Sect. II		Physiology of Nerve & Muscle Cells		79
4		Excitable Tissue: Nerve		79
5		Excitable Tissue: Muscle		93
6		Synaptic & Junctional Transmission		115
7		Neurotransmitters & Neuromodulators		129
8		Properties of Sensory Receptors		149
9		Reflexes		157
Sect. III		Central & Peripheral Neurophysiology		167
10		Pain & Temperature		167
11		Somatosensory Pathways		173
12		Vision		181
13		Hearing & Equilibrium		203
14		Smell & Taste		219
15		Electrical Activity of the Brain, Sleep-Wake States, & Circadian Rhythms		229
16		Control of Posture & Movement		241
17		The Autonomic Nervous System		261
18		Hypothalamic Regulation of Hormonal Functions		273
19		Learning, Memory, Language, & Speech		289
Sect. IV		Endocrine & Reproductive Physiology		301
20		The Thyroid Gland		301
21		Endocrine Functions of the Pancreas & Regulation of Carbohydrate Metabolism		315
22		The Adrenal Medulla & Adrenal Cortex		337
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