Description
Book SynopsisLecture Notes: Human Physiology provides concise coverage of general physiology for medical students as well as students of biological sciences, sport science, pharmacology and nursing.
This fifth edition of the ever popular Lecture Notes: Human Physiology has been thoroughly revised and updated by a new international team of authors. The simple structure and systems-based approach remain, with a new clean layout for ease of reading and colour now incorporated to aid understanding.
Lecture Notes: Human Physiology:
- Provides more focus on pathophysiology for clinical relevance
- Is the perfect introduction for medical and allied health care students
- Now includes physiology of pain and increased coverage of heart and the vascular system
- Includes a completely revised chapter on the nervous system.
Trade Review“A practical, easy-to-read text that incorporates diagrams alongside text to aid understanding. Concise and to the point, it serves as an ideal student text.”
Medical Student, Peninsula “A thoroughly informative and useful anthology of human physiology, perfectly suited to medical and scientific students alike, who are looking for a core text with which to edify their understanding. It will bring physiology alive to you by exploring the systems in a clear and compelling manner.” Medical Student, Imperial
“The text covers important concepts in physiology, both at the organ system and cellular levels. It stresses essential and relevant content with clarity and includes numerous tables and illustrations.” Medical Student, Bristol University
"Petersen's Human Physiology is 650 pages of excellently presented, readable science. It is suitable for medical and undergraduate life science students. Extraneous details are kept to a minimum, and the text would cover any medical school curriculum." Medical Student, Dundee University
“Physiology is not easy at the best of times; this book covers in detail all you need to know in an easy to understand manner- giving you the basic ground knowledge to form your clinical knowledge on top.” Medical Student, HYMS
"Includes none of the clutter you have to wade through in other books. The content is condensed down to the essential information and is presented in a very readable layout. Excellent for consolidating your learning. Compact yet comprehensive." Medical Student, Brighton Sussex Medical School
Table of ContentsContributors vi
Preface ix
List of Abbreviations x
1 Cell Physiology 1
2 Cellular Communication 22
3 Introduction to the Nervous System 37
4 Signalling in the Nervous System 63
5 Muscle 95
6 Sensory Systems 122
7 Special Senses 138
8 Motor System 185
9 Higher Nervous Functions 213
10 Pain 227
11 Endocrine System 239
12 Reproduction 271
13 Blood 290
14 Introduction to the Cardiovascular System 326
15 Cardiovascular System—The Heart 335
16 Vascular System 372
17 Cardiovascular Regulation Regional Circulation and Circulatory Adjustments 402
18 Respiration 425
19 Digestive System 494
20 Kidney 540
21 Fluid and Electrolyte Balance 570
22 Energy Metabolism 591
23 Temperature Regulation 603
24 Exercise 616
Appendix 1: Units of measurement 623
Appendix 2: Basic Concepts of Acid–Base Chemistry 625
Index 628
