A favorite text of physiology students worldwide, Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology delivers the complex knowledge you need to master in a distinctive, easy-to-digest format. The fifteenth Edition of this bestselling text is fully up to date and provides clear, comprehensive coverage of the content most relevant to clinical and pre-clinical students. The unique format ensures maximum learning and retention of complex concepts: a larger font size emphasizes core information, while supporting information is detailed in a smaller font and highlighted in pale blue―making it easy to quickly skim the essential text or pursue more in-depth study.

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Contents

۱. Functional Organization of the Human Body and Control of the “Internal Environment”
۲. The Cell and Its Functions
۳. Genetic Control of Protein Synthesis, Cell Function, and Cell Reproduction
۴. Transport of Substances Through Cell Membranes
۵. Membrane Potentials and Action Potentials
۶. Contraction of Skeletal Muscle
۷. Excitation of Skeletal Muscle: Neuromuscular Transmission and Excitation-Contraction Coupling
۸. Excitation and Contraction of Smooth Muscle
۹. Cardiac Muscle; The Heart as a Pump and Function of the Heart Valves
۱۰. Rhythmical Excitation of the Heart
۱۱. Fundamentals of Electrocardiography
۱۲. Electrocardiographic Interpretation of Cardiac Muscle and Coronary Blood Flow Abnormalities: Vectorial Analysis
۱۳. Cardiac Arrhythmias and Their Electrocardiographic Interpretation
۱۴. Overview of the Circulation: Pressure, Flow, and Resistance
Chapter 15Vascular Distensibility and Functions of the Arterial and Venous Systems
۱۶. The Microcirculation and Lymphatic System: Capillary Fluid Exchange, Interstitial Fluid, and Lymph Flow
۱۷. Local and Humoral Control of Tissue Blood Flow
۱۸. Nervous Regulation of the Circulation and Rapid Control of Arterial Pressure
۱۹. Role of the Kidneys in Long-Term Control of Arterial Pressure and in Hypertension: The Integrated System for Arterial Pressure Regulation
۲۰. Cardiac Output, Venous Return, and Their Regulation
۲۱. Muscle Blood Flow and Cardiac Output During Exercise; The Coronary Circulation and Ischemic Heart Disease
۲۲. Heart Failure
۲۳. Heart Valves and Heart Sounds; Valvular and Congenital Heart Defects
۲۴. Circulatory Shock and Its Treatment
۲۵. Regulation of Body Fluid Compartments: Extracellular and Intracellular Fluids; Edema
۲۶. The Urinary System: Functional Anatomy and Urine Formation By the Kidneys
۲۷. Glomerular Filtration, Renal Blood Flow, and Their Control
۲۸. Renal Tubular Reabsorption and Secretion
۲۹. Urine Concentration and Dilution; Regulation of Extracellular Fluid Osmolarity and Sodium Concentration
۳۰. Renal Regulation of Potassium, Calcium, Phosphate, and Magnesium; Integration of Renal Mechanisms for Control of Blood Volume and Extracellular Fluid Volume
۳۱. Acid–Base Regulation
۳۲. Diuretics and Kidney Diseases
۳۳. Red Blood Cells, Anemia, and Polycythemia
۳۴. Resistance of the Body to Infection: I. Leukocytes, Granulocytes, the Monocyte-Macrophage System, and Inflammation
۳۵. Resistance of the Body to Infection: II. Immunity and Allergy
۳۶. Blood Types, Transfusion, and Tissue and Organ Transplantation
۳۷. Hemostasis and Blood Coagulation
۳۸. Pulmonary Ventilation
۳۹. Pulmonary Circulation, Pulmonary Edema, and Pleural Fluid
۴۰. Principles of Gas Exchange; Diffusion of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Through Respiratory Membranes
۴۱. Transport of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide in Blood and Tissue Fluids
۴۲. Regulation of Respiration
۴۳. Respiratory Insufficiency—Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Oxygen Therapy
۴۴. Aviation, High Altitude, and Space Physiology
۴۵. Physiology of Deep-Sea Diving and Other Hyperbaric Conditions
۴۶. Organization of the Nervous System, Basic Functions of Synapses and Neurotransmitters
۴۷. Sensory Receptors and Neuronal Circuits for Processing Information
۴۸. Somatic Sensations: I. General Organization, Tactile and Position Senses
۴۹. Somatic Sensations: II. Pain, Headache, and Thermal Sensations
۵۰. The Eye: I. Optics of Vision
۵۱. The Eye: II. Receptor and Neural Function of the Retina
۵۲. The Eye: III. Central Neurophysiology of Vision
۵۳. The Sense of Hearing
۵۴. The Chemical Senses—Taste and Smell
۵۵. Spinal Cord Motor Functions; The Cord Reflexes
۵۶. Cortical and Brain Stem Control of Motor Function
۵۷. Cerebellum and Basal Ganglia Contributions to Overall Motor Control
۵۸. Cerebral Cortex, Intellectual Functions of the Brain, Learning, and Memory
۵۹. The Limbic System and the Hypothalamus—Behavioral and Motivational Mechanisms of the Brain
۶۰. States of Brain Activity—Sleep, Brain Waves, Epilepsy, Psychoses, and Dementia
۶۱. The Autonomic Nervous System and the Adrenal Medulla
۶۲. Cerebral Blood Flow, Cerebrospinal Fluid, and Brain Metabolism
۶۳. General Principles of Gastrointestinal Function—Motility, Nervous and Hormonal Control, Blood Circulation, and Microbiota
۶۴. Propulsion and Mixing of Food in the Alimentary Tract
۶۵. Secretory Functions of the Alimentary Tract
۶۶. Digestion and Absorption in the Gastrointestinal Tract
۶۷. Physiology of Gastrointestinal Disorders
۶۸. Metabolism of Carbohydrates and Formation of Adenosine Triphosphate
۶۹. Lipid Metabolism
۷۰. Protein Metabolism
۷۱. The Liver
۷۲. Dietary Balances; Regulation of Feeding; Obesity and Starvation; Vitamins and Minerals
۷۳. Energetics and Metabolic Rate
۷۴. Body Temperature Regulation and Fever
۷۵. Introduction to Endocrinology
۷۶. Pituitary Hormones and Their Control By the Hypothalamus
۷۷. Thyroid Metabolic Hormones
۷۸. Adrenocortical Hormones
۷۹. Insulin, Glucagon, and Diabetes Mellitus
۸۰. Parathyroid Hormone, Calcitonin, Calcium and Phosphate Metabolism, Vitamin D, Bone, and Teeth
۸۱. Reproductive and Hormonal Functions of the Male (and Function of the Pineal Gland)
۸۲. Female Physiology Before Pregnancy and Female Hormones
۸۳. Pregnancy and Lactation
۸۴. Fetal and Neonatal Physiology
۸۵. Sports Physiology
Normal Values for Selected Common Laboratory Measurements

Video Contents

۱. ۲.۱ Endocytosis
۲. ۵.۱ Action Potential
۳. ۶.۱ Skeletal Muscle Cross-Bridge Cycle
۴. ۹.۱ The Cardiac Cycle
۵. Audio 23.1 Normal Heart Sound
۶. Audio 23.2 Aortic Stenosis
۷. Audio 23.3 Aortic Regurgitation
۸. Audio 23.4 Mitral Regurgitation
۹. Audio 23.5 Mitral Stenosis
۱۰. ۲۹.۱ The Countercurrent Multiplier
۱۱. ۳۴.۱ Chemotaxis
۱۲. ۳۸.۱ Mechanics Of Pulmonary Ventilation
۱۳. ۴۶.۱ Chemical Synaptic Transmission
۱۴. ۴۶.۲ Neurotransmission
۱۵. ۴۸.۱ Fine Touch
۱۶. ۴۸.۲ Pain Pathways
۱۷. ۵۰.۱ Eye-Lens Accommodation
۱۸. ۵۵.۱ Muscle Spindle
۱۹. ۵۵.۲ Patella Reflex
۲۰. ۶۳.۱ Peristalsis
۲۱. ۸۲.۱ The Menstrual Cycle