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Excel on medical physiology course exams and the USMLE® with the only study guide derived from the field's cornerstone text
More than 350 Q&A with detailed answer explanations!Based on content from
Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology, Twenty-Fifth Edition, the world's leading text on human physiology, this authoritative new resource delivers a clear, concise review of the subject's fundamental concepts, backed by more than 350 Q&A with detailed answer explanations, and numerous full-color illustrations.
With the goal of creating a targeted, yet comprehensive review of medical physiology for the USMLE® and coursework, the authors of this powerful new resource have streamlined the content of the
Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology, Twenty-Fifth Edition to facilitate study and learning, carefully retaining the most high-yield concepts and illustrations.
The authors have skillfully reworked the self-study questions from the parent text so they are consistent with the clinical vignette style found on the USMLE®, and have also included many new questions. In addition, every question comes with a comprehensive explanation of why the correct answer is right or wrong, and why the distractors are wrong. This fosters a conceptual understanding of physiology, rather than simply reinforcing memorization. You will also find valuable study aids such as learning objectives, key terms, and end-of-chapter summaries and questions.
If your study requires a succinct, well-illustrated review of medical physiology - one backed by the authority of the field's most respected textbook and enhanced by hundreds of Q&A with outstanding explanations - your search ends here.
List of contents
SECTION I CELLULAR & MOLECULAR BASIS FOR MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY
1. General Principles & Energy Production in Medical Physiology
2. Overview of Cellular Physiology in Medical Physiology
3. Immunity, Infection, & Inflammation
4. Excitable Tissue: Nerve
5. Excitable Tissue: Muscle
6. Synaptic & Junctional Transmission
7. Neurotransmitters & Neuromodulators
SECTION II CENTRAL & PERIPHERAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
8. Somatosensory Neurotransmission: Touch, Pain, & Temperature
9. Vision
10. Hearing & Equilibrium
11. Smell & Taste
12. Reflex & Voluntary Control of Posture & Movement
13. Autonomic Nervous System
14. Electrical Activity of the Brain, Sleep-Wake States, & Circadian Rhythms
15. Learning, Memory, Language, & Speech
SECTION III ENDOCRINE & REPRODUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGY
16. Basic Concepts of Endocrine Regulation
17. Hypothalamic Regulation of Hormonal Functions
18. The Pituitary Gland
19. The Thyroid Gland
20. The Adrenal Medulla & Adrenal Cortex
21. Hormonal Control of Calcium & Phosphate Metabolism & the Physiology of Bone
22. Reproductive Development & Function of the Female Reproductive System
23. Function of the Male Reproductive System
24. Endocrine Functions of the Pancreas & Regulation of Carbohydrate Metabolism
SECTION IV GASTROINTESTINAL PHYSIOLOGY
25. Overview of Gastrointestinal Function & Regulation
26. Digestion, Absorption, & Nutritional Principles
27. Gastrointestinal Motility
28. Transport & Metabolic Functions of the Liver
SECTION V CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY
29. Origin of the Heartbeat & the Electrical Activity of the Heart
30. The Heart as a Pump
31. Blood as a Circulatory Fluid & the Dynamics of Blood & Lymph Flow
32. Cardiovascular Regulatory Mechanisms
33. Circulation Through Special Regions
SECTION VI RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY
34. Introduction to Pulmonary Structure & Mechanics
35. Gas Transport & pH
36. Regulation of Respiration
SECTION VII RENAL PHYSIOLOGY
37. Renal Function & Micturition
38. Regulation of Extracellular Fluid Composition & Volume
39. Acidification of the Urine & Bicarbonate Excretion
Index
About the author
PhD in Biochemistry from the University of London; Postdoctoral fellow in National Institutes of Health;Professor of Medicine and Vice-Chair for Research, University of California, Department of Medicine;Chair of Biomedical Sciences PhD Program, University of California, San Diego.
Summary
The review students need to excel on their medical physiology course exams and the USMLE
