Cardiovascular Physiology: Questions for Self Assessment
β Scribed by Rodney J Levick (Author)
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Year
- 2009
- Leaves
- 273
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
An Introduction to Cardiovascular Physiology provides the student with the key concepts of cardiovascular physiology, from the fundamentals of how the cardiovascular system works in both health and disease, through to a consideration of more complex physiological mechanisms. This brand new companion work Cardiovascular Physiology: Questions for Sel
β¦ Table of Contents
Overview of the cardiovascular system. The cardiac cycle. The cardiac myocyte: excitation and contraction. Initiation and nervous control of heartbeat. Electrocardiography and arrhythmias. Control of stroke volume and cardiac output. Assessment of cardiac output and peripheral pulse. Haemodynamics: flow, pressure and resistance. The endothelial cell. The microcirculation and solute exchange. Circulation of fluid between plasma, interstitium and lymph. Vascular smooth muscle: excitation, contraction and relaxation. Control of blood vessels I. Intrinsic control. Control of blood vessels II. Extrinsic control by nerves and hormones. Specialization in individual circulations. Cardiovascular receptors, reflexes and central control. Co-ordinated cardiovascular responses. Cardiovascular responses in pathological situations.
β¦ Subjects
Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing & Allied Health;Medicine;Anatomy;Cardiology
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