Physiology for Dental Students

✍ Scribed by D. B. Ferguson (Auth.)

• Publisher: John Wright
• Year: 1988
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 357
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Written specifically for dental students, this textbook reviews general human physiology both as basic science and as a basis for clinical dental work. It provides a thorough understanding of physiology of all organ systems in the body, and their component tissues. Sections examine the operation of body fluids and cell tissues, provide an outline of each physiological system concentrating on the morphological units, and deal with physiological control. Examples and illustrations relevant to clinical dentistry are used throughout the manual and emphasis has been placed on topics of oral significance, including swallowing, taste and pain in the area served by the trigeminal nerve

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Preface, Pages v-vi
1 - Cells and fluids, Pages 3-23
2 - The transfer of materials across epithelial cell layers - secretion and absorption, Pages 24-41
3 - Blood plasma, Pages 42-53
4 - The cells of the blood, Pages 54-72
5 - Excitable tissues, Pages 73-99
6 - Bulk transport, Pages 100-113
7 - The cardiovascular system, Pages 117-125
8 - The respiratory system, Pages 126-131
9 - The nervous system, Pages 132-167
10 - The kidneys (renal system), Pages 168-174
11 - The digestive system, Pages 175-190
12 - Endocrine systems, Pages 191-212
13 - Mechanisms of control, Pages 215-221
14 - Posture, locomotion and voluntary movement, Pages 222-228
15 - Control of pressure and flow in the cardiovascular system, Pages 229-236
16 - Control of the osmotic activity of the blood and of the blood volume, Pages 237-241
17 - Normal control of respiration and the control of blood oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations, Pages 242-249
18 - Control of blood pH, Pages 250-256
19 - Mastication and deglutition, Pages 257-264
20 - Speech or vocalisation, Pages 265-270
21 - Control of digestion, Pages 271-280
22 - The menstrual cycle, pregnancy and lactation, Pages 281-284
23 - Growth and development, Pages 285-293
24 - The control of metabolic processes, Pages 294-308
25 - The control of body temperature, Pages 309-314
26 - Exercise, Pages 315-321
27 - Emergency situations, Pages 322-331
Appendix, Page 333
Index, Pages 335-362