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PDQ Physiology offers a concise, up-to-date summary of human physiology. It is an ideal resource for the more advanced physiology specialist and health professional requiring a quick view or review. Its perspective is one of integration while incorporating the current understanding in molecular and cellular physiology and offering up-to-date explanations of physiological phenomena. The reader will greatly benefit from the coverage of topics not found in most comprehensive physiology books. PDQ Physiology is more focused on significant points; more current in cardiac, renal, and muscle functions; and is more descriptive in sexuality, reproduction and birth.
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PDQ Physiology ISBN: VIEW CART 1-55009-148-4 DESCRIPTION | EDITORS | TABLE OF CONTENTS | SAMPLE CHAPTER Pub Date: April, 2002 Pages: 520 1. General Physiological Processes Editor(s): 2. Muscle 3. Blood 4. Autonomic Nervous System 5. Respiration Uwe Ackermann MASc, PhD 6. Cardiovascular Physiology 7. Body Fluids and Electrolytes Price: 8. Gastrointestinal System $26.95 (US) 9. Endocrine System $33.95 (CDN) 10. Fuel Metabolism and Nutrition 11. Reproduction and Sexual Function 12. Fertilization, Pregnancy, and Lactation 13. Mineral Metabolism, Bone, and Connective Tissue
1 General Physiologic Processes CELL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION Three structural features of human cells (Figure 1–1) identify them as eukaryotic cells. They are 1. a distinct membrane surrounding a central nucleus, 2. several membrane-lined intracellular structures and organelles, and 3. a number of well-defined subcellular domains in which different microenvironments are maintained so that several chemical reactions can occur simultaneously and optimally because the properties of the membranes defining these domains permit precise regulation of regional milieus.
Cytosolic Membrane Systems, Organelles, and Inclusions Nucleus Th