Description
Now in its second edition, this highly accessible monograph lays a foundation for understanding of the underlying concepts of normal cardiovascular function. Students of medicine and related disciplines welcome the book’s concise coverage as a practical partner or alternative to a more mechanistically oriented approach or an encyclopedic physiology text. A focus on well-established cardiovascular principles reflects recent, widely accepted research from the field.
Features
--NEW New and revised end-of-chapter questions to conform to clinical-vignette USMLE-style questions.
--NEW Online Faculty and Student Resources on thePoint (Image Bank, Question Bank, and online e-book).
--NEW Updated and reorganized content and edited (reduced) legends and extraneous content (e.g., complex equations).
--Illustrations enhance, explain, and summarize key content.
--Important information is summarized at the end of each chapter for efficient review.
--Learning Objectives open each chapter, focusing on the most important concepts.
--Problems and Clinical Cases challenge understanding of basic concepts.
--Review questions and explanations at the end of each chapter assess comprehension.
--NEW Online Faculty and Student Resources on thePoint (Image Bank, Question Bank, and online e-book).
--NEW Updated and reorganized content and edited (reduced) legends and extraneous content (e.g., complex equations).
--Illustrations enhance, explain, and summarize key content.
--Important information is summarized at the end of each chapter for efficient review.
--Learning Objectives open each chapter, focusing on the most important concepts.
--Problems and Clinical Cases challenge understanding of basic concepts.
--Review questions and explanations at the end of each chapter assess comprehension.
About the Author(s)
- Richard E Klabunde PhD
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Athens, OH
Specs
- Edition: Second
- Product Format: Softbound
- ISBN: 9781451113846
- Trim Size: 10 x 7
- Pages: 256
- Pub Date: Sep 6, 2011
- Weight: 1.0
Table of contents
1 Introduction to the Cardiovascular System Learning Objectives The Need for a Circulatory System The Arrangement of the Cardiovascular System The Functions of the Heart and Blood Vessels The Regulation of Cardiac and Vascular Function The Content of the Following Chapters Summary of Important Concepts Review Questions 2 Electrical Activity of the Heart Learning Objectives Introduction Cell Membrane Potentials Conduction of Action Potentials within the Heart The Electrocardiogram (ECG) Electrophysical Changes during Cardiac Ischemia Summary of Important Concepts Review Questions Suggested Readings 3 Cellular Structure and Function Learning Objectives Introduction Cardiac Cell Structure and Function Vascular Structure and Function Summary of Important Concepts Review Questions Suggested Readings 4 Cardiac Function Learning Objectives Introduction Cardiac Anatomy The Cardiac Cycle Regulations of Cardiac Output Myocardial Oxygen Consumption Summary of Important Concepts Review Questions Suggested Readings 5 Vascular Function Learning Objectives Introduction Anatomy and Function Arterial Blood Pressure Regulation of System Vascular Resistance Venous Blood Pressure Venous Return and Cardiac Output Summary of Important Concepts Review Questions Suggested Readings 6 Neurohumoral Control of the Heart and Circulation Learning Objectives Introduction Autonomic Neural Control Humoral Control Integration of Neurohumoral Mechanisms Summary of Important Concepts Review Questions Suggested Readings 7 Organ Blood Flow Learning Objectives Introduction Distribution of Cardiac Output Local Regulation of Blood Flow Special Circulations Summary of Important Concepts Review Questions Suggested Readings 8 Exchange Function of the Microcirculation Learning Objectives Introduction Mechanisms of Exchange Exchange of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Transcapillary Fluid Exchange Edema Formation Summary of Important Concepts Review Questions Suggested Readings 9 Cardiovascular Integration and Adaptation Learning Objectives Introduction Cardiovascular Responses to Exercise Maternal Changes in Cardiovascular Function during Pregnancy Hypotension Hypertension Heart Failure Summary of Important Concepts Review Questions Suggested Readings
