Medical Sciences by Naish, Jeannette -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Instructions for online access Title page Table of Contents Dedication Copyright Contributors Preface Acknowledgements 1. Introduction and homeostasis

CHAPTER 2 BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY CHAPTER 3 ENERGY METABOLISM CHAPTER 4 PHARMACOLOGY CHAPTER 5 HUMAN GENETICS CHAPTER 6 PATHOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY CHAPTER 7 EPIDEMIOLOGY SYSTEMS OF THE BODY CHAPTER 16 DIET AND NUTRITION HOMEOSTASIS

2. Biochemistry and cell biology

PRINCIPLES OF MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF THE HUMAN BODY THE CELL

3. Energy metabolism

INTRODUCTION TO METABOLISM CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM AMINO ACID METABOLISM LIPID METABOLISM (Clinical box 3.19)

4. Pharmacology

INTRODUCTION PHARMACOKINETICS PHARMACODYNAMICS Adenylate cyclase and cAMP Guanylate cyclase, cGMP and nitric oxide (NO) Phosphodiesterase inhibition Nitric oxide Inositol phosphates DAG THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM

5. Human genetics

INTRODUCTION THE HUMAN GENOME HUMAN GENETIC VARIATION MODES OF INHERITANCE POLYGENIC OR COMPLEX DISEASE CANCER GENETICS IDENTIFYING DISEASE GENES GENETIC DISEASE, DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY

6. Pathology and immunology

INTRODUCTION INFECTION IMMUNITY NEOPLASIA

7. Epidemiology: science for the art of medicine

INTRODUCTION THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL APPROACH EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ENQUIRY INVESTIGATION BY REVIEW HEALTH EDUCATION AND PROMOTION

8. The nervous system

INTRODUCTION EMBRYOLOGY GROSS ANATOMY THE VENTRICULAR SYSTEM CELLS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM BLOOD SUPPLY TO THE BRAIN AND BRAIN METABOLISM TRANSMISSION OF NEURAL SIGNALS MOTOR CONTROL AND PATHWAYS SENSORY SYSTEMS SPECIAL SENSES CENTRAL AUTONOMIC NETWORKS CONSCIOUSNESS SLEEP AND WAKEFULNESS EMOTION MOTIVATION AND GOAL-DIRECTED BEHAVIOURS HIGHER CORTICAL FUNCTIONS BRAIN DEATH

9. Bone, muscle, skin and connective tissue

INTRODUCTION THE SKELETAL SYSTEM JOINTS SKELETAL MUSCLE POSTURE AND LOCOMOTION SPECIALISED CONNECTIVE TISSUES: SKIN, HAIR AND NAILS GENERALISED CONNECTIVE TISSUE

10. Endocrinology

INTRODUCTION THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY ENDOCRINE HOMEOSTASIS REPRODUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGY

11. The cardiovascular system

INTRODUCTION CLINICAL ANATOMY OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EMBRYOLOGY CELLULAR STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE HEART BLOOD VESSELS SYSTEMIC ARTERIAL BLOOD PRESSURE

12. Haematology

THE HAEMOPOIETIC SYSTEM RED CELLS ONCOGENESIS AND DISORDERS OF BLOOD CELL PRODUCTION HAEMOSTASIS AND THROMBOSIS BLOOD GROUPS AND TRANSFUSION MEDICINE

13. The respiratory system

INTRODUCTION EPIDEMIOLOGY OF RESPIRATORY DISEASE AND ITS SOCIAL IMPACT CLASSIFICATION OF COMMON RESPIRATORY DISEASES ANATOMY OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM MECHANICS OF BREATHING PRINCIPLES OF GAS EXCHANGE CARRIAGE OF OXYGEN BY THE BLOOD CARRIAGE OF CARBON DIOXIDE BY THE BLOOD MATCHING LUNG VENTILATION TO LUNG PERFUSION CONTROL OF BREATHING ENERGY PRODUCTION AND OXYGEN CONSUMPTION CHALLENGES TO NORMAL RESPIRATION RESPIRATORY FAILURE LUNG DEFENCES AGAINST INFECTION DEVELOPMENT OF THE LUNGS AND CHANGES IN THE NEWBORN

14. The renal system

INTRODUCTION ANATOMY OF THE KIDNEY DEVELOPMENT OF THE KIDNEY RENAL FUNCTION THE URINARY TRACT RENAL DISEASES

15. The alimentary system

INTRODUCTION OVERVIEW OF DIGESTION AND ABSORPTION SURFACE ANATOMY OF THE ABDOMEN MICROANATOMY OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT MOUTH SALIVARY GLANDS PHARYNX AND OESOPHAGUS STOMACH AND DUODENUM CONTROL OF GASTRIC SECRETIONS GASTRIC MOTILITY EXOCRINE PANCREAS THE LIVER AND BILIARY SYSTEM SMALL INTESTINE LARGE INTESTINE

16. Diet and nutrition

INTRODUCTION DIET NUTRITIONAL STATUS MICRONUTRIENTS AND WATER THE CONTROL OF FOOD INTAKE

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