Physiology

Each Oklahoma Notes book presents the core information of one segment of the medical school curriculum. Written by some of the most effective medical educators in the U.S., and now thoroughly updated and revised, the Oklahoma Notes feature: Concise text presented in outline format for rapid review; contents oriented to promote success; self-assessment questions; and more tables and figures designed to facilitate self-assessment and review.

1. Electrophysiology.- Membrane Transport.- Bioelectric Phenomena.- Resting Potentials.- Action Potentials.- Neurotransmission.- Skeletal Muscle.- Cardiac Muscle.- Smooth Muscle.- Autonomic Nervous System.- Answers to Electrophysiology Questions.- 2. Neurophysiology.- Sensory Receptors.- Somesthetic System.- Pain.- Vision.- Audition and Balance.- Gustation and Olfaction.- Spinal Motor Control.- Central Motor Control.- Central Autonomic Control.- Cerebral Cortex.- Sleep and Wakefulness.- Cerebral Cortical Functions.- Answers to Neurophysiology Questions.- 3. Cardiovascular Physiology.- Cardiac Muscle.- Excitation of the Heart.- The Heart as a Pump.- Control of Cardiac Function.- Circulatory Hemodynamics.- The Systemic Circulation.- Microcirculation and Lymphatic Systems.- Control of Peripheral Circulation.- Properties of Specific Vascular Beds.- Interaction Between Peripheral and Central Control.- Answers to Cardiovascular Physiology Questions.- 4. Pulmonary Physiology.- Gas Transport Properties of Blood.- Mechanics of Breathing.- Gas Exchange between Alveolar Gas and Alveolar Capillary Blood.- Control of Breathing.- Answers to Pulmonary Physiology Questions.- 5. Renal Physiology and Body Fluids.- Body Fluid Compartments and their Composition.- A Synopsis of Renal Function.- Glomerular Filtration.- Renal Tubular Transport.- Concentration and Dilution of Urine.- Regulation of Water Balance.- Regulation of Sodium Balance.- Regulation of Acid-Base Balance.- Answers to Renal Physiology Questions.- 6. Gastrointestinal Physiology.- Regulation of Gastrointestinal Activities.- Motility.- Secretion.- Digestion and Absorption.- Diarrhea.- Answers to Gastrointestinal Physiology Questions.- 7. Endocrinology.- Hypothalamus-Anterior Pituitary Relationships.- Hypothalamus-Posterior Pituitary Relationships.- Thyroid Hormones.- Calcium Metabolism.- Pancreatic Hormones.- Adrenal Medullary Hormones.- Adrenal Cortical Hormones.- Answers to Endocrinology Questions.- 8. Integrative Topics in Physiology.- Reproductive Physiology.- Physiological Responses to Exercise.- Answers to Integrative Topics in Physiology Questions.- Clinical Laboratory Values.