ABSTRACT

Textbooks on human physiology abound. However, they are either basic in nature or are rigorous treatments written for medical and graduate students and exceed the level of detail that student pharmacists need. Putting important topics right at your fingertips, Essentials of Human Physiology for Pharmacy describes physiology with just the right amou

chapter 1|6 pages

Physiology and the concept of homeostasis

chapter 2|10 pages

Plasma membrane

chapter 3|6 pages

Membrane potential

chapter 4|12 pages

Electrical signals

chapter 5|10 pages

Synaptic transmission

chapter 6|18 pages

The nervous system

chapter 7|14 pages

The spinal cord

chapter 8|14 pages

Pain

chapter 9|20 pages

The autonomic nervous system

chapter 10|28 pages

The endocrine system

chapter 11|16 pages

Skeletal muscle

chapter 12|8 pages

Smooth muscle

chapter 13|18 pages

Cardiac physiology

chapter 14|12 pages

Cardiac output

chapter 15|34 pages

The circulatory system

chapter 16|12 pages

Blood and hemostasis

chapter 17|40 pages

The respiratory system

chapter 18|28 pages

The digestive system

chapter 19|36 pages

The renal system