Learn how to understand normal body functions before learning about the mechanisms of veterinary disease. Cunningham's Textbook of Veterinary Physiology, 6th Edition approaches this vast subject in a practical, user-friendly way that helps you grasp key concepts and learn how they relate to clinical practice. From cell physiology to body system function to homeostasis and immune function, this comprehensive text provides the solid foundation needed before advancing in the veterinary curriculum.
1. Chapter 3: Introduction to the Nervous System - p. iii 2. Chapter 4: The Neuron - p. iii 3. Chapter 5: The Synapse - p. iii 4. Chapter 6: The Physiology of Muscle - p. iii 5. Chapter 7: The Concept of a Reflex - p. iii 6. Chapter 8: Skeletal Muscle Receptor Organs - p. iii 7. Chapter 9: The Concept of Lower and Upper Motor Neurons and Their Malfunction - p. iii 8. Chapter 10: The Central Control of Movement - p. iii 9. Chapter 11: The Vestibular System - p. iii 10. Chapter 12: The Cerebellum - p. iii 11. Chapter 13: The Autonomic Nervous System - p. iii 12. Chapter 14: The Visual System - p. iii 13. Chapter 15: Cerebrospinal Fluid and the Blood-Brain Barrier - p. iii 14. Chapter 16: The Electroencephalogram and Sensory-Evoked Potentials - p. iii 15. Chapter 17: Hearing - p. iii 16. Section III: Cardiovascular Physiology - p. iii 17. Chapter 18: Overview of Cardiovascular Function - p. iii 18. Chapter 19: Electrical Activity of the Heart - p. iii 19. Chapter 20: The Electrocardiogram - p. iii 20. Chapter 21: The Heart As a Pump - p. iii 21. Chapter 22: The Systemic and Pulmonary Circulations - p. iii 22. Chapter 23: Capillaries and Fluid Exchange - p. iii 23. Chapter 24: Local Control of Blood Flow - p. iii 24. Chapter 25: Neural and Hormonal Control of Blood Pressure and Blood Volume - p. iii 25. Chapter 26: Integrated Cardiovascular Responses - p. iii 26. Section IV: Physiology of the Gastrointestinal Tract - p. iii 27. Chapter 27: Regulation of Gastrointestinal Function - p. iii 28. Chapter 28: Motility Patterns of the Gastrointestinal Tract - p. iii 29. Chapter 29: Secretions of the Gastrointestinal Tract - p. iii 30. Chapter 30: Digestion and Absorption: The Nonfermentative Processes - p. iii 31. Chapter 31: Digestion: The Fermentative Process - p. iii 32. Chapter 32: Postabsorptive Nutrient Utilization - p. iii 33. Section V: Endocrinology - p. iii 34. Chapter 33: The Endocrine System - p. iii 35. Chapter 34: Endocrine Glands and Their Function - p. iii 36. Section VI: Reproduction and Lactation - p. iii 37. Chapter 35: Reproductive System Development and Sexual Differentiation - p. iii 38. Chapter 36: The Ovarian Cycle - p. iii 39. Chapter 37: The Estrous/Menstrual Cycle - p. iii 40. Chapter 38: Pregnancy and Parturition - p. iii 41. Chapter 39: The Mammary Gland and Lactation - p. iii 42. Chapter 40: Reproductive Physiology of the Male - p. iii 43. Section VII: Renal Physiology - p. iii 44. Chapter 41: Glomerular Filtration - p. iii 45. Chapter 42: Solute Reabsorption - p. iii 46. Chapter 43: Water Balance - p. iii 47. Chapter 44: Acid-Base Balance - p. iii 48. Section VIII: Respiratory Function - p. iii 49. Chapter 45: Overview of Respiratory Function: Ventilation of the Lungs - p. iii 50. Chapter 46: Blood Flow Through the Lungs - p. iii 51. Chapter 47: Gas Exchange - p. iii 52. Chapter 48: Gas Transport in the Blood - p. iii 53. Chapter 49: Control of Ventilation - p. iii 54. Chapter 50: Nonrespiratory Functions of the Lungs - p. iii 55. Section IX: Homeostasis - p. iii 56. Chapter 51: Fetal and Neonatal Oxygen Transport - p. iii 57. Chapter 52: Acid-Base Homeostasis - p. iii 58. Chapter 53: Thermoregulation - p. iii 59. Section X: The Immune System - p. iii 60. Chapter 54: Antigens and Innate Immunity - p. iii 61. Chapter 55: The Specific Immune Response: Acquired Immunity - p. iii 62. Answers to Practice Questions - p. iii 63. Index - p. iii
Learn how to understand normal body functions before learning about the mechanisms of veterinary disease. Cunningham's Textbook of Veterinary Physiology, 6th Edition approaches this vast subject in a practical, user-friendly way that helps you grasp key concepts and learn how they relate to clinical practice. From cell physiology to body system function to homeostasis and immune function, this comprehensive text provides the solid foundation needed before advancing in the veterinary curriculum.
1. Chapter 3: Introduction to the Nervous System - p. iii 2. Chapter 4: The Neuron - p. iii 3. Chapter 5: The Synapse - p. iii 4. Chapter 6: The Physiology of Muscle - p. iii 5. Chapter 7: The Concept of a Reflex - p. iii 6. Chapter 8: Skeletal Muscle Receptor Organs - p. iii 7. Chapter 9: The Concept of Lower and Upper Motor Neurons and Their Malfunction - p. iii 8. Chapter 10: The Central Control of Movement - p. iii 9. Chapter 11: The Vestibular System - p. iii 10. Chapter 12: The Cerebellum - p. iii 11. Chapter 13: The Autonomic Nervous System - p. iii 12. Chapter 14: The Visual System - p. iii 13. Chapter 15: Cerebrospinal Fluid and the Blood-Brain Barrier - p. iii 14. Chapter 16: The Electroencephalogram and Sensory-Evoked Potentials - p. iii 15. Chapter 17: Hearing - p. iii 16. Section III: Cardiovascular Physiology - p. iii 17. Chapter 18: Overview of Cardiovascular Function - p. iii 18. Chapter 19: Electrical Activity of the Heart - p. iii 19. Chapter 20: The Electrocardiogram - p. iii 20. Chapter 21: The Heart As a Pump - p. iii 21. Chapter 22: The Systemic and Pulmonary Circulations - p. iii 22. Chapter 23: Capillaries and Fluid Exchange - p. iii 23. Chapter 24: Local Control of Blood Flow - p. iii 24. Chapter 25: Neural and Hormonal Control of Blood Pressure and Blood Volume - p. iii 25. Chapter 26: Integrated Cardiovascular Responses - p. iii 26. Section IV: Physiology of the Gastrointestinal Tract - p. iii 27. Chapter 27: Regulation of Gastrointestinal Function - p. iii 28. Chapter 28: Motility Patterns of the Gastrointestinal Tract - p. iii 29. Chapter 29: Secretions of the Gastrointestinal Tract - p. iii 30. Chapter 30: Digestion and Absorption: The Nonfermentative Processes - p. iii 31. Chapter 31: Digestion: The Fermentative Process - p. iii 32. Chapter 32: Postabsorptive Nutrient Utilization - p. iii 33. Section V: Endocrinology - p. iii 34. Chapter 33: The Endocrine System - p. iii 35. Chapter 34: Endocrine Glands and Their Function - p. iii 36. Section VI: Reproduction and Lactation - p. iii 37. Chapter 35: Reproductive System Development and Sexual Differentiation - p. iii 38. Chapter 36: The Ovarian Cycle - p. iii 39. Chapter 37: The Estrous/Menstrual Cycle - p. iii 40. Chapter 38: Pregnancy and Parturition - p. iii 41. Chapter 39: The Mammary Gland and Lactation - p. iii 42. Chapter 40: Reproductive Physiology of the Male - p. iii 43. Section VII: Renal Physiology - p. iii 44. Chapter 41: Glomerular Filtration - p. iii 45. Chapter 42: Solute Reabsorption - p. iii 46. Chapter 43: Water Balance - p. iii 47. Chapter 44: Acid-Base Balance - p. iii 48. Section VIII: Respiratory Function - p. iii 49. Chapter 45: Overview of Respiratory Function: Ventilation of the Lungs - p. iii 50. Chapter 46: Blood Flow Through the Lungs - p. iii 51. Chapter 47: Gas Exchange - p. iii 52. Chapter 48: Gas Transport in the Blood - p. iii 53. Chapter 49: Control of Ventilation - p. iii 54. Chapter 50: Nonrespiratory Functions of the Lungs - p. iii 55. Section IX: Homeostasis - p. iii 56. Chapter 51: Fetal and Neonatal Oxygen Transport - p. iii 57. Chapter 52: Acid-Base Homeostasis - p. iii 58. Chapter 53: Thermoregulation - p. iii 59. Section X: The Immune System - p. iii 60. Chapter 54: Antigens and Innate Immunity - p. iii 61. Chapter 55: The Specific Immune Response: Acquired Immunity - p. iii 62. Answers to Practice Questions - p. iii 63. Index - p. iii
