Book contents
- Fundamentals of Anaesthesia
- Fundamentals of Anaesthesia
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface to the first edition
- Preface to the second edition
- Preface to the third edition
- Preface to the fourth edition
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Section 1 Clinical anaesthesia
- Section 2 Physiology
- Chapter 10 Cellular physiology
- Chapter 11 Body fluids
- Chapter 12 Haematology and immunology
- Chapter 13 Muscle physiology
- Chapter 14 Cardiac physiology
- Chapter 15 Physiology of the circulation
- Chapter 16 Renal physiology
- Chapter 17 Respiratory physiology
- Chapter 18 Physiology of the nervous system
- Structure and function of neurones
- The ionic basis of membrane potential
- Synaptic transmission
- Organisation of the nervous system
- The reflex arc
- Motor function
- Control of posture
- Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
- Intracranial pressure (ICP)
- Special senses
- Autonomic nervous system
- Limbic system
- Contents
- Chapter 19 Physiology of pain
- Chapter 20 Gastrointestinal physiology
- Chapter 21 Metabolism and temperature regulation
- Chapter 22 Endocrine physiology
- Chapter 23 Physiology of pregnancy
- Chapter 24 Fetal and newborn physiology
- Section 3 Pharmacology
- Section 4 Physics and clinical measurement
- Index
Contents
from Chapter 18 - Physiology of the nervous system
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 January 2017
- Fundamentals of Anaesthesia
- Fundamentals of Anaesthesia
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface to the first edition
- Preface to the second edition
- Preface to the third edition
- Preface to the fourth edition
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Section 1 Clinical anaesthesia
- Section 2 Physiology
- Chapter 10 Cellular physiology
- Chapter 11 Body fluids
- Chapter 12 Haematology and immunology
- Chapter 13 Muscle physiology
- Chapter 14 Cardiac physiology
- Chapter 15 Physiology of the circulation
- Chapter 16 Renal physiology
- Chapter 17 Respiratory physiology
- Chapter 18 Physiology of the nervous system
- Structure and function of neurones
- The ionic basis of membrane potential
- Synaptic transmission
- Organisation of the nervous system
- The reflex arc
- Motor function
- Control of posture
- Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
- Intracranial pressure (ICP)
- Special senses
- Autonomic nervous system
- Limbic system
- Contents
- Chapter 19 Physiology of pain
- Chapter 20 Gastrointestinal physiology
- Chapter 21 Metabolism and temperature regulation
- Chapter 22 Endocrine physiology
- Chapter 23 Physiology of pregnancy
- Chapter 24 Fetal and newborn physiology
- Section 3 Pharmacology
- Section 4 Physics and clinical measurement
- Index
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- Fundamentals of Anaesthesia , pp. 404 - 430Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2016