BookS. Ali Mirjalili, editor.
Summary: This book is designed as a learning tool to assist candidates to become familiar with the common, yet often complex, physiology topics covered in the GSSE examination. Its aim is to give candidates ideas to focus their studies in high yield areas. It is specially designed for the GSSE exam, which is a requirement for applying any surgical program in Australia and New Zealand. An important component of the guide is diagrams to aid better understanding of normal human physiology. Great care has been taken to ensure the subject and emphasis of the questions accurately simulates the actual exam. The book is organized in 5 chapters, totaling 140 pages including colour images, diagrams and tables. This is an accompany book with Anatomy for the Generic Surgical Sciences Examination (GSSE), Springer, 2017, which is written by the same author.
Contents:
Intro; Contents;
Chapter 1: Endocrine and Reproductive Physiology; 1.1 Mechanisms of Hormonal Action; 1.2 Hypothalamus and Posterior Pituitary; 1.3 Anterior Pituitary; 1.4 Adrenal Medulla; 1.5 Adrenal Cortex; 1.6 Thyroid Hormones; 1.7 Calcium and Phosphate Metabolism; 1.8 Glucoregulatory Hormones; 1.9 Female Hormones; 1.10 Male Hormones;
Chapter 2: Gastrointestinal Physiology; 2.1 Gastrointestinal Function; 2.2 Liver and Pancreas; 2.3 Stomach, Small Intestine and Large Intestine; 2.4 Hormones; 2.5 Absorption of Nutrients; 2.6 Disorders of Swallowing and of the Oesophagus
Chapter 3: Cardiovascular Physiology3.1 The Cardiac Cycle: Mechanical Events; 3.2 Conduction with ECG; 3.3 Cardiac Output; 3.4 Blood Pressure; 3.5 Control Through Different Circulations; 3.6 Flow, Arteries, Veins and Lymph;
Chapter 4: Respiratory Physiology; 4.1 Structure and Function; 4.2 Ventilation; 4.3 Diffusion; 4.4 Blood Flow and Metabolism; 4.5 Ventilation-Perfusion Relationship; 4.6 Gas Transport in the Blood; 4.7 Mechanics of Breathing; 4.8 Control of Ventilation;
Chapter 5: Renal Physiology; 5.1 Body Water; 5.2 Function of Glomerulus and Tubules; 5.3 Renal Blood Flow 5.4 Control of Osmolarity, ECF and RBF5.5 Acid Base; 5.6 Ion Transport; Index