Fundamentals of Neurophysiology

Fundamentals of Neurophysiology

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Schmidt, Robert F. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York, 1985.
Edición:Third, Revised Edition.
Colección:Springer Study Edition,
Materias:
Neurobiology.
Human physiology.
Neurosciences.
Human Physiology.
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9553-9
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1 The Structure of the Nervous System.
  • 1.1 The Nerve Cells
  • 1.2 Supporting and Nutritive Tissue
  • 1.3 The Nerves
  • 1.4 The Structure of the Spinal Cord
  • 2 Excitation of Nerve and Muscle.
  • 2.1 Resting Potential
  • 2.2 Resting Potential and Na+ Influx
  • 2.3 The Sodium Pump
  • 2.4 The Action Potential
  • 2.5 Kinetics of Excitation
  • 2.6 Electrotonus and Stimulus
  • 2.7 Propagation of the Action Potential
  • 3 Synaptic Transmission.
  • 3.1 The Neuromuscular Junction: Example of a Chemical Synapse
  • 3.2 The Quantal Nature of Chemical Transmission
  • 3.3 Central Excitatory Synapses
  • 3.4 Central Inhibitory Synapses
  • 3.5 The Transmitter Substances at Chemical Synapses
  • 4 The Physiology of Small Groups of Neurons; Reflexes.
  • 4.1 Typical Neuronal Circuits
  • 4.2 The Monosynaptic Reflex Arc
  • 4.3 Polysynaptic Motor Reflexes
  • 5 Muscles
  • 5.1 Contraction of the Muscle
  • 5.2 Dependence of Force Development on Fiber Length and Velocity of Shortening
  • 5.3 Excitation-Contraction Coupling
  • 5.4 Regulation of Muscle Contraction
  • 6 Motor Systems
  • 6.1 Spinal Motor Systems I: Roles of Muscle Spindles and Tendon Organs
  • 6.2 Spinal Motor Systems II: Polysynaptic Motor Reflexes; the Flexor Reflex
  • 6.3 Functional Anatomy of Supraspinal Motor Centers
  • 6.4 Reflex Control of the Posture of the Body in Space
  • 6.5 Functions of the Basal Ganglia, Cerebellum and Motor Cortex
  • 7 Regulatory Functions of the Nervous System, as Exemplified by the Spinal Motor System.
  • 7.1 The Stretch Reflex as a Length-Control System
  • 7.2 Static and Dynamic Properties of Control Systems
  • 8 The Autonomic Nervous System.
  • 8.1 Functional Anatomy of the Peripheral Autonomic Nervous System
  • 8.2 Acetylcholine, Noradrenaline and Adrenaline
  • 8.3 Smooth Muscle: Myogenic Activity and Responses to Stretching, Acetylcholine, and Adrenaline
  • 8.4 Antagonistic Effects of Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Activity on Autonomic Effectors
  • 8.5 Central Nervous Regulation: Spinal Reflex Arc, Bladder Regulation
  • 8.6 Genital Reflexes
  • 8.7 Central Nervous Regulation: Arterial Blood Pressure, Regulation of Muscle Perfusion
  • 8.8 The Hypothalamus. The Regulation of Body Temperature, Osmolality of the Extracellular Fluid, and the Endocrine Glands
  • 8.9 Integrative Functions of the Hypothalamus. Limbic System
  • 9 Integrative Functions of the Central Nervous System.
  • 9.1 Structure and General Physiology of the Cerebral Cortex; the Electroencephalogram
  • 9.2 Waking, Sleeping, Dreaming
  • 9.3 Consciousness and Speech: Structural and Functional Prerequisites
  • 9.4 Learning and Memory
  • 9.5 The Frontal Lobes
  • 10 Suggested Readings
  • 11 Answer Key.

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