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English: PDF version of the Human Physiology Wikibook. This file was created with MediaWiki to LaTeX . The LaTeX source code is attached to the PDF file (see imprint).
Physiology (/ ˌ f ɪ z i ˈ ɒ l ə dʒ i /; from Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis) ' nature, origin ' and -λογία () ' study of ') [1] is the scientific study of functions and mechanisms in a living system.
The first edition was published in 1956, the 10th edition in 2000 (the last before Guyton's death), and the 12th edition in 2010. The 14th edition (2020) is the latest version available. [2] It is the world's best-selling medical physiology textbook and has been translated into at least 15 languages. [3] [4]
In the kidney, the macula densa is an area of closely packed specialized cells lining the wall of the distal tubule where it touches the glomerulus.Specifically, the macula densa is found in the terminal portion of the distal straight tubule (thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle), after which the distal convoluted tubule begins.
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Huangdi Neijing (c. 300 BCE) - Most authoritative Chinese source on medical matters for over two millennia. [4] It contributed to the Chinese understanding of anatomy, [5] and it continues to be used as an influential reference work for practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine. [6]
Category: Human physiology. ... Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... (11 P) M. Membrane physiology (2 C) Human metabolites ...
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to physiology: . Physiology – scientific study of the normal function in living systems. [1] A branch of biology, its focus is in how organisms, organ systems, organs, cells, and biomolecules carry out the chemical or physical functions that exist in a living system.