Essentials of Human Physiology for Pharmacy

381 Pages·2004·4.64 MB·English

Essentials
of
Human
Physiology
for
Principles, Strategies, and Systems
Pharmacy
CRC PRESS
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Essentials of Human Physiology for Pharmacy
Laurie Kelly
Essentials
of
Human
Physiology
for
Principles, Strategies, and Systems
Pharmacy
LAURIE KELLY
CRC PR ESS
Boca Raton London New York Washington, D.C.
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Kelly, Laurie J.
Essentials of human physiology for pharmacy / by Laurie J. Kelly
p. ; cm. — (CRC Press pharmacy education series)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-56676-997-3 (alk. paper)
1. Human physiology. 2.Pharmacy. I. Title. II. Series.
[DNLM: 1. Physiological Processes. 2. Pharmaceutical Preparations. 3.
Pharmacy—methods. QT 4 K29e 2004]
QP34.5K45 2004
612—dc22 2003070029
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Dedication
To my sister, Kit, my nieces,
Katie and Danielle,
and
especially to Tat, whose love and support
mean everything in the world to me.
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Preface
This textbook is designed to provide the fundamentals of human physiology
to students of pharmacy and other health sciences. An important goal of this
book is to enhance students’ perceptions of the relevance of physiology to
pharmacy practice. The book includes important concepts in physiology
described in sufficient detail so that the student may integrate and under-
stand these principles and then be able to apply them in subsequent course-
work in pharmacology and therapeutics. Furthermore, this text contains
frequent and specific references to pharmacotherapeutics and the practice of
pharmacy designed to facilitate students’ understanding of basic physiolog-
ical concepts and their pertinence to their chosen profession.
The book begins with an overview of the fundamental aspects of cell
membrane physiology with particular emphasis on nerve cell function. This
is followed by a detailed discussion of the two major regulatory systems in
the body: the nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord, pain, and
autonomic nervous system; as well as the endocrine system. The book then
continues with in-depth presentations of the muscular, cardiovascular, res-
piratory, digestive, and renal systems. An important focus throughout this
textbook is how tissue and organ function is regulated in order to maintain
homeostasis.
The intent of this book is to present the material in a manner as clear
and concise as possible. Study objectives are provided at the beginning of
each chapter to help students focus on important principles and mechanisms.
Whenever possible, information is provided in the form of bulleted lists,
tables, figures, or flow charts. Finally, subsections of pharmacy applications
separate from the text serve to relate a given concept in physiology to the
practice of pharmacy.
Laurie J. Kelly
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
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Acknowledgments
Thanks to Althea Chen, who prepared the illustrations for this book,
and to Gail Williams, who prepared the tables.