{"product_id":"essential-physiology-for-dental-students-isbn-9781119271710","title":"Essential Physiology for Dental Students","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEssential Physiology for Dental Students\u003c\/i\u003e offers comprehensive information on human physiology, tailored to the needs of students of dentistry. This new addition to the Dentistry Essentials series helps students gain a deeper understanding of how physiological concepts apply to clinical dental practice. Each chapter outlines an organ system in sufficient detail whilst emphasizing its relevance to clinical dentistry. Written in a student-friendly style, it contextualizes how normal and altered physiology affects dental care and highlights the implications of dental interventions on the body’s functioning. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEssential Physiology for Dental Students\u003c\/i\u003e provides readers with complete coverage of: cell physiology; nerve and muscle physiology; the cardiovascular system; the respiratory system; the gastro-intestinal system; the renal system; haematology; endocrinology including the regulation of blood glucose and blood calcium; and the central nervous system. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers each system in detail, while emphasizing the relevance to dental students\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresented using a reader-friendly layout with illustrations and clinical photographs throughout\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures interactive MCQs and EMQs and downloadable images on a companion website\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEssential Physiology for Dental Students\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent resource for undergraduate dentistry students, dental hygiene and therapy students, and dental nursing students.  It also greatly benefits newly qualified dentists preparing for postgraduate examinations such as MFDS, LDS, ORE, and also the US National Boards.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Companion Website xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Cell: Structure and Function 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVehid Salih and Kamran Ali\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Nerve Muscle Physiology 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Nerve Physiology 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Prabhakar and Kamran Ali\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Muscle Physiology 23\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Prabhakar and Kamran Ali\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Cardiovascular System 35\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Heart 37\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoorna Gunasekera, Kamran Ali, and Elizabeth Prabhakar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Circulation 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoorna Gunasekera and Kamran Ali\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Respiratory System 57\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Mechanics of Respiration 59\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFeisal Subhan, Kamran Ali, and Elizabeth Prabhakar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Gas Exchange and Transport 67\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFeisal Subhan, Kamran Ali, and Elizabeth Prabhakar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Control of Breathing 73\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFeisal Subhan and Kamran Ali\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Gastrointestinal System (GIT) 79\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 GIT Movements 81\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKamran Ali\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 GIT Secretions 91\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKamran Ali\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 GIT Digestion and Absorption 101\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Prabhakar and Kamran Ali\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Hepato Renal System 109\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Liver Physiology 111\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoorna Gunasekera and Kamran Ali\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Renal Physiology 119\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoorna Gunasekera and Kamran Ali\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII Blood 129\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Blood Plasma and Cells 131\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMahwish Raja and Kamran Ali\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Immune System 139\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLouise Belfield and Kamran Ali\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Haemostasis 149\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKamran Ali\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VIII Endocrinology 157\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Endocrinology 159\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKamran Ali\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Regulation of Blood Glucose 171]\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKamran Ali\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Regulation of Blood Calcium 177\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKamran Ali\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Reproductive Hormones and Pregnancy 183\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheresa Compton and Kamran Ali\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IX Nervous System 189\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Central Nervous System 191\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Prabhakar and Kamran Ali\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 The Autonomic Nervous System 209\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Prabhakar and Kamran Ali\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Special Senses 217\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoorna Gunasekera and Kamran Ali\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 229\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Editors\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKamran Ali\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, MMEd, BDS (Hons), FDSRCS (Eng), FCPS (Pak), FFDRCSI (Ire), FFDTEd, FDSRCPS (Glasg), PFHEA, is an Associate Professor and Consultant in Oral Surgery at the Peninsula Dental School University of Plymouth, UK. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Prabhakar\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, FHEA, CBiol, is a Senior Lecturer in Medical Sciences at the BARTS and the London School of Medicine \u0026amp; Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, Malta and a former Lecturer in Physiology, Peninsula School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Plymouth, UK.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Essentials are an international series of textbooks, designed to support lecture series or themes on core topics within dentistry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEssential Physiology for Dental Students offers comprehensive information on human physiology, tailored to the needs of students of dentistry. This new addition to the Dentistry Essentials series helps students gain a deeper understanding of how physiological concepts apply to clinical dental practice. Each chapter outlines an organ system in sufficient detail whilst emphasizing its relevance to clinical dentistry. 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