The Autonomic Nervous System

Author : Phillip A. Low
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2004-06-02
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780080473963

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Primer on the Autonomic Nervous System by Phillip A. Low Pdf

The Primer on the Autonomic Nervous System presents, in a readable and accessible format, key information about how the autonomic nervous system controls the body, particularly in response to stress. It represents the largest collection of world-wide autonomic nervous system authorities ever assembled in one book. It is especially suitable for students, scientists and physicians seeking key information about all aspects of autonomic physiology and pathology in one convenient source. Providing up-to-date knowledge about basic and clinical autonomic neuroscience in a format designed to make learning easy and fun, this book is a must-have for any neuroscientist’s bookshelf! Greatly amplified and updated from previous edition including the latest developments in the field of autonomic cardiovascular regulation and neuroscience Provides key information about all aspects of autonomic physiology and pathology Discusses stress and how its effects on the body are mediated Compiles contributions by over 140 experts on the autonomic nervous system

Author : Daniel Pedro Cardinali
Publisher : Springer
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-08-04
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783319575711

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Autonomic Nervous System by Daniel Pedro Cardinali Pdf

A traditional view of the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) considers only its peripheral part: the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems. However, this view misses to consider the most important ANS function: the maintenance of homeostasis. This term is used today to define not only the strategies that allow the body proper response to changes in the environment (reactive homeostasis), but also temporal mechanisms that allow the body to predict the most likely timing of environmental stimuli (predictive homeostasis based on biological rhythms). This book discusses the ANS from both an enlarged and a timed perspective. First, it presents how the organization of the ANS is hierarchical into different levels. Following that, the book discusses how the ANS changes functionally in the three-body configurations (wakefulness, slow sleep, rapid eye movement sleep) found in a 24-hour cycle. Finally, the most important clinical implications of this enlarged and timed vision of ANS will be discussed. Autonomic Nervous System – Basic and Clinical Aspects is a comprehensive text intended for medical students and health professionals who are interested in a deeper approach to this important part of the nervous system. It provides a detailed and complete understanding of the neuroscience behind the ANS, allowing a proper clinical applicability of this knowledge.

Author : John Barton Furness,Marcello Costa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Medical
ISBN : UOM:39015012463215

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The Enteric Nervous System by John Barton Furness,Marcello Costa Pdf

Author : J. Gordon Betts,Peter DeSaix,Jody E. Johnson,Oksana Korol,Dean H. Kruse,Brandon Poe,James A. Wise,Mark Womble,Kelly A. Young
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1947172808

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Anatomy and Physiology by J. Gordon Betts,Peter DeSaix,Jody E. Johnson,Oksana Korol,Dean H. Kruse,Brandon Poe,James A. Wise,Mark Womble,Kelly A. Young Pdf

Author : Francesco Amenta
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1993-06-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 0849369819

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Aging of the Autonomic Nervous System by Francesco Amenta Pdf

Aging of the Autonomic Nervous System is the first book devoted to the aging of the autonomic nervous system. The book presents the most recent findings on topics such as general aspects of the autonomic nervous system, main neurotransmitter systems, age-dependent changes of neuroeffector mechanisms in target organs, and therapeutic perspectives. It also provides a comprehensive analysis of the possible consequences of these findings. Aging of the Autonomic Nervous System will be a useful volume for gerontologists and neuroscientists.

Author : John Newport Langley
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2022-10-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1015608191

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The Autonomic Nervous System: Part 1 by John Newport Langley Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Tom Doherty,Alexander Valverde
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781405172752

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Manual of Equine Anesthesia and Analgesia by Tom Doherty,Alexander Valverde Pdf

In recent years, a number of important developments have been madein equine anaesthesia and analgesia. These include new methods ofmonitoring the patient, the availability of new drugs and theimplementation of new procedures. This book not only covers all thetraditional methods of anaesthesia and recent developments, but itprovides students and practitioners with essential information onthe scientific basis of anaesthesia, as well as giving handy tipson more practical aspects of anaesthesia, such as drug regimens forfield anaesthesia. Covers all the latest developments in equine anaesthesia whilstproviding the reader with lots of practical information Includes detailed coverage of the sciences behind anaesthesiaand the drugs used Easy-to-read format, with lots of bulleted lists and tabulatedinformation

Author : Sudhansu Chokroverty,Pietro Cortelli
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2021-02-23
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783030622633

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Autonomic Nervous System and Sleep by Sudhansu Chokroverty,Pietro Cortelli Pdf

This comprehensive book addresses all elements of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and sleep interaction, as well as ANS alterations in sleep and how these impact primary and comorbid sleep dysfunction. It meets the market need for a comprehensive text that deals with ANS changes in sleep and how these impact various neurological, medical, and primary sleep disorders. Organized into three parts, the book begins with a review of the foundational bodily systems that participate in coordination of ANS activity with other homeostatic responses such as respiration, cardiovascular reflexes, and responses to stress. Part two then examines methods of laboratory evaluation and the “why, when, how” of interpreting heart rate variability in sleep. To conclude, the final section of the book broadly covers the many clinical aspects of ANS, including insomnia, restless leg syndrome, sleep apnea, sleep related epilepsy, and acute autonomic neuropathy. Autonomic Nervous System and Sleep enhances the reader's understanding of the pathophysiology of various disorders, and explains how to apply this profound understanding is important to new lines of therapy to improve morbidity.

Author : G. Gabella
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400957459

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Structure of the Autonomic Nervous System by G. Gabella Pdf

A conspicuous portion of the peripheral nervous system is part of the 'vegetative nervous system'; it includes all the neurons which innerv ate the viscera, salivary and lacrimal glands, the heart and blood vessels, all other smooth muscles of the body, notably the intrinsic muscles of the eye and the muscles of the hair. Only part of the system belongs to the peripheral nervous system: it has also its own nuclei and pathways in the central nervous system. The distinction between visceral and somatic functions is a very old one in our culture. With the development of neurology the notion of a widespread nervous control of body functions emerged. Winslow (1732) used the term nervi sympathici majores for those nerves, which he thought to carry about 'sympathies' and then co ordinate various viscera's functions. His was an anatomical break through, which obscured Willis' 'intercostal nerve' and Vesalius 'cranial nerve'. The notion was developed among others by John stone (1764) who arrived, with the aid of some very accurate anatomical observations, at the problem of the nervous influence on motion and sensitivity of viscera. By the end of the eighteenth century, it was clear, with Bichat (1800), that what he called 'sympa thetic nervous system' (and his pupil Reil, a few years later, 'vegeta tive nervous system ') controlled visceral functions (fa vie organique), whereas somatic functions (fa vie animafe) were under direct control from the brain and spinal cord.

Author : George A. Kuchel
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780359617210

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Autonomic Nervous System in Old Age by George A. Kuchel Pdf

Author : David Chambers,Christopher Huang,Gareth Matthews
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-25
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781108463997

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Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists by David Chambers,Christopher Huang,Gareth Matthews Pdf

Easily understood, up-to-date and clinically relevant, this book provides junior anaesthetists with an essential physiology resource.

Author : John Newport Langley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1921
Category : Autonomic nervous system
ISBN : UOM:39015020609072

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The Autonomic Nervous System by John Newport Langley Pdf

Vegetatives Nervensystem.

Author : Éric Marlien
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 099874798X

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New Approach to the Vagus Nerve and the Autonomic Nervous System by Éric Marlien Pdf

This book for health care practitioners presents the functional importance of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) in the physiological, behavioral, and psychological balance in humans. It clearly introduces Stephen W. Porges' polyvagal theory and presents applications to human health.Older and dualistic concepts of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems hold that they operate in complementary and opposing ways; here, the reader will discover a new system with three hierarchical levels arranged according to their functions for adaptation, survival, and homeostasis:?the dorsal vagal branch, which is the most ancient, is responsible for the primary parasympathetic functions;?the sympathetic system, which is in charge of energy mobilization, work, fight, or flight;?the ventral vagal branch, which appeared late in the evolution of mammals, and regulates the thoracic organs, head, and neck, which together with other cranial nerves, are responsible for the social engagement system.The polyvagal theory also serves as a central pillar around which a new explanation of human development is proposed, regrouping physiological, psychological, and spiritual dimensions, and shedding new light on psychosomatic phenomena.In addition to giving a clinical semiological presentation, the chapter on heart rate variability shows how it is possible to quantify the performance of the ventral branch of the vagus nerve and its interaction with the sympathetic system. Moreover, the innovative osteopathic techniques proposed in this book constitute a new approach for treating the vagus nerve and the ANS.Although this book was written by an osteopath, it will benefit all therapists of the body, mind, and spirit who search to deepen their comprehension of human functioning.

Author : Linda Wilson-Pauwels,Patricia A. Stewart,Elizabeth J. Akesson
Publisher : PMPH USA
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781607959564

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Autonomic Nerves by Linda Wilson-Pauwels,Patricia A. Stewart,Elizabeth J. Akesson Pdf

Autonomic Nerves - authored by the same team that created Cranial Nerves - provides an easy-to-follow format designed to make learning about autonomic nerves easier. Teachers, students, and practitioners will find vibrant illustrations integrated with text. Presented in two parts, the first describes the structure and function of the autonomic nerves. The second part addresses autonomic control of individual organ systems in a problem-based learning format. Throughout the text, Autonomic Nerves describes afferent pathways, integrating structures and mechanisms, efferent pathways, and the autonomic effectors. Principles of autonomic neurotransmission are also discussed.

Author : Joseph Pick
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Medical
ISBN : UOM:39015036216342

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The Autonomic Nervous System by Joseph Pick Pdf