Overview
Provides definitions of essential key words with conceptual elaborations on Nervous and Gastrointestinal Systems
Offers figures to enhance each definition
Is a useful companion to the “Physiology-Question Based Learning” titles
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Table of contents (25 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Part I
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Front Matter
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Keywords
About this book
In this new release, a selection of 44 essential topics in each major organ system is defined, then major themes, concept and principles surrounding these words in their physiologic scenarios are elaborated. For each keyword, a question is posed at the end of the text to test for a better understanding of the associated physiology of nervous and gastrointestinal systems.
This book presents an easy reference guide for those just starting out in the area of physiology and for those who are interested in clear and succinct definitions of key terms.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Dr. Kumar Seluakumaran received his medical degree from University of Malaya in 2002 and his Ph.D from the University of Western Australia in 2007. He has since been working as a senior lecturer at the Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya. He has been teaching neurophysiology to undergraduate and postgraduate students for the past 13 years. His research interest is in the area of auditory neuroscience and he has published peer-reviewed articles related to central auditory neuronal responses, audiology and psychoacoustics.
Assoc Prof Dr Mah Kin Kheong graduated from University Malaya in 1985 and later trained as an anaesthetist in Malaysia and Australia, obtaining his Masters in Anaesthesiology from University Malaya in 1992 and his Fellowship from the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetist in 1994. He was inducted as a Fellow in the Academy of Medicine in Malaysia in 2007. He teaches at the Royal College of Medicine Perak, University Kuala Lumpur. He was the Head of Physiology and the current Deputy Dean of the college. He is also a trainer and examiner in the Conjoint Master of Anaesthesia programme in Malaysia.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Defining Physiology: Principles, Themes, Concepts. Volume 2
Book Subtitle: Neurophysiology and Gastrointestinal Systems
Authors: Hwee Ming Cheng, Kin Kheong Mah, Kumar Seluakumaran
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62285-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-62284-8Published: 13 January 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-62287-9Published: 13 January 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-62285-5Published: 12 January 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 112
Number of Illustrations: 22 b/w illustrations, 20 illustrations in colour
Topics: Human Physiology, Neurology, Anatomy, Neurosciences, Internal Medicine