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1Textbook of Physiology
2Textbook of Physiology
Second Edition
R Chandramouli PhD Head of Physiology Gulf Medical College Ajman, UAE Formerly Professor and Head of Physiology Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences Bangalore, Karnataka, India
3Published by
Jitendar P Vij
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© 2003, R Chandramouli
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First Edition : 2000
Second Edition: 2003
Publishing Director: RK Yadav
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4Preface to the Second Edition
The second edition shows a quantum leap in ensuring a better quality in contents and presentation of the text. A sincere effort has been made to eliminate errors both in grammatical and technical aspects in the text. The inclusion of recent advances in many chapters provides up-to-date information to the readers. The introduction of colour in the second edition has given another dimension to the quality of the presentation.
It is hoped that readers would greatly benefit from the revisions made in the book. I am thankful to my students and colleagues who have provided the list of mistakes in the first edition. I also welcome from readers any additional corrections and suggestions in the second edition.
I express my sincere appreciation to Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd, especially to Mr. Jitendar P Vij Chairman and Managing Director and Mr. RK Yadav for their support and encouragement.
R. Chandramouli
5Preface to the First Edition
Textbook of Physiology has been primarily prepared to cater to the requirements of medical students, who have to follow the revised medical curriculum. Keeping in mind the syllabus recommended for their study, a text which is tailor-made for their use, has been presented in this book. A quick glance at the text will inspire anyone to learn more, even the topics, which are considered tough. The topics such as, cell physiology, biophysics, bioelectric properties of nerve, mechanics of muscle contraction, smooth muscle contraction, recent advances in GI hormones, transduction of sensory receptors, recent developments in hormone action, functions of nitric oxide, growth factors, regulation of cardiac function and arterial blood pressure, fluid and electrolyte balance have been deftly handled to give greater clarity and understanding. The diagrams included in the text are line drawings. The reader will find them more informative and easy to reproduce them in the examination.
The restructured curriculum lays emphasis on the objective type of questions in the examinations which include MCQs and short answer questions. The objective type of questions can be correctly answered by the student, only if he knows the subject precisely. This text contains more than 500 self-study questions, covering all the topics in physiology. The hallmark of this presentation is, the answers are given in the form of explanatory notes, which themselves form short answers for many questions, that are faced by the students in the examination. The author is confident that the reader, after learning the text, will find these questions highly rewarding in terms of knowledge. The topics covered in the text will be very much useful for medical, dental postgraduate students of physiology and also PG entrance preparation.
The author sincerely expresses his appreciation and thanks to Mr Jitendar P Vij, Managing Director of Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, Mr RK Yadav, Editorial Consultant for readily agreeing to publish this book within a short period. The author is extremely grateful to Dr HH Sudhakar, Department of Physiology, KIMS, for his painstaking efforts in doing the corrections of manuscripts. He has been a source of help and support in completing this work in time. The author sincerely acknowledges the help and service rendered by the artist Mr S Shekar, in drawing the illustrations for the text. The formatting of the text was done by Mr V Pavan, who has shown real professionalism in his work. The author gratefully acknowledges his help in completing the work in time.
R. Chandramouli