Integrative Action of the Autonomic Nervous System
Neurobiology of Homeostasis
Published on 6. July 2006
Book
Hardback
632 pages
978-0-521-84518-2 (ISBN)
Description
Almost all bodily functions are dependent on the functioning of the autonomic nervous system - from the cardiovascular system, the gastrointestinal tract, the evacuative and sexual organs, to the regulation of temperature, metabolism and tissue defence. Balanced functioning of this system is an important basis of our life and well-being. This book gives a detailed description of the cellular and integrative organization of the autonomic nervous system, covering both peripheral and central aspects. It brings to light modern neurobiological concepts that allow understanding of why the healthy system runs so smoothly and why its deterioration has such disastrous consequences. This academic reference volume will appeal to advanced undergraduate and graduate students studying the neurobiology of the autonomic nervous system within the various biological and medical sciences and will give access to ideas propagated in psychosomatic and alternative medicines.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Illustrations
29 Tables, unspecified; 1 Halftones, unspecified; 142 Line drawings, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 252 mm
Width: 192 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
1492 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-84518-2 (9780521845182)
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Person
Wlfrid Janig is Professor of Physiology at the Christian-Albrechts University in Kiel, Germany.
Content
Foreword; Introduction; Part I. The Autonomic Nervous System: Functional Anatomy and Visceral Afferents: 1. Functional anatomy of the peripheral autonomic system; 2. Visceral afferent neurons and autonomic regulations; Part II. Functional Organisation of the Peripheral Autonomic Nervous System: 3. The final autonomic pathway and its analysis; 4. The peripheral sympathetic and parasympathetic pathways; 5. The enteric nervous system; Part III. Transmission of Signals in the Peripheral Autonomic Nervous System: 6. Impulse transmission through autonomic ganglia; 7. Mechanisms of neuroeffector transmission; Part IV. Central Representation of the Autonomic Nervous System: 8. Anatomy of central autonomic systems; 9. Spinal autonomic systems; 10. Regulation of organ systems by the lower brain stem; 11. Integration of homeostatic regulations in upper brain stem and limbic-hypothalamic centres: a summary.