Human Circulation
Regulation During Physical Stress
Published on 4. December 1986
Book
Hardback
428 pages
978-0-19-504075-3 (ISBN)
Description
This book examines the distribution of blood flow and its regulation in humans, and illuminates the overall control of the human cardiovascular system. The book brings together discussions of how peripheral vascular beds are controlled in humans, how these control mechanisms interact with those of cardiac performance and the central circulation, and how this vasomotor regulation serves the whole organism, especially under conditions of stress such as exercise, heat, and decreased oxygen supply.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
177 figures, tables
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 160 mm
Weight
775 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-504075-3 (9780195040753)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Introduction; General principles of vascular control; The venous system; Control of individual vascular beds - splanchnic and renal ciculations; Cutaneous and skeletal muscle circulations; Cerebral and coronary circulations; Adjustments to upright posture and blood loss; Thermal stress; Circulatory adjustments to dynamic exercise; Cardiovascular adaptations to chronic physical activity and inactivity; How are cardiovascular and metabolic functions matched during exercise - what is the exercise stimulus?; Cardiovascular adjustments to hypoxemia; Circulatory adjustments to dynamic exercise and heat stress - competing controls; Index.