Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology 25th EditionThe leading text on human physiology for more than four decades For more than four decades, Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology has been helping those in the medical field understand human and mammalian physiology. Applauded for its interesting and engagingly written style, Ganong’s concisely covers every important topic without sacrificing depth or readability and delivers more detailed, high-yield information per page than any other similar text or review. Thoroughly updated to reflect the latest research and developments in important areas. Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology incorporates examples from clinical medicine to illustrate important physiologic concepts.
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... motor neurons produces a very different pic- ture from that produced by stimulation of the α-motor neu- rons. Stimulation of γ-motor neurons does not lead directly to detectable contraction of the muscles because the intrafusal fibers ...
... motor neurons produces a very different pic- ture from that produced by stimulation of the α-motor neu- rons. Stimulation of γ-motor neurons does not lead directly to detectable contraction of the muscles because the intrafusal fibers ...
Page 237
... MOTOR CORTEX & VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX The reader can refer to Figure 8–8 for the locations of the major cortical regions involved in motor control. The primary motor cortex (M1) is in the precentral gyrus of the frontal ...
... MOTOR CORTEX & VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX The reader can refer to Figure 8–8 for the locations of the major cortical regions involved in motor control. The primary motor cortex (M1) is in the precentral gyrus of the frontal ...
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... motor control. PLASTICITY. A striking discovery made possible by PET and fMRI is that the motor cortex shows the same kind of plasticity as already described for the sensory cortex in Chapter 8. For example, the finger areas of the ...
... motor control. PLASTICITY. A striking discovery made possible by PET and fMRI is that the motor cortex shows the same kind of plasticity as already described for the sensory cortex in Chapter 8. For example, the finger areas of the ...
Contents
Cellular Molecular Basis for Medical Physiology | 1 |
Central Peripheral Neurophysiology | 157 |
Endocrine Reproductive Physiology | 297 |
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