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4. Energy household of the body

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Volume 1 Physical Aspects of Organs and Imaging
This chapter is in the book Volume 1 Physical Aspects of Organs and Imaging
© 2017 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Munich/Boston

© 2017 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Munich/Boston

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Preface vii
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. Contents xi
  5. Part A: Physical and physiological aspects of the body
  6. 1. Brief overview of body parts and functions 3
  7. 2. Body mechanics and muscles 16
  8. 3. Elastomechanics: bones and fractures 37
  9. 4. Energy household of the body 53
  10. 5. Resting potential and action potential 65
  11. 6. Signal transmission in neurons 76
  12. 7. Electrophysical aspects of the heart 95
  13. 8. The circulatory system 115
  14. 9. The respiratory system 150
  15. 10. Kidneys 175
  16. 11. Basic mechanism of vision 194
  17. 12. Sound and sound perception 229
  18. Part B: Imaging modalities without ionizing radiation
  19. 13. Sonography 263
  20. 14. Endoscopy 295
  21. 15. Magnetic resonance imaging 313
  22. 16. Questions & answers 367
  23. List of acronyms used in this book 393
  24. Index 399
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110372830-006

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Preface vii
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. Contents xi
  5. Part A: Physical and physiological aspects of the body
  6. 1. Brief overview of body parts and functions 3
  7. 2. Body mechanics and muscles 16
  8. 3. Elastomechanics: bones and fractures 37
  9. 4. Energy household of the body 53
  10. 5. Resting potential and action potential 65
  11. 6. Signal transmission in neurons 76
  12. 7. Electrophysical aspects of the heart 95
  13. 8. The circulatory system 115
  14. 9. The respiratory system 150
  15. 10. Kidneys 175
  16. 11. Basic mechanism of vision 194
  17. 12. Sound and sound perception 229
  18. Part B: Imaging modalities without ionizing radiation
  19. 13. Sonography 263
  20. 14. Endoscopy 295
  21. 15. Magnetic resonance imaging 313
  22. 16. Questions & answers 367
  23. List of acronyms used in this book 393
  24. Index 399
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