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Table of Contents
I. Introduction to Physiology: The Cell and General Physiology1. Functional Organization of the Human Body and Control of the "Internal Environment"2. The Cell and Its Functions3. Genetic Control of Protein Synthesis, cell function, and cell reproductionII. Membrane Physiology, Nerve, and Muscle4. Transport of Substances Through Cell Membranes5. Membrane Potentials and Action Potentials6. Contraction of Skeletal Muscle7. Excitation of Skeletal Muscle: Neuromuscular Transmission and Excitation-Contraction Coupling8. Excitation and Contraction of Smooth MuscleIII. The Heart9. Cardiac Muscle; The Heart as a Pump and Function of the Heart Valves10. Rhythmical Excitation of the Heart11. The Normal Electrocardiogram12. Electrocardiographic Interpretation of Cardiac Muscle and Coronary Blood Flow Abnormalities: Vectorial Analysis13.Cardiac Arrhythmias and Their Electrocardiographic InterpretationIV. The Circulation14. Overview of the Circulation; Biophysics of Pressure, Flow, and Resistance15. Vascular Distensibility and Functions of the Arterial and Venous Systems16. The Microcirculation and Lymphatic System: Capillary Fluid Exchange, Interstitial Fluid, and Lymph Flow17. Local and Humoral Control of Tissue Blood Flow18. Nervous Regulation of the Circulation and Rapid Control of Arterial Pressure19. Role of the Kidneys in Long-Term Control of Arterial Pressure and in Hypertension: The Integrated System for Aterial Pressure Regulation20. Cardiac Output, Venous Return, and Their Regulation21. Muscle Blood Flow and Cardiac Output During Exercise; the Coronary Circulation and Ischemic Heart Disease22. Cardiac Failure23. Heart Valves and Heart Sounds; Valvular and Congenital Heart Defects24. Circulatory Shock and Its TreatmentV. The Body Fluids and Kidneys25. The Body Fluid Compartments: Extracellular and Intracellular Fluids; Edema26. The Urinary System: Functional Anatomy and Urine Formation by the Kidneys27. Glomerular Filtration, Renal Blood Flow, and Their Control28. Renal Tubular Reabsorption and Secretion29. Urine Concentration and Dilution; Regulation of Extracellular Fluid Osmolarity and Sodium Concentration30. Renal Regulation of Potassium, Calcium, Phosphate, and Magnesium; Integration of Renal Mechanisms for Control of Blood Volume and Extracellular Fluid Volume31. Acid-Base Regulation32. Diuretics, Kidney DiseasesVI. Blood Cells, Immunity, and Blood Coagulation33. Red Blood Cells, Anemia, and Polycythemia34. Resistance of the Body to Infection: I. Leukocytes, Granulocytes, the Monocyte-Macrophage System, and Inflammation35. Resistance of the Body to Infection: II. Immunity and Allergy36. Blood Types; Transfusion; Tissue and Organ Transplantation37. Hemostasis and Blood CoagulationVII. Respiration38. Pulmonary Ventilation39. Pulmonary Circulation, Pulmonary Edema, Pleural Fluid40. Principles of Gas Exchange; Diffusion of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Through the Respiratory Membrane41. Transport of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide in Blood and Tissue Fluids42. Regulation of Respiration43. Respiratory Insufficiency - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Oxygen TherapyVIII. Aviation, Space, and Deep-Sea Diving Physiology44. Aviation, High Altitude, and Space Physiology45. Physiology of Deep-Sea Diving and Other Hyperbaric ConditionsIV. The Nervous System: A. General Principles and Sensory Physiology46. Organization of the Nervous System, Basic Functions of Synapses, and Neurotransmitters47. Sensory Receptors, Neuronal Circuits for Processing Information48. Somatic Sensations: I. General Organization, the Tactile and Position Senses49. Somatic sensations: II. Pain, Headache, and Thermal SensationsX. The Nervous System: B. The Special Senses50. The Eye: I. Optics of Vision51. The Eye: II. Receptor and Neural Function of the Retina52. The Eye: III. Central Neurophysiology of Vision53. The Sense of Hearing54. The Chemical Senses - Taste and SmellXI. The Nervous System: C.
