Section 1 CELL PHYSIOLOGY, FLUID HOMEOSTASIS, AND MEMBRANE TRANSPORT 1. The Cell and Fluid Homeostasis 2. Membrane Transport and Cell Signaling Mechanisms
Section 2 THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND MUSCLE 3. Nerve and Muscle Physiology 4. Organization and General Functions of the Nervous System 5. Sensory Physiology 6. The Somatic Motor System 7. The Autonomic Nervous System
Section 3 CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY 8. The Blood 9. Overview of the Heart and Circulation 10. Cardiac Electrophysiology 11. Flow, Pressure, and Resistance 12. The Cardiac Pump 13. The Peripheral Circulation
Section 4 RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY 14. Pulmonary Ventilation and Perfusion and Diffusion of Gases 15. The Mechanics of Breathing 16. Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Transport and Control of Respiration
Section 5 RENAL PHYSIOLOGY 17. Overview, Glomerular Filtration, and Renal Clearance 18. Renal Transport Processes 19. Urine Concentration and Dilution Mechanisms 20. Regulation of Extracellular Fluid Volume and Osmolarity 21. Regulation of Acid-Base Balance by the Kidneys
Section 6 GASTROINTESTINAL PHYSIOLOGY 22. Overview of the Gastrointestinal Tract 23. Motility Through the Gastrointestinal Tract 24. Gastrointestinal Secretions 25. Hepatobiliary Function 26. Digestion and Absorption
Section 7 ENDOCRINE PHYSIOLOGY 27. General Principles of Endocrinology and Pituitary and Hypothalamic Hormones 28. Thyroid Hormones 29. Adrenal Hormones 30. The Endocrine Pancreas 31. Calcium-Regulating Hormones 32. Hormones of the Reproductive System
Susan Mulroney, PhD, Department of Physiology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA and Adam Myers, PhD, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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