SECTION 1 Cellular & Molecular Basis for Medical Physiology 1
1 General Principles & Energy Production in Medical Physiology 3
2 Overview of Cellular Physiology in Medical Physiology 33
3 Immunity, Infection, & Inflammation 67
4 Excitable Tissue: Nerve 85
5 Excitable Tissue: Muscle 99
6 Synaptic & Junctional Transmission 121
7 Neurotransmitters & Neuromodulators 137
SECTION II Central & Peripheral Neurophysiology 157
8 Somatosensory Neurotransmission: Touch, Pain, & Temperature 159
9 Vision 177
10 Hearing & Equilibrium 199
11 Smell & Taste 217
12 Reflex & Voluntary Control of Posture & Movement 227
13 Autonomic Nervous System 255
14 Electrical Activity of the Brain, Sleep– Wake States, & Circadian Rhythms 269
15 Learning, Memory, Language, & Speech 283
SECTION III Endocrine & Reproductive Physiology 297
16 Basic Concepts of Endocrine Regulation 299
17 Hypothalamic Regulation of Hormonal Functions 307
18 The Pituitary Gland 321
19 The Thyroid Gland 337
20 The Adrenal Medulla & Adrenal Cortex 351
21 Hormonal Control of Calcium, & Phosphate Metabolism & the Physiology of Bone 375
22 Reproductive Development & Function of the Female Reproductive System 389
23 Function of the Male Reproductive System 417
24 Endocrine Functions of the Pancreas & Regulation of Carbohydrate Metabolism 429
SECTION IV Gastrointestinal Physiology 451
25 Overview of Gastrointestinal Function & Regulation 453
26 Digestion, Absorption, & Nutritional Principles 475
27 Gastrointestinal Motility 495
28 Transport & Metabolic Functions of the Liver 507
SECTION V Cardiovascular Physiology 517
29 Origin of the Heartbeat & the Electrical Activity of the Heart 519
30 The Heart as a Pump 537
31 Blood as a Circulatory Fluid & the Dynamics of Blood & Lymph Flow 553
32 Cardiovascular Regulatory Mechanisms 585
33 Circulation Through Special Regions 601
SECTION VI Respiratory Physiology 619
34 Introduction to Pulmonary Structure & Mechanics 621
35 Gas Transport & pH 639
36 Regulation of Respiration 655
SECTION VII Renal Physiology 669
37 Renal Function & Micturition 671
38 Regulation of Extracellular Fluid Composition & Volume 695
39 Acidification of the Urine & Bicarbonate Excretion 709
Answers to Multiple Choice Questions 719
Index 721