Chapter 1. Cellular Physiology
VOLUME AND COMPOSITION OF BODY FLUIDS
CHARACTERISTICS OF CELL MEMBRANES
TRANSPORT ACROSS CELL MEMBRANES
DIFFUSION POTENTIALS AND EQUILIBRIUM POTENTIALS
SYNAPTIC AND NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION
Chapter 2. Autonomic Nervous System
ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL FEATURES OF THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
ORGANIZATION OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
GENERAL FEATURES OF SENSORY AND MOTOR SYSTEMS
HIGHER FUNCTIONS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
Chapter 4. Cardiovascular Physiology
CIRCUITRY OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CARDIAC OUTPUT AND VENOUS RETURN
REGULATION OF ARTERIAL PRESSURE
INTEGRATIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
Chapter 5. Respiratory Physiology
STRUCTURE OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
CARBON DIOXIDE TRANSPORT IN BLOOD
VENTILATION/PERFUSION RELATIONSHIPS
TERMINOLOGY ASSOCIATED WITH THE SINGLE NEPHRON
PHOSPHATE, CALCIUM, AND MAGNESIUM BALANCE
WATER BALANCE—CONCENTRATION AND DILUTION OF URINE
Chapter 7. Acid-Base Physiology
RENAL MECHANISMS IN ACID-BASE BALANCE
Chapter 8. Gastrointestinal Physiology
STRUCTURE OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
INNERVATION OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
GASTROINTESTINAL REGULATORY SUBSTANCES
INTESTINAL FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE TRANSPORT
Chapter 9. Endocrine Physiology
REGULATION OF HORMONE SECRETION
REGULATION OF HORMONE RECEPTORS
MECHANISMS OF HORMONE ACTION AND SECOND MESSENGERS
HYPOTHALAMIC-PITUITARY RELATIONSHIPS
REGULATION OF CALCIUM AND PHOSPHATE METABOLISM
Chapter 10. Reproductive Physiology
FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGY
Appendix I. Common Abbreviations and Symbols
Appendix II. Normal Values and Constants