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Table of Contents


	Acknowledgments	v
	Preface	vi
UNIT I	PRINCIPLES OF PHYSIOLOGIC FUNCTION
Chapter 1	Cell and Membrane Physiology	1
Chapter 2	Membrane Excitability	16
Chapter 3	Osmosis and Body Fluids	28
Chapter 4	Epithelial and Connective Tissue	37
UNIT II	SENSORY AND MOTOR SYSTEMS
Chapter 5	Nervous System Organization	53
Chapter 6	Central Nervous System	66
Chapter 7	Autonomic Nervous System	77
Chapter 8	Vision	91
Chapter 9	Hearing and Balance	102
Chapter 10	Taste and Smell	114
Chapter 11	Motor Control Systems	120
UNIT III	MUSCULOSKELETAL AND INTEGUMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY
Chapter 12	Skeletal Muscle	135
Chapter 13	Cardiac Muscle	147
Chapter 14	Smooth Muscle	153
Chapter 15	Bone	163
Chapter 16	Skin	174
UNIT IV	CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
Chapter 17	Cardiac Excitation	189
Chapter 18	Cardiac Mechanics	203
Chapter 19	Blood and the Vasculature	214
Chapter 20	Cardiovascular Regulation	232
Chapter 21	Special Circulations	251
UNIT V	RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
Chapter 22	Lung Mechanics	263
Chapter 23	Gas Exchange	280
Chapter 24	Respiratory Regulation	298
UNIT VI	URINARY SYSTEM
Chapter 25	Filtration and Micturition	313
Chapter 26	Reabsorption and Secretion	328
Chapter 27	Urine Formation	342
Chapter 28	Water and Electrolyte Balance	358
UNIT VII	GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM
Chapter 29	Principles and Signaling	377
Chapter 30	Mouth, Esophagus, and Stomach	384
Chapter 31	Small and Large Intestines	392
Chapter 32	Exocrine Pancreas and Liver	402
UNIT VIII	ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
Chapter 33	Endocrine Pancreas and Liver	411
Chapter 34	Adrenal Glands	421
Chapter 35	Thyroid and Parathyroid Hormones	429
Chapter 36	Female and Male Gonads	438
UNIT IX	LIVING AND DYING
Chapter 37	Pregnancy and Birth	451
Chapter 38	Thermal Stress and Fever	464
Chapter 39	Exercise	471
Chapter 40	Systems Failure	481
	Figure Credits	503
	Index	505