Foreword | p. xi |
Acknowledgements | p. xiii |
Abbreviations | p. xv |
A note to the reader | p. xvii |
What is physiology? | p. 1 |
The chemical constitution of the body | p. 7 |
Introducing cells | p. 23 |
The transport functions of the plasma membrane | p. 37 |
Principles of cell signaling | p. 55 |
Nerve cells and their connections | p. 71 |
Muscle | p. 95 |
Sensory systems | p. 115 |
The physiology of motor systems | p. 161 |
The autonomic nervous system | p. 185 |
Some aspects of higher nervous function | p. 195 |
The hormonal regulation of the body | p. 211 |
The properties of blood | p. 251 |
Defense against infection: inflammation and immunity | p. 275 |
The heart and circulation | p. 291 |
The respiratory system | p. 345 |
The kidney and the regulation of the internal environment | p. 385 |
The digestive system | p. 419 |
The nutritional needs of the body | p. 465 |
The physiology of the male and female reproductive systems | p. 479 |
Fertilization, pregnancy and lactation | p. 501 |
Fetal and neonatal physiology | p. 531 |
The control of growth | p. 549 |
Energy balance and the control of metabolic rate | p. 567 |
The physiology of exercise | p. 577 |
The regulation of body temperature | p. 589 |
The regulation of plasma glucose | p. 599 |
The regulation of body fluid volume | p. 611 |
Acid-base balance | p. 629 |
The physiology of high altitude and diving | p. 647 |
Clinical physiology | p. 657 |
SI Units | p. 671 |
Resuscitation following cardiac or respiratory arrest | p. 673 |
Index | p. 675 |
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