Human Physiology

Front Matter....Pages I-XVIII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Fundamentals of Cell Physiology....Pages 2-18
Information Transfer by Electrical Excitation....Pages 19-42
Transmission of Excitation from Cell to Cell....Pages 43-60
Front Matter....Pages 61-61
Muscle....Pages 62-81
Motor Systems....Pages 82-123
Integrative Functions of the Central Nervous System....Pages 124-165
The Nervous System in the Context of Information Theory....Pages 166-173
Front Matter....Pages 175-175
General Sensory Physiology....Pages 176-195
The Somatovisceral Sensory System....Pages 196-222
Nociception and Pain....Pages 223-236
The Sense of Sight....Pages 237-276
Physiology of the Sense of Equilibrium, Hearing and Speech....Pages 277-305
Taste and Smell....Pages 306-313
Thirst and Hunger: General Sensations....Pages 314-322
Front Matter....Pages 323-323
General Principles of Regulation....Pages 324-332
Autonomic Nervous System....Pages 333-370
Endocrinology....Pages 371-399
Front Matter....Pages 401-401
Functions of the Blood....Pages 402-438
Function of the Heart....Pages 439-479
Functions of the Vascular System....Pages 480-542
Front Matter....Pages 543-543
Pulmonary Respiration....Pages 544-577
Blood Gas Transport and Acid-Base Balance....Pages 578-597
Tissue Respiration....Pages 598-612
Front Matter....Pages 613-613
Energy Balance....Pages 614-623
Thermal Balance and the Regulation of Body Temperature....Pages 624-644
Work Physiology....Pages 645-665
Environmental Physiology....Pages 666-676
Front Matter....Pages 677-677
Nutrition....Pages 678-692
Functions of the Alimentary Canal....Pages 693-734
The Function of the Kidneys....Pages 735-762
Water and Electrolyte Balance....Pages 763-772
Front Matter....Pages 773-773
Sexual Functions....Pages 774-784
Reproduction and Pregnancy....Pages 785-788
Aging and Old Age....Pages 789-794
Back Matter....Pages 795-828