Textbook of Medical Physiology

Content: Functional organization of the human body and control of the \"internal environment\" --
The cell and its functions --
Genetic control of protein synthesis, cell function, and cell reproduction --
Transport of substances through cell membranes --
Membrane potentials and action protentials --
Contraction of skeletal muscle --
Excitation of skeletal muscle: neuromuscular transmission and excitation-contraction coupling --
Excitation and contraction of smooth muscle --
Cardiac muscle
 the heart as a pump and function of the heart valves --
Rhythmical excitation of the heart --
The normal electrocardiogram --
Electrocardiographic interpretation of cardiac muscle and coronary blood flow abnormalities: vectorial analysis --
Cardiac arrhythmias and their electrocardiographic interpretations --
Overview of the circulation
 biophysics of pressure, flow, and resistance --
Vascular distensibility and functions of the arterial and venous systems --
The microcirculation and lymphatic system: capillary fluid exchange, interstitial fluid, and lymph flow --
Local and humoral control of tissue blood flow --
Nervous regulation of the circulation, and rapid control of arterial pressure --
Role of the kidneys in long-term control of arterial pressure and in hypertension: the integrated system for arterial pressure regulation --
Cardiac output, venous return, and their regulation --
Muscle blood flow and cardiac output during exercise
 the coronary circulation and ischemic heart disease --
Cardiac failure --
Heart valves and heart sounds
 valvular and congenital heart defects --
Circulatory shock and its treatment --
The body fluid compartments: extracellular and intracellular fluids
 edema --
Urine formation by the kidneys: I. Glomerular filtration, renal blood flow, and their control --
Urine formation by the kidneys: II. tubular reabsorption and secretion --
Urine concentration and dilution
 regulation of extracellular fluid osmolarity and sodium concentration --
Renal regulation of potassium, calcium, phosphate, and magnesium
 integration of renal mechanisms for control of blood volume and extracellular fluid volume --
Acid-base regulation --
Diuretics, kidney diseases --
Red blood cells, anemia, and polycythemia --
Resistance of the body to infection: I. leukocytes, granulocytes, the monocyte-macrophage system, and inflammation --
Resistance of the body to infection: II. immunity and allergy innate immunity --
Blood types
 transfusion
 tissue and organ transplantation --
Hemostasis and blood coagulation --
Pulmonary ventilation --
Pulmonary circulation, pulmonary edema, pleural fluid --
Physical principles of gas exchange
 diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide through the respiratory membrane --
Transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide in blood and tissue fluids. Regulation of respiration --
Respiratory insufficiency-pathophysiology, diagnosis, oxygen therapy --
Aviation, high-altitude, and space physiology --
Physiology of deep-sea diving and other hyperbaric conditions --
Organization of the nervous system, basic functions of synapses, and neurotransmitters --
Sensory receptors, neuronal circuits for processing information --
Somatic sensations: I. general organization, the tactile and position senses --
Somatic sensations: II. pain, headache, and thermal sensations --
The eye: I. optics of vision --
The eye: II. receptor and neural function of the retina --
The eye: III. central neurophysiology of vision --
The sense of hearing --
The chemical senses-taste and smell --
Motor functions of the spinal cord
 the cord reflexes --
Cortical and brain stem control of motor function --
Contributions of the cerebellum and basal ganglia to overall motor control --
Cerebral cortex, intellectual functions of the brain, learning, and memory --
Behavioral and motivational mechanisms of the brain-the limbic system and the hypothalamus --
States of brain activity-sleep, brain waves, epilepsy, psychoses --
The autonomic nervous system and the adrenal medulla --
Cerebral blood flow, cerebrospinal fluid, and brain metabolism --
General principles of gastrointestinal function-motility, nervous control, and blood circulation --
Propulsion and mixing of food in the alimentary tract --
Secretory functions of the alimentary tract --
Digestion and absorption in the gastrointestinal tract --
Physiology and gastrointestinal disorders --
Metabolism of carbohydrates, and formation of adenosine triphosphate --
Lipid metabolism --
Protein metabolism --
The liver as an organ --
Dietary balances
 regulation of feeding
 obesity and starvation
 vitamins and minerals --
Energetics and metabolic rate --
Body temperature regulation, and fever --
Introduction to endocrinology --
Pituitary hormones and their control by the hypothalamus --
Thyroid metabolic hormones --
Adrenocortical hormones --
Insulin, glucagon, and diabetes mellitus --
Parathyroid hormone, calcitonin, calcium and phosphate metabolism, vitamin D, bone, and teeth --
Reproductive and hormonal functions of the male (and function of the pineal gland) --
Female physiology before pregnancy and female hormones --
Pregnancy and lactation --
Fetal and neonatal physiology --
Sports physiology.