CHAPTER 1 Homeostasis: A Framework for Human Physiology

CHAPTER 2 Chemical Composition of the Body

CHAPTER 3 Cellular Structure, Proteins, and Metabolism

SECTION A Cell Structure

SECTION B Proteins

SECTION C Protein-Binding Sites

SECTION D Enzymes and Chemical Energy

SECTION E Metabolic Pathways

CHAPTER 4 Movement of Molecules Across Cell Membranes

CHAPTER 5 Control of Cells by Chemical Messengers

CHAPTER 6 Neuronal Signaling and the Structure of the Nervous System

SECTION A Neural Tissue

SECTION B Membrane Potentials

SECTION C Synapses

SECTION D Structure of the Nervous System

CHAPTER 7 Sensory Physiology

SECTION A General Principles

SECTION B Specific Sensory Systems

CHAPTER 8 Consciousness, the Brain,and Behavior

CHAPTER 9 Muscle

SECTION A Skeletal Muscle

SECTION B Smooth and Cardiac Muscle

CHAPTER 10 Control ofBodyMovement

CHAPTER 11 The Endocrine System

SECTION A Principles of Hormonal Control Systems

SECTION B The Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland

SECTION C The Thyroid Gland

SECTION D The Endocrine Response to Stress

SECTION E Endocrine Control of Growth

SECTION F Endocrine Control of Ca2+ Homeostasis

CHAPTER 12 Cardiovascular Physiology

SECTION A Overall Design of the Circulatory System

SECTION B The Heart

SECTION C The Vascular System

SECTION D Integration of Cardiovascular Function: Regulation of Systemic Arterial Pressure

SECTION E Cardiovascular Patterns in Health and Disease

SECTION F Blood and Hemostasis

CHAPTER 13 Respiratory Physiology

CHAPTER 14 The Kidneys and Regulation of Water and Inorganic Ions

SECTION A Basic Principles of Renal Physiology

SECTION B Regulation of Ion and Water Balance

SECTION C Hydrogen Ion Regulation

CHAPTER 15 The Digestion and Absorption of Food

CHAPTER 16 Regulation of Organic Metabolism and Energy Balance

SECTION A Control and Integration of Carbohydrate, Protein, and Fat Metabolism

SECTION B Regulation of Total-Body Energy Balance and Temperature

CHAPTER 17 Reproduction

SECTION A Overview of Terminology and General Principles

SECTION B Gametogenesis, Sex Determination, and Sex Differentiation

SECTION C Male Reproductive Physiology

SECTION D Female Reproductive Physiology

CHAPTER 18 The Immune System

CHAPTER 19 Medical Physiology: Integration Using Clinical Cases

CASE 19-1 A Woman with Palpitations and Heat Intolerance

CASE 19-2 A Man with Chest Pain After a Long Airplane Flight

CASE 19-3 A Man with Abdominal Pain, Fever, and Circulatory Failure

CASE 19-4 A College Student with Nausea, Flushing, and Sweating