Table of Contents

Preface
Section I: Cellular & Molecular Basis of Medical Physiology
1. General Principles & Energy Production in Medical Physiology
2. Overview of Cellular Physiology in Medical Physiology
3. Immunity, Infection, and Inflammation
Section II: Physiology of Nerve & Muscle Cells
4. Excitable Tissue: Nerve
5. Excitable Tissue: Muscle
6. Synaptic & Junctional Transmission
7. Neurotransmitters & Neuromodulators
8. Properties of Sensory Receptors
9. Reflexes
Section III: Central & Peripheral Neurophysiology
10. Pain & Temperature
11. Somatosensory Pathways
12. Vision
13. Hearing & Equilibrium
14. Smell & Taste
15. Electrical Activity of the Brain, Sleep-Wake States, & Circadian Rhythms
16. Control of Posture & Movement
17. The Autonomic Nervous System
18. Hypothalamic Regulation of Hormonal Functions
19. Learning, Memory, Language, & Speech
Section IV: Endocrine & Reproductive Physiology
20. The Thyroid Gland
21. Endocrine Functions of the Pancreas & Regulation of Carbohydrate Metabolism
22. The Adrenal Medulla & Adrenal Cortex
23. Hormonal Control of Calcium and Phosphate Metabolism & the Physiology of Bone
24. The Pituitary Gland
25. The Gonads: Development & Function of the Reproductive System
Section V: Gastrointestinal Physiology
26. Overview of Gastrointestinal Function & Regulation
27. Digestion, Absorption, & Nutritional Principles
28. Gastrointestinal Motility
29. Transport & Metabolic Functions of the Liver
Section VI: Cardiovascular Physiology
30. Origin of the Heartbeat & the Electrical Activity of the Heart
31. The Heart as a Pump
32. Blood as a Circulatory Fluid & the Dynamics of Blood & Lymph Flow
33. Cardiovascular Regulatory Mechanisms
34. Circulation Through Special Regions
Section VII: Respiratory Physiology
35. Pulmonary Function
36. Gas Transport & pH in the Lung
37. Regulation of Respiration
Section VIII: Renal Physiology
38. Renal Function & Micturition
39. Regulation of Extracellular Fluid Composition & Volume
40. Acidification of the Urine & Bicarbonate Excretion
Answers to Multiple Choice Questions
Index

About the Author

PhD in Biochemistry from the University of London; Postdoctoral fellow in National Institutes of Health;Professor of Medicine and Vice-Chair for Research, University of California, Department of Medicine;Chair of Biomedical Sciences PhD Program, University of California, San Diego.