Table of Contents

List of Contributors; Preface to the Fourth Edition; Preface to the First Edition; 1. Cell Physiology; 2. Cellular Communication; 3. Introduction to the Nervous System; 4. Signalling in the Nervous System; 5. Muscle; 6. Sensory Systems; 7. Special Senses; 8. Motor System; 9. Higher Nervous Functions; 10. Endocrine System; 11. Reproduction; 12. Blood; 13. Cardiovascular System: Introduction and the Heart; 14. Vascular System; 15. Cardiovascular Regulation, Regional Circulation and Circulatory Adjustments; 16. Respiration; 17. Digestive System; 18. Kidney; 19. Fluid and Electrolyte Balance; 20. Energy Metabolism and Temperature Regulation; 21. Exercise; Appendix: Units of Measurement; Index

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