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Unit I. Introduction to Physiology: The Cell and General Physiology
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Chapter 1. Functional Organization of the Human Body and Control of the “Internal Environment”
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Chapter 2. The Cell and Its Functions
Chapter 3. Genetic Control of Protein Synthesis, Cell Function, and Cell Reproduction
Unit II. Membrane Physiology, Nerve, and Muscle
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Chapter 4. Transport of Substances Through Cell Membranes
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Chapter 5. Membrane Potentials and Action Potentials
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Chapter 6. Contraction of Skeletal Muscle
Chapter7. Excitation of Skeletal Muscle: Neuromuscular Transmission and Excitation-Contraction db
Coupling
Chapter 8. Excitation and Contraction of Smooth Muscle
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Unit III. The Heart
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Chapter 9. Cardiac Muscle; The Heart as a Pump and Function of the Heart Valves
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Chapter 10. Rhythmical Excitation of the Heart
Chapter 11. Fundamentals of Electrocardiography
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Chapter12. Electrocardiographic Interpretation of Cardiac Muscle and Coronary Blood Flow
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Abnormalities: Vectorial Analysis
Chapter13. Cardiac Arrhythmias and Their Electrocardiographic Interpretation
Unit IV. The Circulation
Chapter 14. Overview of the Circulation: Pressure, Flow, and Resistance db
Chapter 15. Vascular Distensibility and Functions of the Arterial and Venous Systems
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Chapter16. The Microcirculation and Lymphatic System: Capillary Fluid Exchange, Interstitial Fluid,
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and Lymph Flow
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Chapter 17. Local and Humoral Control of Tissue Blood Flow
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Chapter 18. Nervous Regulation of the Circulation and Rapid Control of Arterial Pressure
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,Chapter 19. Role of the Kidneys in Long-Term Control of Arterial Pressure and in Hypertension: The
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Integrated System for Arterial Pressure Regulation
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Chapter 20. Cardiac Output, Venous Return, and Their Regulation
Chapter 21. Muscle Blood Flow and Cardiac Output During Exercise; the Coronary Circulation and
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Chapter 22. Cardiac Failure
Chapter 23. Heart Valves and Heart Sounds; Valvular and Congenital Heart Defects
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Chapter 24. Circulatory Shock and Its Treatment
Unit V. The Body Fluids and Kidneys
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Chapter 25. Regulation of Body Fluid Compartments: Extracellular and Intracellular Fluids; Edema db
Chapter 26. The Urinary System: Functional Anatomy and Urine Formation by the Kidneys
Chapter 27. Glomerular Filtration, Renal Blood Flow, and Their Control
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Chapter 28. Renal Tubular Reabsorption and Secretion
Chapter 29. Urine Concentration and Dilution; Regulation of Extracellular Fluid Osmolarity and
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Sodium Concentration
Chapter 30. Renal Regulation of Potassium, Calcium, Phosphate, and Magnesium; Integration of Renal
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Mechanisms for Control of Blood Volume and Extracellular Fluid Volume
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Chapter 31. Acid–Base Regulation db
Chapter 32. Diuretics and Kidney Diseases
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Unit VI. Blood Cells, Immunity, and Blood Coagulation
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Chapter 33. Red Blood Cells, Anemia, and Polycythemia
Chapter 34. Resistance of the Body to Infection: I. Leukocytes, Granulocytes, the Monocyte- db db
Macrophage System, and Inflammation
Chapter 35. Resistance of the Body to Infection: II. Immunity and Allergy
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Chapter 36. Blood Types; Transfusion; and Tissue and Organ Transplantation
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Chapter 37. Hemostasis and Blood Coagulation
Unit VII. Respiration
Chapter 38. Pulmonary Ventilation
Chapter 39. Pulmonary Circulation, Pulmonary Edema, and Pleural Fluid
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Chapter 40. Principles of Gas Exchange; Diffusion of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Through the db db
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Chapter 41. Transport of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide in Blood and Tissue Fluids db db
Chapter 42. Regulation of Respiration
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Chapter 43. Respiratory Insufficiency—Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Oxygen Therapy
Unit VIII. Aviation, Space, and Deep-Sea Diving Physiology
Chapter 44. Aviation, High Altitude, and Space Physiology db
Chapter 45. Physiology of Deep-Sea Diving and Other Hyperbaric Conditions
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Unit IX. The Nervous System: A. General Principles and Sensory Physiology
Chapter 46. Organization of the Nervous System, Basic Functions of Synapses, and Neurotransmitters
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Chapter47. Sensory Receptors, Neuronal Circuits for Processing Information
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Chapter 48. Somatic Sensations: I. General Organization, Tactile and Position Senses
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Chapter49. Somatic Sensations: II. Pain, Headache, and Thermal Sensations
Unit X. The Nervous System: B. The Special Senses
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Chapter 50. The Eye: I. Optics of Vision
Chapter 51. The Eye: II. Receptor and Neural Function of the Retina
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Chapter 52. The Eye: III. Central Neurophysiology of Vision
Chapter 53. The Sense of Hearing
Chapter 54. The Chemical Senses—Taste and Smell
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Unit XI. The Nervous System: C. Motor and Integrative Neurophysiology
Chapter 55. Spinal Cord Motor Functions; the Cord Reflexes db
Chapter 56. Cortical and Brain Stem Control of Motor Function
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Chapter57. Cerebellum and Basal Ganglia Contributions to Overall Motor Control
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Chapter 58. Cerebral Cortex, Intellectual Functions of the Brain, Learning, and Memory db
Chapter 59. The Limbic System and the Hypothalamus—Behavioral and Motivational Mechanisms of
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the Brain
Chapter 60. States of Brain Activity—Sleep, Brain Waves, Epilepsy, Psychoses, and Dementia
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Chapter 61. The Autonomic Nervous System and the Adrenal Medulla db
Chapter 62. Cerebral Blood Flow, Cerebrospinal Fluid, and Brain Metabolism
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Unit I. Introduction to Physiology: The Cell and General Physiology
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Chapter 1. Functional Organization of the Human Body and Control of the “Internal Environment”
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Chapter 2. The Cell and Its Functions
Chapter 3. Genetic Control of Protein Synthesis, Cell Function, and Cell Reproduction
Unit II. Membrane Physiology, Nerve, and Muscle
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Chapter 4. Transport of Substances Through Cell Membranes
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Chapter 5. Membrane Potentials and Action Potentials
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Chapter 6. Contraction of Skeletal Muscle
Chapter7. Excitation of Skeletal Muscle: Neuromuscular Transmission and Excitation-Contraction db
Coupling
Chapter 8. Excitation and Contraction of Smooth Muscle
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Unit III. The Heart
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Chapter 9. Cardiac Muscle; The Heart as a Pump and Function of the Heart Valves
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Chapter 10. Rhythmical Excitation of the Heart
Chapter 11. Fundamentals of Electrocardiography
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Chapter12. Electrocardiographic Interpretation of Cardiac Muscle and Coronary Blood Flow
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Abnormalities: Vectorial Analysis
Chapter13. Cardiac Arrhythmias and Their Electrocardiographic Interpretation
Unit IV. The Circulation
Chapter 14. Overview of the Circulation: Pressure, Flow, and Resistance db
Chapter 15. Vascular Distensibility and Functions of the Arterial and Venous Systems
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Chapter16. The Microcirculation and Lymphatic System: Capillary Fluid Exchange, Interstitial Fluid,
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and Lymph Flow
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Chapter 17. Local and Humoral Control of Tissue Blood Flow
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Chapter 18. Nervous Regulation of the Circulation and Rapid Control of Arterial Pressure
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,Chapter 19. Role of the Kidneys in Long-Term Control of Arterial Pressure and in Hypertension: The
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Integrated System for Arterial Pressure Regulation
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Chapter 20. Cardiac Output, Venous Return, and Their Regulation
Chapter 21. Muscle Blood Flow and Cardiac Output During Exercise; the Coronary Circulation and
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Ischemic Heart Disease db
Chapter 22. Cardiac Failure
Chapter 23. Heart Valves and Heart Sounds; Valvular and Congenital Heart Defects
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Chapter 24. Circulatory Shock and Its Treatment
Unit V. The Body Fluids and Kidneys
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Chapter 25. Regulation of Body Fluid Compartments: Extracellular and Intracellular Fluids; Edema db
Chapter 26. The Urinary System: Functional Anatomy and Urine Formation by the Kidneys
Chapter 27. Glomerular Filtration, Renal Blood Flow, and Their Control
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Chapter 28. Renal Tubular Reabsorption and Secretion
Chapter 29. Urine Concentration and Dilution; Regulation of Extracellular Fluid Osmolarity and
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Sodium Concentration
Chapter 30. Renal Regulation of Potassium, Calcium, Phosphate, and Magnesium; Integration of Renal
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Mechanisms for Control of Blood Volume and Extracellular Fluid Volume
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Chapter 31. Acid–Base Regulation db
Chapter 32. Diuretics and Kidney Diseases
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Unit VI. Blood Cells, Immunity, and Blood Coagulation
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Chapter 33. Red Blood Cells, Anemia, and Polycythemia
Chapter 34. Resistance of the Body to Infection: I. Leukocytes, Granulocytes, the Monocyte- db db
Macrophage System, and Inflammation
Chapter 35. Resistance of the Body to Infection: II. Immunity and Allergy
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Chapter 36. Blood Types; Transfusion; and Tissue and Organ Transplantation
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Chapter 37. Hemostasis and Blood Coagulation
Unit VII. Respiration
Chapter 38. Pulmonary Ventilation
Chapter 39. Pulmonary Circulation, Pulmonary Edema, and Pleural Fluid
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Chapter 40. Principles of Gas Exchange; Diffusion of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Through the db db
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Chapter 41. Transport of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide in Blood and Tissue Fluids db db
Chapter 42. Regulation of Respiration
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Chapter 43. Respiratory Insufficiency—Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Oxygen Therapy
Unit VIII. Aviation, Space, and Deep-Sea Diving Physiology
Chapter 44. Aviation, High Altitude, and Space Physiology db
Chapter 45. Physiology of Deep-Sea Diving and Other Hyperbaric Conditions
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Unit IX. The Nervous System: A. General Principles and Sensory Physiology
Chapter 46. Organization of the Nervous System, Basic Functions of Synapses, and Neurotransmitters
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Chapter47. Sensory Receptors, Neuronal Circuits for Processing Information
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Chapter 48. Somatic Sensations: I. General Organization, Tactile and Position Senses
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Chapter49. Somatic Sensations: II. Pain, Headache, and Thermal Sensations
Unit X. The Nervous System: B. The Special Senses
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Chapter 50. The Eye: I. Optics of Vision
Chapter 51. The Eye: II. Receptor and Neural Function of the Retina
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Chapter 52. The Eye: III. Central Neurophysiology of Vision
Chapter 53. The Sense of Hearing
Chapter 54. The Chemical Senses—Taste and Smell
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Unit XI. The Nervous System: C. Motor and Integrative Neurophysiology
Chapter 55. Spinal Cord Motor Functions; the Cord Reflexes db
Chapter 56. Cortical and Brain Stem Control of Motor Function
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Chapter57. Cerebellum and Basal Ganglia Contributions to Overall Motor Control
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Chapter 58. Cerebral Cortex, Intellectual Functions of the Brain, Learning, and Memory db
Chapter 59. The Limbic System and the Hypothalamus—Behavioral and Motivational Mechanisms of
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the Brain
Chapter 60. States of Brain Activity—Sleep, Brain Waves, Epilepsy, Psychoses, and Dementia
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Chapter 61. The Autonomic Nervous System and the Adrenal Medulla db
Chapter 62. Cerebral Blood Flow, Cerebrospinal Fluid, and Brain Metabolism
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