Contributors vi
Preface ix
List of Abbreviations x
1 Cell Physiology 1
2 Cellular Communication 22
3 Introduction to the Nervous System 37
4 Signalling in the Nervous System 63
5 Muscle 95
6 Sensory Systems 122
7 Special Senses 138
8 Motor System 185
9 Higher Nervous Functions 213
10 Pain 227
11 Endocrine System 239
12 Reproduction 271
13 Blood 290
14 Introduction to the Cardiovascular System 326
15 Cardiovascular System—The Heart 335
16 Vascular System 372
17 Cardiovascular Regulation Regional Circulation and Circulatory Adjustments 402
18 Respiration 425
19 Digestive System 494
20 Kidney 540
21 Fluid and Electrolyte Balance 570
22 Energy Metabolism 591
23 Temperature Regulation 603
24 Exercise 616
Appendix 1: Units of measurement 623
Appendix 2: Basic Concepts of Acid–Base Chemistry 625
Index 628
Ole H. Peteresen Vice-President of The Royal Society; MRC Research Professor; George Holt Professor of Physiology, University of Liverpool, UK
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