Table of Contents I. Introduction to Physiology: The Cell and General Physiology 1. Functional Organization of the Human Body and Control of the "Internal Environment" 2. The Cell and Its Functions 3. Genetic Control of Protein Synthesis, cell function, and cell reproduction II. Membrane Physiology, Nerve, and Muscle 4. Transport of Substances Through Cell Membranes 5. Membrane Potentials and Action Potentials 6. Contraction of Skeletal Muscle 7. Excitation of Skeletal Muscle: Neuromuscular Transmission and ExcitationContraction Coupling 8. Excitation and Contraction of Smooth Muscle III. The Heart 9. Cardiac Muscle; The Heart as a Pump and Function of the Heart Valves 10. Rhythmical Excitation of the Heart 11. The Normal Electrocardiogram 12. Electrocardiographic Interpretation of Cardiac Muscle and Coronary Blood Flow Abnormalities: Vectorial Analysis 13.Cardiac Arrhythmias and Their Electrocardiographic Interpretation IV. The Circulation 14. Overview of the Circulation; Biophysics of Pressure, Flow, and Resistance 15. Vascular Distensibility and Functions of the Arterial and Venous Systems 16. The Microcirculation and Lymphatic System: Capillary Fluid Exchange, Interstitial Fluid, and Lymph Flow 17. Local and Humoral Control of Tissue Blood Flow
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