Preface vii
Section I: Fluid Distribution and Edema Chapter 1: Fluid Distribution and Edema 3
Section II: Excitable Tissue Chapter 1: Ionic Equilibrium and Resting Membrane Potential 19
Chapter 2: The Neuron Action Potential and Synaptic Transmission 27
Chapter 3: Electrical Activity of the Heart 37
Section III: Skeletal Muscle Chapter 1: Excitation-Contraction Coupling 55
Chapter 2: Skeletal Muscle Mechanics 65
Section IV: Cardiac Muscle Mechanics Chapter 1: Cardiac Muscle Mechanics 73
Section V: Peripheral Circulation Chapter 1: General Aspects of the Cardiovascular System 85
Chapter 2: Regulation of Blood Flow and Pressure 107
Section VI: Cardiac Cycle and Valvular Heart Disease Chapter 1: Cardiac Cyde and Valvular Heart Disease 121
Section VII: Respiration Chapter 1: Lung Mechanics 135
Chapter 2: Alveolar-Blood Gas Exchange 159
Chapter 3: Transport of 02 and C02 and the Regulation of Ventilation 167
Chapter 4: Causes and Evaluation of Hypoxemia 179
Section VIII: Renal Physiology Chapter 1: Renal Structure and Glomerular Filtration 193
Chapter 2: Solute Transport: Reabsorption and Secretion 207
Chapter 3: Clinical Estimation of GFR and Patterns of Clearance 219
Chapter 4: Regional Transport 225
Section IX: Acid-Base Disturbances Chapter 1: Acid-Base Disturbances 243
Section X: Endocrinology Chapter 1: General Aspects of the Endocrine System 259
Chapter 2: Hypothalamic-Anterior Pituitary System 265
Chapter 3: Posterior Pituitary 269
Chapter 4: Adrenal Cortex 277
Chapter 5: Adrenal Medulla 305
Chapter 6: Endocrine Pancreas 309
Chapter 7: Hormonal Control of Calcium and Phosphate 325
Chapter 8: Thyroid Hormones 339
Chapter 9: Growth, Growth Hormone and Puberty 355
Chapter 10: Male Reproductive System 361
Chapter 11: Female Reproductive System 369
Section XI: Gastrointestinal Physiology Chapter 1: Gastrointestinal Physiology 389
Index 411