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Contents: Functional organization of the human body and control of the ''internal environment -- The cell and its function -- Genetic control of protein synthesis, cell function ,and cell reproduction -- Extracellular and extracellular fluid: transport through the cell membrane -- Membrane potential, action potential, excitation, and rhythmicty -- \Function of neuronal synapses and neuromuscular junctions -- Blood-red blood cells , anemia and ploycythemia -- Resistance of the body to infection - the reticuloendothelial system ,l uekocytes ,and inflammation -- Immunity and allergy -- Blood group: transfusion;tissue and organ transplantation -- Rhythmis excitation and contraction of the heart -- The normal electrocardiogram -- Electrocadiographic interpretation in cardiac myopathies vectorial analysis -- Electrocardiograph interpretation of cardiac arrhythmias -- Basic physical principles of the circulation: hemodynamics -- The heart as a pump ,the cardiac cycle, cardiac, contractility ,and stroke volume output - The systemic circulation: I .general characteristic and arterial venous ,and capillary pressures - The systemic circulation: II. Autoregulation, nervous and reflex regulation, and humoral regulation - The pulmonary circulatory system - The coronary circulation - Blood flow through special areas of the body - Cardiac output, return, and their regulation-an integrative analysis of the circulation - Regulation of mean arterial pressure,and hypertension - Cardiac failure - Circulatory shock and physiology of its treatment - The body fluid: osmotic equilibria between extracellular and intracellular fluids - Capillary dynamics and exchange of fluid between the blood and interstitial fluid - The lymphatic system, interstitial fluid dynamics, and edema - The special fluid system of the body-cerebrospinal oculars, pleural, pericardial, peritoneal, and synovial - Formation of urine by the kidney - Regulation of extracellular fluid composition and volume and of blood volume by kidney and by the thirst mechanism - Regulation of acid-base balance - Micturition, renal disease, and diuresis - pulmonary ventilation - Physical principle of gaseous exchange: diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide through the respiratory membrane - Transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood and body fluid - Respiratory insufficiency - Aviation , high altitude, and space physiology - Physiology of deep sea diving and other high pressure operations - Organization of the nervous systems: basic functions of sensory reception and motor effectors - Transmission and processing of information in the nervous system - Somatic sensations: I. the mechanoerecptive sensations - Somatic sensations: II.pain,visceral pain, headaches, and thermal sensations -The sense of hearing - The eye I. optics of vision - The eye: II. receptor function of the retina - The eye: III. Nueurophysiology - The chemical senses -taste and smell - The proprioceptive muscle sensations and the cord reflexes - Motor function of the brain stem and basal ganglia-reticular formation , vestibular apparatus ,equilibrium ,and brain stem reflexes - Cortical and cerebellar control of motor functions - The autonomic nervous system , and vegetative functions of the hypothalamus - The reticular activating system: wakefulness ,sleep ,attention , brain waves ,and epilepsy - The cerebral cortex and intellectual function of the brain - Behavioral function of the brain: the limbic system - Movement of food through the alimentary - Secretory function of the alimentary - Digestion and absorption the gastrointestinal tract - Gastrointestinal disorders - Metabolism of carbohydrates and formation of adenosine triphosphate -- Lipid metabolism - Protein metabolism - Energetics and metabolic - Body temperature, temperature regulation, and fever - Dietary balances, regulation of feeding, obesity and starvation - Vitamin and mineral metabolism - The liver and biliary - Introduction to endocrinology the hypophyseal hormones ,and the pineal gland - The adrenocortical hormones - The thyroid hormones - Insulin ,glucagon, and diabetes mellitus - Parathyroid hormone calcium and phosphate metabolism ,vitamin D, bone and teeth - Reproductive functions of the ,male sex hormones - Sexual function in the female sex hormones - Pregnancy and lactation -- Special features of fetal and neaonatal physiology