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• 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 The DNA code in the cell nucleus is transferred to an RNA code in the cell cytoplasm -- the process of transcription
• 5 Membrane potentials and action potentials
• 6 Contraction of skeletal muscle
• 7 Excitation of skeletal muscle: neuromuscular transmission and excitation-contraction coupling
• 8 Contraction and excitation of smooth muscle
• III The heart
• 9 Cardiac muscle: the heart as a pump and function of the heart muscles
• 10 Rhythmical excitatory and conductive system of the heart
• 11 The normal electrocardiogram
• 12 Electrocardiographic interpretation of cardica muscle and coronary blood flow abnormalities: vectrial analysis
• 13 Cardiac arrhythmias and their electrocardiographic interpretation
• IV The circulation
• 14 Overview of the circulation; medical 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 flow by the tissues
• 18 Nervous regulation of the circulation, and rapid control of arterial pressure
• 19 Role of the kidneys in long-term control of arterial pressure and in hypertension: the integrated system for aterial pressure regulation
• 20 Cardiac output, venous return, and their regulation
• 21 Muscle blood flow and cardiac output during exercise; the coronary circulation and ischemic heart disease
• 22 Cardiac failure
• 23 Heart valves and heart sounds; dynamics of valvular and congenital heart defects
• 24 Circulatory shock and physiology of its treatment
• V The body fluids and kidneys
• 25 The body fluids compartments: extracellular and intracellular fluids; intersitial fluid and edema
• 26 Urine formation by the kidneys: I. Glomerular filtration, renal blood flow, and their control
• 27 Urine formation by the kidneys: II. Tubular reabsorption and secretion
• 28 Urine concentration and dilution; regulation of extracellular fluid osmolarity and sodium concentration
• 29 Renal regulation of potassium, calcium, phosphate, and magnesium; integration of renal mechanisms for control of blood Volume and extracellular fluid Volume
• 30 Acid-base regulation
• 31 Diuretics and kidney diseases
• VI Blood cells, immunity, and blood coagulation
• 32 Red blood cells, anemia, and polycythemia
• 33 Resistance of the body to infection: I. Leukocytes, granulocytes, the monocyte-macrophage system, and inflammation
• 34 Resistance of the body to infection: II. Immunity and allergy
• 35 Blood types; transfusion; tissue and organ transplanation
• 36 Hemostasis and blood coagulation
• VII Respiration
• 37 Pulmonary ventilation
• 38 Pulmonary circulation, pulmonary edema, pleural fluid
• 39 Physical principles of gas exchange; diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide through the respiratory membrane
• 40 Transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide in blood and tissue fluids
• 41 Regulation of respiration
• 42 Respiratory insufficiency - pathophysiology, diagnosis, oxygen therapy
• VIII Aviation, space, and deep-sea diving physiology
• 43 Aviation, high-altitude, and space physiology
• 44 Physiology of deep-sea diving and other hyperbaric conditions
• IV The nervous system: A. General principles and sensory physiology
• 45 Organization of the nervous system, basic functions of synapses, "Transmitter sybstances"
• 46 Sensory receptors, neuronal circuits for processing information
• 47 Somatic sensations: I. General organization, the tactile and position senses
• 48 Somatic sensations: II. Pain, headache, and thermal sensations
• X The nervous system: B. The special senses
• 49 The eye: I. Optics of vision
• 50 The eye: II. Receptor and neural function of the retina
• 51 The eye: III. Central neurophysiology of vision
• 52 The sense of hearing
• 53 The chemical senses - taste and smell
• XI The nervous system: C. Motor and integrative neurophysiology
• 54 Motor functions of the spinal cord; the cord reflexes
• 55 Cortical and brain stem control of motor function
• 56 Contributions of the cerebellum and basal ganglia to overall motor control
• 57 Cerebral cortex, intellectual functions of the brain, learning and memory
• 58 Behavioral and motivational mechanisms of the brain - the limbic system and the hypothalamus
• 59 States of brain activity - sleep, brain waves, epilepsy, psychoses
• 60 The autonomic nervous system and the adrenal medulla
• 61 Cerebral blood flow, cerebrospinal fluid, and brain metabolism
• XII Gastrointestinal physiology
• 62 General principles of gastrointestinal function - motility, nervous control, and blood circulation
• 63 Propulsion and mixing of food in the alimentary canal
• 64 Secretory functions of the alimentary tract
• 65 Digestion and absoprtion in the gastroinestinal tract
• 66 Physiology of gastrointestinal disorders
• XIII Metabolism and temperature regulation
• 67 Metabolism of carbohydrates
• 68 Lipid metabolism
• 69 Protein metabolism
• 70 The liver
• 71 Dietary balances; regulation of feeding; obesity and starvation; vitamins and minerals
• 72 Energetics and metabolic rate
• 73 Body temperature, temperature regulation, and fever
• XIV Endocrinology and reproduction
• 74 Introduction to endocrinology
• 75 Pituitary hormones and their control by the hypopthalamus
• 76 Thyroid metabolic hormones
• 77 Adenocortical hormones
• 78 Insulin, glucagon, and diabetes mellitus
• 79 Parathyroid hormone, calcitonin, calcium and phosphate metabolism, vitamin D, bone, and teeth
• 80 Reproductive and hormonal functions of the mail (and function of the pineal gland)
• 81 Female physiology before pregnancy and female hormones
• 82 Pregnancy and lactation
• 83 Fetal and neonatal physiology
• XV Sports physiology
• 84 Sports physiology