Pocket Companion to Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology

UNIT I: Introduction to Physiology: The Cell and General Physiology <br>1. Functional Organization of the Human Body and Control of the "Internal Environment" <br>2. The Cell and Its Functions <br>3. Genetic Control of Protein Synthesis, Cell Function, and Cell Reproduction <br><br>UNIT II: Membrane Physiology, Nerve, and Muscle <br>4. Transport of Substances Through Cell Membranes <br>5. Membrane Potentials and Action Potentials <br>6. Contraction of Skeletal Muscle <br>7. Excitation of Skeletal Muscle: Neuromuscular Transmission and Excitation-Contraction Coupling <br>8. Excitation and Contraction of Smooth Muscle <br><br>UNIT III: The Heart <br>9. Cardiac Muscle; The Heart as a Pump and Function of the Heart Valves <br>10. Rhythmical Excitation of the Heart <br>11. Fundamentals of Electrocardiography <br>12. Electrocardiographic Interpretation of Cardiac Muscle and Coronary Blood Flow Abnormalities: Vectorial Analysis <br>13. Cardiac Arrhythmias and Their Electrocardiographic Interpretation <br><br>UNIT IV: The Circulation <br>14. Overview of the Circulation: Pressure, Flow, and Resistance <br>15. Vascular Distensibility and Functions of the Arterial and Venous Systems <br>16. The Microcirculation and Lymphatic System: Capillary Fluid Exchange, Interstitial Fluid, and Lymph Flow <br>17. Local and Humoral Control of Tissue Blood Flow <br>18. Nervous Regulation of the Circulation and Rapid Control of Arterial Pressure <br>19. Role of the Kidneys in Long-Term Control of Arterial Pressure and in Hypertension: The Integrated System for Arterial Pressure Regulation <br>20. Cardiac Output, Venous Return, and Their Regulation <br>21. Muscle Blood Flow and Cardiac Output During Exercise; The Coronary Circulation and Ischemic Heart Disease <br>22. Heart Failure <br>23. Heart Valves and Heart Sounds; Valvular and Congenital Heart Defects <br>24. Circulatory Shock and Its Treatment <br><br>UNIT V: The Body Fluids and Kidneys <br>25. Regulation of Body Fluid Compartments: Extracellular and Intracellular Fluids; Edema <br>26. The Urinary System: Functional Anatomy and Urine Formation By the Kidneys <br>27. Glomerular Filtration, Renal Blood Flow, and Their Control <br>28. Renal Tubular Reabsorption and Secretion <br>29. Urine Concentration and Dilution; Regulation of Extracellular Fluid Osmolarity and Sodium Concentration <br>30. Renal Regulation of Potassium, Calcium, Phosphate, and Magnesium; Integration of Renal Mechanisms for Control of Blood Volume and Extracellular Fluid Volume <br>31. Acid-Base Regulation <br>32. Diuretics and Kidney Diseases <br><br>UNIT VI: Blood Cells, Immunity, and Blood Coagulation <br>33. Red Blood Cells, Anemia, and Polycythemia <br>34. Resistance of the Body to Infection: I. Leukocytes, Granulocytes, the Monocyte-Macrophage System, and Inflammation <br>35. Resistance of the Body to Infection: II. Immunity and Allergy <br>36. Blood Types, Transfusion, and Tissue and Organ Transplantation <br>37. Hemostasis and Blood Coagulation <br><br>UNIT VII: Respiration <br>38. Pulmonary Ventilation <br>39. Pulmonary Circulation, Pulmonary Edema, and Pleural Fluid <br>40. Principles of Gas Exchange; Diffusion of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Through Respiratory Membranes <br>41. Transport of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide in Blood and Tissue Fluids <br>42. Regulation of Respiration <br>43. Respiratory Insufficiency—Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Oxygen Therapy <br><br>UNIT VIII: Aviation, Space, and Deep-Sea Diving Physiology <br>44. Aviation, High Altitude, and Space Physiology <br>45. Physiology of Deep-Sea Diving and Other Hyperbaric Conditions <br><br>UNIT IX: The Nervous System: A. General Principles and Sensory Physiology <br>46. Organization of the Nervous System, Basic Functions of Synapses and Neurotransmitters <br>47. Sensory Receptors and Neuronal Circuits for Processing Information <br>48. Somatic Sensations: I. General Organization, Tactile and Position Senses <br>49. Somatic Sensations: II. Pain, Headache, and Thermal Sensations <br><br>UNIT X: The Nervous System: B. The Special Senses <br>50. The Eye: I. Optics of Vision <br>51. The Eye: II. Receptor and Neural Function of the Retina <br>52. The Eye: III. Central Neurophysiology of Vision <br>53. The Sense of Hearing <br>54. The Chemical Senses—Taste and Smell <br><br>UNIT XI: The Nervous System: C. Motor and Integrative Neurophysiology <br>55. Spinal Cord Motor Functions; The Cord Reflexes <br>56. Cortical and Brain Stem Control of Motor Function <br>57. Cerebellum and Basal Ganglia Contributions to Overall Motor Control <br>58. Cerebral Cortex, Intellectual Functions of the Brain, Learning, and Memory <br>59. The Limbic System and the Hypothalamus—Behavioral and Motivational Mechanisms of the Brain <br>60. States of Brain Activity—Sleep, Brain Waves, Epilepsy, Psychoses, and Dementia <br>61. The Autonomic Nervous System and the Adrenal Medulla <br>62. Cerebral Blood Flow, Cerebrospinal Fluid, and Brain Metabolism <br><br>UNIT XII: Gastrointestinal Physiology <br>63. General Principles of Gastrointestinal Function—Motility, Nervous and Hormonal Control, Blood Circulation, and Microbiota <br>64. Propulsion and Mixing of Food in the Alimentary Tract <br>65. Secretory Functions of the Alimentary Tract <br>66. Digestion and Absorption in the Gastrointestinal Tract <br>67. Physiology of Gastrointestinal Disorders <br><br>UNIT XIII: Metabolism and Temperature Regulation <br>68. Metabolism of Carbohydrates and Formation of Adenosine Triphosphate <br>69. Lipid Metabolism <br>70. Protein Metabolism <br>71. The Liver <br>72. Dietary Balances; Regulation of Feeding; Obesity and Starvation; Vitamins and Minerals <br>73. Energetics and Metabolic Rate <br>74. Body Temperature Regulation and Fever <br><br>UNIT XIV: Endocrinology and Reproduction <br>75. Introduction to Endocrinology <br>76. Pituitary Hormones and Their Control By the Hypothalamus <br>77. Thyroid Metabolic Hormones <br>78. Adrenocortical Hormones <br>79. Insulin, Glucagon, and Diabetes Mellitus <br>80. Parathyroid Hormone, Calcitonin, Calcium and Phosphate Metabolism, Vitamin D, Bone, and Teeth <br>81. Reproductive and Hormonal Functions of the Male (and Function of the Pineal Gland) <br>82. Female Physiology Before Pregnancy and Female Hormones <br>83. Pregnancy and Lactation <br>84. Fetal and Neonatal Physiology <br><br>UNIT XV: Sports Physiology <br>85. Sports Physiology