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| Introduction to physiology: the cell and general physiology | |
| Functional organization of the human body and control of the 'internal environment | |
| The cell and its functions | |
| Genetic control of protein synthesis, cell function, and cell reproduction | |
| Membrane physiology, nerve, and muscle | |
| The DNA code in the cell nucleus is transferred to an RNA code in the cell cytoplasm -- the process of transcription | ... MORE|
| Membrane potentials and action potentials | |
| Contraction of skeletal muscle | |
| Excitation of skeletal muscle: neuromuscular transmission and excitation-contraction coupling | |
| Contraction and excitation of smooth muscle | |
| The heart | |
| Cardiac muscle: the heart as a pump and function of the heart muscles | |
| Rhythmical excitatory and conductive system of the heart | |
| The normal electrocardiogram | |
| Electrocardiographic interpretation of cardica muscle and coronary blood flow abnormalities: vectrial analysis | |
| Cardiac arrhythmias and their electrocardiographic interpretation | |
| The circulation | |
| Overview of the circulation; medical biophysics of pressure, flow, and resistance | |
| Vascular distensibility and functions of the arterial and venous systems | |
| The microcirculation and lymphatic system: capillary fluid exchange, interstitial fluid, and lymph flow | |
| Local and humoral control of tissue flow by the tissues | |
| Nervous regulation of the circulation, and rapid control of arterial pressure | |
| Role of the kidneys in long-term control of arterial pressure and in hypertension: the integrated system for aterial pressure regulation | |
| Cardiac output, venous return, and their regulation | |
| Muscle blood flow and cardiac output during exercise; the coronary circulation and ischemic heart disease | |
| Cardiac failure | |
| Heart valves and heart sounds; dynamics of valvular and congenital heart defects | |
| Circulatory shock and physiology of its treatment | |
| The body fluids and kidneys | |
| The body fluids compartments: extracellular and intracellular fluids; intersitial fluid and edema | |
| Urine formation by the kidneys: I. Glomerular filtration, renal blood flow, and their control | |
| Urine formation by the kidneys: II. Tubular reabsorption and secretion | |
| Urine concentration and dilution; regulation of extracellular fluid osmolarity and sodium concentration | |
| Renal regulation of potassium, calcium, phosphate, and magnesium; integration of renal mechanisms for control of blood Volume and extracellular fluid Volume | |
| Acid-base regulation | |
| Diuretics and kidney diseases | |
| Blood cells, immunity, and blood coagulation | |
| Red blood cells, anemia, and polycythemia | |
| Resistance of the body to infection: I. Leukocytes, granulocytes, the monocyte-macrophage system, and inflammation | |
| Resistance of the body to infection: II. Immunity and allergy | |
| Blood types; transfusion; tissue and organ transplanation | |
| Hemostasis and blood coagulation | |
| Respiration | |
| Pulmonary ventilation | |
| Pulmonary circulation, pulmonary edema, pleural fluid | |
| Physical principles of gas exchange; diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide through the respiratory membrane | |
| Transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide in blood and tissue fluids | |
| Regulation of respiration | |
| Respiratory insufficiency - pathophysiology, diagnosis, oxygen therapy | |
| Aviation, space, and deep-sea diving physiology | |
| Aviation, high-altitude, and space physiology | |
| Physiology of deep-sea diving and other hyperbaric conditions | |
| The nervous system: A. General principles and sensory physiology | |
| Organization of the nervous system, basic functions of synapses, "Transmitter sybstances" | |
| Sensory receptors, neuronal circuits for processing information | |
| Somatic sensations: I. General organization, the tactile and position senses | |
| Somatic sensations: II. Pain, headache, and thermal sensations | |
| The nervous system: B. The special senses | |
| The eye: I. Optics of vision | |
| The eye: II. Receptor and neural function of the retina | |
| The eye: III. Central neurophysiology of vision | |
| The sense of hearing | |
| The chemical senses - taste and smell | |
| The nervous system: C. Motor and integrative neurophysiology | |
| Motor functions of the spinal cord; the cord reflexes | |
| Cortical and brain stem control of motor function | |
| Contributions of the cerebellum and basal ganglia to overall motor control | |
| Cerebral cortex, intellectual functions of the brain, learning and memory | |
| Behavioral and motivational mechanisms of the brain - the limbic system and the hypothalamus | |
| States of brain activity - sleep, brain waves, epilepsy, psychoses | |
| The autonomic nervous system and the adrenal medulla | |
| Cerebral blood flow, cerebrospinal fluid, and brain metabolism | |
| Gastrointestinal physiology | |
| General principles of gastrointestinal function - motility, nervous control, and blood circulation | |
| Propulsion and mixing of food in the alimentary canal | |
| Secretory functions of the alimentary tract | |
| Digestion and absoprtion in the gastroinestinal tract | |
| Physiology of gastrointestinal disorders | |
| Metabolism and temperature regulation | |
| Metabolism of carbohydrates | |
| Lipid metabolism | |
| Protein metabolism | |
| The liver | |
| Dietary balances; regulation of feeding; obesity and starvation; vitamins and minerals | |
| Energetics and metabolic rate | |
| Body temperature, temperature regulation, and fever | |
| Endocrinology and reproduction | |
| Introduction to endocrinology | |
| Pituitary hormones and their control by the hypopthalamus | |
| Thyroid metabolic hormones | |
| Adenocortical hormones | |
| Insulin, glucagon, and diabetes mellitus | |
| Parathyroid hormone, calcitonin, calcium and phosphate metabolism, vitamin D, bone, and teeth | |
| Reproductive and hormonal functions of the mail (and function of the pineal gland) | |
| Female physiology before pregnancy and female hormones | |
| Pregnancy and lactation | |
| Fetal and neonatal physiology | |
| Sports physiology | |
| Sports physiology | |
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