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Table of Contents “...<Rev. ed., c1965>.--v. 3. Digestive system: pt. 1. Upper digestive tract. <c1959>. pt. 2. ...”

Table of Contents “...Circulation, respiration, and fluid balance -- v. 3. Digestion, metabolism, endocrine function, and reproduction -- v. 4. ...”

Table of Contents “...The human body : an orientation -- Basic chemistry -- Cells and tissues -- Skin and body membranes -- The skeletal system -- The muscular system -- The nervous system -- Special senses -- The endocrine system -- Blood -- The cardiovascular system -- The lymphatic system and body defenses -- The respiratory system -- The digestive system and body metabolism -- The urinary system -- The reproductive system....”

Table of Contents “...An introduction to anatomy and physiology -- The chemical level of organization -- The cellular level of organization -- The tissue level of organization -- The integumentary system -- Osseous tissue and bone structure -- The axial skeleton -- The appendicular skeleton -- Articulations -- Muscle tissue -- The muscular system -- Neural tissue -- The spinal cord, spinal nerves, and spinal reflexes -- The brain and cranial nerves -- Neural integration 1 : sensory pathways and the somatic nervous sytem -- Neural integration 2 : the autonomic nervous system and higher order functions -- The special senses -- The endocrine system -- Blood -- The heart -- Blood vessels and circulation -- The lymphatic system and immunity -- The respiratory system -- The digestive system -- Metabolism and energetics -- The urinary system -- Fluid, electrolyte, and acid/base balance -- The reproductive system -- Development and inheritance....”

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Table of Contents “...The human body -- The chemistry of life -- Cell structure -- Cellular metabolism and reproduction: mitosis and meiosis -- Tissues -- The integumentary system -- The skeletal system -- The articular system -- The muscular system -- The nervous system: introduction, spinal cord, and spinal nerves -- The nervous system: the brain, cranial nerves, autonomic nervous system, and the special senses -- The endocrine system -- The blood -- The cardiovascular circulatory system -- The lymphatic circulatory system -- Nutrition and the digestive system -- The respiratory system -- The urinary system -- The reproductive system....”

Table of Contents “...An introduction to anatomy & physiology -- Chemical level of organization -- Cellular level of organization -- Tissue level of organization -- The integumentary system -- Bones and bone structure -- The skeleton -- Joints -- Skeletal muscle tissue -- The muscular system -- Nervous tissue -- The spinal cord, spinal nerves, and spinal reflexes -- The brain, cranial nerves, and sensory and motor pathways -- The autonomic nervous system -- The special senses -- The endocrine system -- Blood -- The heart and cardiovascular function -- Blood vessels and circulation -- The lymphatic system and immunity -- The respiratory system -- The digestive system -- Metabolism, nutrition, and energetics -- The urinary system -- Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance -- The reproductive system -- Development and inheritance....”

Table of Contents “...Gastrointestinal Secretion, Digestion, and Absorption /...”

Table of Contents “...Regulation of respiration -- Respiratory insufficiency-pathophysiology, diagnosis, oxygen therapy -- Aviation, high-altitude, and space physiology -- Physiology of deep-sea diving and other hyperbaric conditions -- Organization of the nervous system, basic functions of synapses, and neurotransmitters -- 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 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 -- 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 -- General principles of gastrointestinal function-motility, nervous control, and blood circulation -- Propulsion and mixing of food in the alimentary tract -- Secretory functions of the alimentary tract -- Digestion and absorption in the gastrointestinal tract -- Physiology and gastrointestinal disorders -- Metabolism of carbohydrates, and formation of adenosine triphosphate -- Lipid metabolmis -- Protein metabolism -- The liver as an organ -- Dietary balances; regulation of feeding; obesity and starvation; vitamins and minerals -- Energetics and metabolic rate -- Body temperature regulation, and fever -- Introduction to endocrinology -- Pituitary hormones and their control by the hypothalamus -- Thyroid metabolic hormones -- Adrenocortical hormones -- Insulin, glucagon, and diabetes mellitus -- Parathyroid hormone, calcitonin, calcium and phosphate metabolism, vitamin D, bone, and teeth -- Reproductive and hormonal functions of the male (and function of the pineal gland) -- Female physiology before pregnancy and female hormones -- Pregnancy and lactation -- Fetal and neonatal physiology -- Sports physiology....”

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