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Sumário “...Surgery -- Drugs -- Circulation : the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems -- Blood and immunity -- The respiratory system -- The digestive system -- The urinary system -- The male reproductive system -- The female reproductive system. ...”

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Sumário “...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....”

Sumário “...Our biological heritage -- The cell and its regulatory mechanisms -- The muscle and its contraction -- Motor function -- Body fluids, blood, and circulation -- Respiration -- Skeletal system -- Physical performance -- Evaluation of physical performance on the basis of tests -- Body dimensions and muscular exercise -- Physical training -- Nutrition and physical performance -- Temperature regulation -- Factors affecting performance -- Fatigue -- Applied sport physiology -- Applied work physiology -- Physical activity and health....”

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Sumário “...The Heart and Circulation....”

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Sumário “...Transport in organs -- Transport of gases between blood and tissues -- Transport in the kidneys -- Drug transport in solid tumors -- Transport in organs and organisms -- Pt. ...”

Sumário “...Han -- Necrologies, or, the death of the body politic / Eugene Thacker -- Mnemonic control / Luciana Parisi and Steve Goodman -- Thanato-tactics / Eyal Weizman -- Strange circulations : the blood economy in rural China / Ann S. ...”

Sumário “...Aaron Sanders -- Elders on the big screen: film and the globalized circulation of Mormon missionary images / John-Charles Duffy -- "I constructed in my mind a vast, panoramic picture": the miracle life of Edgar Mint and postmodern, postdenominational Mormonism / Mark T. ...”
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Sumário “...(cont) Regulation of respiratory organ blood flow in amphibians / G.M. Malvin -- Regulation of intracardiac shunting in reptiles / J.W. ...”

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Sumário “...Power and efficiency -- Ch. 18. Coronary circulation -- Ch. 19. Assessing ventricular function -- Ch. 20. ...”
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Sumário “...Typhus -- Preying on the weak -- 36.Cholera -- The deadliest diarrhoea -- 37.Puerperal Fever -- Killer of mothers -- 38.Tuberculosis -- Spitting blood -- 39.Influenza A -- A mutating virus -- 40. ...”

Sumário “...Front Cover; Front Matter; Copyright; About the Authors; Dedications; Brief Contents; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Guided Tour; PART I: ORGANIZATION OF THE HUMAN BODY; Chapter 1 The Sciences of Anatomy and Physiology; Chapter 2 Atoms, Ions, and Molecules; Chapter 3 Energy, Chemical Reactions, and Cellular Respiration; Chapter 4 Biology of the Cell; Chapter 5 Tissue Organization; PART II: SUPPORT AND BODY MOVEMENT; Chapter 6 Integumentary System; Chapter 7 Skeletal System: Bone Structure and Function; Chapter 8 Skeletal System: Axial and Appendicular Skeleton; Chapter 9 Skeletal System: ArticulationsChapter 10 Muscle Tissue; Chapter 11 Muscular System: Axial and Appendicular Muscles; PART III: COMMUNICATION AND CONTROL; Chapter 12 Nervous System: Nervous Tissue; Chapter 13 Nervous System: Brain and Cranial Nerves; Chapter 14 Nervous System: Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves; Chapter 15 Nervous System: Autonomic Nervous System; Chapter 16 Nervous System: Senses; Chapter 17 Endocrine System; PART IV: MAINTENANCE AND REGULATION; Chapter 18 Cardiovascular System: Blood; Chapter 19 Cardiovascular System: Heart; Chapter 20 Cardiovascular System: Vessels and CirculationChapter 21 Lymphatic System; Chapter 22 Immune System and the Body's Defense; Chapter 23 Respiratory System; Chapter 24 Urinary System; Chapter 25 Fluid and Electrolytes; Chapter 26 Digestive System; Chapter 27 Nutrition and Metabolism; PART V: REPRODUCTION; Chapter 28 Reproductive System; Chapter 29 Development, Pregnancy, and Heredity; Appendix A: Answers to "What Do You Think?"...”
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