Previous ed.: 2003.

The general & cellular basis of medical physiology -- Excitable tissue: nerve -- Excitable tissue: muscle -- Synaptic & junctional transmission -- Initiation of impulses in sense organs -- Reflexes -- Cutaneous, deep & visceral sensation -- Vision -- Hearing & equilibrium -- Smell & taste -- Alert behavior, sleep, & the electrical activity of the brain -- Control of posture & movement -- The autonomic nervous system -- Central regulation of visceral function -- Neural basis of instinctual behavior & emotions -- "Higher functions of the nervous system": conditioned reflexes, learning, & related phenomena --Energy balance, metabolism, & nutrition -- The thyroid gland -- Endocrine functions of the pancreas & regulation of carbohydrate metabolism -- The adrenal medulla & adrenal cortex -- Hormonal control of calcium metabolism & the physiology of bone -- The pituitary gland -- The gonads: development & function of the reproductive system -- Endocrine functions of the kidneys, heart, & pineal gland -- Digestion & absorption -- Regulation of gastrointestinal function -- Circulation body fluids -- Origin of the heartbeat & the electrical activity of the heart -- The heart as a pump -- Dynamics of blood & lymph flow -- Cardiovascular regulatory mechanisms -- Circulation through special regions -- Cardiovascular homeostasis in health & disease -- Pulmonary function -- Gas transport between the lungs & the tissues -- Regualtion of respiration -- Respiratory adjustments in health & disease -- Renal function & micturition -- Regulation of extracellular fluid composition & volume.