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