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Introduction
1. Homeostasis
Jim Davis and Emily Cobb
2. Flow down gradients
Jim Davis
3. Cell-to-cell communication
4. Mass balance
5. Systems integration
6. Cell organization
7. Cell membrane
8. Organic compounds
9. Enzymes
10. Transport mechanisms
11. Cellular respiration
12. Membrane potential
13. Functions and channels of the nervous system
14. Graded potentials
15. Action potentials
16. Action potential conduction
17. Refractory periods
18. Synapse
19. G-proteins
20. Reflexes
21. Neurotransmitters
22. Autonomic nervous system
23. Sensory receptors
24. Equilibrium
25. Vision
26. Hearing
27. Olfaction
28. Gustation
29. Functions of the endocrine system
30. Hypothalamus and pituitary
31. Stress response
32. Hormones
33. Muscular functions and anatomy
34. Excitation-contraction coupling
35. Cross bridge-cycling
36. Skeletal muscle metabolism
37. Skeletal muscle fiber types
38. Skeletal muscle contraction
39. Whole muscle contraction
40. Functions of the cardiovascular system
41. Blood
42. Blood flow
43. Blood typing
44. Hemostasis
45. Cardiac pacemaker cells
46. Heart rate
47. Cardiac muscle cells
48. Stroke volume
49. Conduction system of the heart and the ECG
50. Cardiac cycle
51. Cardiac cycle and pressure
52. Cardiac output
53. Pressure-volume loops
54. Blood pressure
55. Blood pressure graphs
56. Baroreflex
57. Starling forces
58. Autoregulation
59. Skeletal muscle and respiratory pumps
60. Pulmonary functions
61. Pulmonary pressures
62. Mechanisms of pulmonary ventilation
63. Pulmonary volumes and capacites
64. Minute and alveolar ventilation
65. Dalton's law and Henry's Law
66. Oxygen transport
67. Diffusion
68. Ventilation-perfusion matching
69. Carbon dioxide transport
70. Control of breathing
71. Urinary functions and processes
72. Glomerular filtration rate (GFR)
73. Intrinsic control of GFR
74. Extrinsic control of GFR
75. Additional activities of the kidneys
76. Micturition
77. Body fluid compartments
78. Regulation of body osmolarity
79. Potassium and calcium homeostasis
80. Homeostasis of blood volume, blood pressure, and body osmolarity
81. Introduction to acid-base balance
82. Interaction of respiratory and urinary systems
83. Disorders of acid-base balance
84. Male and female reproductive systems
85. Spermatogenesis
86. Oogenesis
87. Comparison of male and female gametogenesis
88. Uterine cycle
89. Sexual response and birth control
90. Menopause and andropause
91. Fertilization and pregnancy
92. Parturition and postpartum changes
93. Digestive structure and functions
94. Motility
95. Physiology of digestion
96. Hormonal and neural regulation of digestive processes
97. Innate immunity
98. Adaptive immunity
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