Lecture Notes

Ole H. Peteresen Vice-President of The Royal Society; MRC Research Professor; George Holt Professor of Physiology, University of Liverpool, UK.

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• Contributors viPreface ixList of Abbreviations x1 Cell Physiology 12 Cellular Communication 223 Introduction to the Nervous System 374 Signalling in the Nervous System 635 Muscle 956 Sensory Systems 1227 Special Senses 1388 Motor System 1859 Higher Nervous Functions 21310 Pain 22711 Endocrine System 23912 Reproduction 27113 Blood 29014 Introduction to the Cardiovascular System 32615 Cardiovascular System—The Heart 33516 Vascular System 37217 Cardiovascular Regulation Regional Circulation and Circulatory Adjustments 40218 Respiration 42519 Digestive System 49420 Kidney 54021 Fluid and Electrolyte Balance 57022 Energy Metabolism 59123 Temperature Regulation 60324 Exercise 616Appendix 1: Units of measurement 623Appendix 2: Basic Concepts of Acid–Base Chemistry 625Index 628