Ebook: Netter's essential physiology

The cell and fluid homeostasis -- Membrane transport -- Nerve and muscle physiology -- Organization and general functions of the nervous system -- Sensory physiology -- The somatic motor system -- The autonomic nervous system -- The blood -- Overview of the heart and circulation -- Cardiac electrophysiology -- Flow, pressure, and resistance -- The cardiac pump -- The peripheral circulation -- Pulmonary ventilation and perfusion and diffusion of gases -- The mechanics of breathing -- Oxygen and carbon dioxide transport and control of respiration -- Overview, glomerular filtration, and renal clearance -- Renal transport processes -- Urine concentration and dilution mechanisms -- Regulation of extracellular fluid volume and osmolarity -- Regulation of acid-base balance by the kidneys -- Overview of the gastrointestinal tract -- Motility through the gastrointestinal tract -- Gastrointestinal secretions -- Hepatobiliary function -- Digestion and absorption -- General principles of endocrinology and pituitary and hypothalamic hormones -- Thyroid hormones -- Adrenal hormones -- The endocrine pancreas -- Calcium-regulating hormones -- Hormones of the reproductive system.