PART Ⅰ：Orientation 1
1 Surface Anatomy and the Body Cavities 3
2 Cells and Tissues 21
3 Basic Physiologic Principles 37
4 The Skeleton 52
5 Physiology of Muscle 77
6 The Skeletal Muscles 95
PART Ⅱ：The Nervous System 129
7 The Organization of the Nervous System 131
8 Perception 154
9 Movement 171
10 The Autonomic Nervous System 188
11 The Special Senses：Vision 202
12 The Special Senses：Audition，Gustation，Olfaction 223
13 Integration of the Nervous System 240
PART Ⅲ：The Circulatory System 257
14 Anatomy of the Circulatory System 259
15 The Blood 291
16 Cardiac Dynamics 310
17 Cardiac Control 330
18 Blood Pressure 345
19 Circulation through Special Regions 363
20 Integration of the Cardiovascular System 378
PART Ⅳ：The Respiratory System 395
21 Anatomy of the Respiratory System 397
22 The Control of Breathing 414
23 Transportation of the Respiratory Gases 427
24 Integration of Respiration 444
PART Ⅴ：The Alimentary System 455
25 Anatomy of the Alimentary System 457
26 Mastication，Salivation，and Deglutition 482
27 Digestion 493
28 Absorption and Utilization 509
29 Integration of Alimentation 526
PART Ⅵ：The Excretory System 545
30 Anatomy of the Excretory System 547
31 The Mechanisms of Elimination 560
32 Integration of the Excretory System 575
PART Ⅶ：Endocrinology and Reproduction 589
33 Anatomy of the Endocrine Glands and the Organs of Reproduction 591
34 The Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands 610
35 The Pancreas and Adrenal Glands 620
36 The Gonads 631
37 The Physiology of Reproduction 644
38 Integration of Endocrinology：The Hypophysis 676
Suggested Readings 687
Index 693