Unit One The Musculoskeletal System 1
Medical Terminology 2
Part A The Musculoskeletal System 3
Part B Osteoporosis：A Look at the Future 12
Part C Infectious Arthritis 22
Unit Two The Digestive System 27
Medical Terminology 28
Part A The Digestive System 29
Part B Epidemiology of Esophageal Cancer 39
Part C Helicobacter Pylori：A Beneficial Gastric Pathogen？ 49
Unit Three The Respiratory System 55
Medical Terminology 56
Part A The Respiratory Systerm 57
Part B Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome（ARDS）：No More Than a Severe Acute Lung Injury 66
Part C What Is Asthma？ 76
Unit Four The Urinary System 81
Medical Terminology 82
Part A The Urinary System 83
Part B Physiopathology and Etiology of Stone Formation in the Kidney and the Urinary Tract 91
Part C Urine Color 101
Unit Five The Reproductive System 109
Medical Terminology 110
Part A The Reproductive System 111
Part B Lifestyle Factors and Reproductive Health：Taking Control of Your Fertility 119
Part C Infertility 128
Unit Six The Circulatory System 135
Medical Terminology 136
Part A The Circulatory System 137
Part B Increasing Burden of Cardiovascular Disease：Current Knowledge and Future Directions for Research 145
Part C Tobacco and Stroke 154
Unit Seven The Endocrine System 159
Medical Terminology 160
Part A The Endocrine System 161
Part B Hypothyroidism：An Update 170
Part C Diabetes 181
Unit Eight The Nervous System 187
Medical Terminology 188
Part A The Nervous System 189
Part B An Introduction to the Concept of“Quality of Life in Parkinson’s Disease” 198
Part C Cannabinoids：New Promising Agents in the Treatment of Neurological Diseases 205
Appendix 210
Ⅰ Glossary 210
Ⅱ Keys 225