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William F. Ganong, MD Jack and DeLoris Lange Professor of Physiology Emeritus University of California San Francisco, California

1. The General and Cellular Basis of Medical Physiology. 2. Excitable Tissue: Nerve. 3. Excitable Tissue: Muscle. 4. Synaptic and Junctional Transmission. 5. Initiation of Impulses in Sense Organs. 6. Reflexes. 7. Cutaneous, Deep and Visceral Sensation. 8. Vision. 9. Hearing and Equilibrium. 10. Smell and Taste. 11. Arousal Mechanisms, Sleep and the Electrical Activity of the Brain. 12. Control of Posture and Movement. 13. The Automatic Nervous System. 14. Central Regulation of Visceral Function. 15. Neural Basis of Instinctual Behavior and Emotions. 16. Higher Functions of the Nervous System: Conditioned Reflexes, Learning and Related Phenomena. 17. Energy Balance, Metabolism and Nutrition. 18. The Thyroid Gland. 19. Endocrine Functions of the Pancreas and the Regulation of Carbohydrate Metabolism. 20. The Adrenal Medulla and Adrenal Cortex. 21. Hormonal Control of Calcium Metabolism and the Physiology of Bone. 22. The Pituitary Gland. 23. The Gonads: Development & Function of the Reproductive System. 24. Endocrine Functions of the Kidneys, Heart & Pineal Gland. 25. Digestion & Absorption. 26. Regulation of Gastrointestinal Function. 27. Circulating Body Fluids. 28. Origin of the Heartbeat & the Electrical Activity of the Heart. 29. The Heart as a Pump. 30. Dynamics of Blood & Lymph Flow. 31. Cardiovascular Regulatory Mechanisms. 32. Circulation Through Special Regions. 33. Cardiovascular Homeostasis in Health & Disease. 34. Pulmonary Function. 35. Gas Transport Between the Lungs & the Tissues. 36. Regulation of Respiration. 37. Respiratory Adjustments in Health & Diseases. 39. Regulation of Extracellular Fluid Composition & Volume.