Description

 InterActive Physiology covers nine major topic areas: 

Table of Contents 

Muscular System (Author: Marvin J. Branstrom) 
 Anatomy Review: Skeletal Muscle Tissue 
 Neuromuscular Junction 
 Sliding Filament Theory 
 Muscle Metabolism 
 Contraction of Motor Units 
 Contraction of Whole Muscle 

Nervous System I: The Neuron: The Action Potential (Author: Susan J. Mitchell) 
 Orientation 
 Anatomy Review 
 Ion Channels 
 The Membrane Potential 
 The Action Potential 

Nervous System II: Synaptic Potentials and Neurotransmitters (Author: Susan J. Mitchell) 
 Orientation 
 Anatomy Review 
 Ion Channels 
 Synaptic Potentials and Cellular Integration 
 Synaptic Transmission 

Cardiovascular System (Authors: Elaine N. Marieb, Marvin J. Branstrom) 
 Anatomy Review: The Heart 
 Intrinsic Conduction System 
 Cardiac Action Potential 
 Cardiac Cycle 
 Cardiac Output 
 Anatomy Review: Blood Vessel Structure and Function 
 Measuring Blood Pressure 
 Factors that affect Blood Pressure 
 Blood Pressure Regulation 
 Autoregulation and Capillary Dynamics 

Respiratory System (Author: Andrea K. Salmi) 
 Anatomy Review: Respiratory Structures 
 Pulmonary Ventilation 
 Gas Exchange 
 Gas Transport 
 Control of Respiration 

Urinary System (Author: Marvin J. Branstrom) 
 Anatomy Review 
 Glomerular Filtration 
 Early Filtrate Processing 
 Late Filtrate Processing 

Fluids, Electrolytes and Acid/Base Balance (Authors: Martha DePecol Sanner, 
Christine Hooper) 
 Introduction to Body Fluids 
 Water Homeostasis 
 Electrolyte Homeostasis 
 Acid/Base Homeostasis 

Endocrine System (Author: Susan J. Mitchell) 
 Endocrine System Review 
 Biochemistry, Secretion, and Transport of Hormones 
 The Actions of Hormones on Target Cells 
 The Hypothalamic - Pituitary Axis 
 Response to Stress 

Digestive System (Author: Susan J. Mitchell) 
 Orientation 
 Anatomy Review 
 Control of the Digestive System 
 Motility 
 Secretion 
 Digestion and Absorption