Tables.

Introduction to physiology and homeostasis, Cell physiology, The plasma membrane and membrane potential, Principles of neural and hormonal communication, The central nervous system, The peripheral nervous system: afferent division and special senses, The peripheral nervous system: efferent division, Muscle physiology, Cardiac physiology, The blood vessels and blood pressure, The blood and body defenses, The respiratory system, The urinary system, Fluid and acid-base balance, The digestive system, Energy balance and temperature regulation, The endocrine system, The reproductive system, The metric system, A review of chemical principles, Storage, replication, and expression of genetic information, and The chemistry of acid-base balance.

"The new edition includes a comparative chapter on principles of cellular and hormonal communication which introduces the underlying mechanisms of neural and hormonal action early on. There is also a new emphasis on clinical material."