This textbook is designed to provide a concise summary of medical physiology especially for Chinesemedical students to facilitate them to improve their ability of reading English textbooks.Up till now,we are using Chinese as teaching language in universities across China.Textbooks are also written inChinese.Since globalization has now penetrated all aspects of human society, and medical education cannot be left untouched, we become clearer that English as a universally used language in science is a veryimportant factor for medical students as well as medical professionals to promote learning and practicingmedicine.

SECTION Ⅰ INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1 AN INTRODUCTION TO PHYSIOLOGY

1.1 WHAT IS PHYSIOLOGY?

1.2 CELLS AND EXTRACELLULAR FLUID

1.3 HOMEOSTASIS

1.4 THE CONTROL SYSTEMS

SECTION Ⅱ PHYSIOLOGY OF THE CELLS

CHAPTER 2 TRANSPORT ACROSS CELL MEMBRANES

2.1 CELL MEMBRANE

2.2 MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS

2.3 ION CHANNELS

2.4 Na+-K+ ATPase

2.5 SECONDARY ACTIVE TRANSPORT

2.6 ENDOCYTOSIS AND EXOCYTOSIS

CHAPTER 3 INTERCELLULAR COMMUNICATION

3.1 RECEPTORS FOR HORMONES, NEUROTRANSMITIERS, AND OTHER LIGANDS

3.2 MECHANISMS BY WHICH CHEMICAL MESSENGERS ACT

3.3 INTRACELLULAR Ca2

3.4 G PROTEINS

3.5 INOSITOL TRIPHOSPHATE AND DIACYLGLYCEROL

3.6 ADENYLYL CYCLASE AND CYCLIC AMP

3.7 GUANYLYL CYCLASE AND CYCLIC GMP

3.8 GROWTH FACTORS

CHAPTER 4 ELECTRICAL PHENOMENA OF THE NERVE CELLS

  4.1 RESTING MEMBRANE POTENTIAL

  4.2 ACTION POTENTIAL

  4.3 ELECTROTONIC POTENTIALS AND LOCAL RESPONSE

  4.4 CHANGES IN EXCITABILITY DURING ELECTROTONIC POTENTIALS AND THE ACTION POTENTIAL

CHAPTER 5 CONTRACTION OF THE SKELETAL MUSCLE

5.1 NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION

5.2 CONTRACTILE RESPONSES

SECTION Ⅲ BLOOD

SECTION Ⅵ CIRCULATION

SECTION Ⅴ RESPIRATION

SECTION Ⅵ GASTROINTESTINAL FUNCTIONS

SECTION Ⅶ ENERGY METABOLISM AND BODY TEMPERATURE

SECTION Ⅷ FORMATION AND EXCRETION OF URINE

SECTION Ⅸ PHYSIOLOGY OF THE SENSE ORGANS

SECTION Ⅹ FUNCTIONS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

SECTION Ⅺ ENDOCRINOLOGY

SECTION Ⅻ REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTION