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• Contributors List
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• About the Companion Website
• Chapter 1 Basics of Structure and Function
• The Cell, Its Structure and Functions
• Energy Production
• Functions of DNA and RNA
• Embryology
• Tissues
• Directional Terms and Planes
• Body Cavities
• Chapter 2 Body Water: Properties and Functions
• Physicochemical Properties of Solutions
• Distribution of Body Water
• Water Balance
• Dehydration, Thirst, and Water Intake
• Adaptation to Water Lack
• Chapter 3 Blood and Its Functions
• General Characteristics
• Leukocytes
• Erythrocytes
• Fate of Erythrocytes
• Iron Metabolism
• Anemia and Polycythemia
• Hemostasis: Prevention of Blood Loss
• Prevention of Blood Coagulation
• Tests for Blood Coagulation
• Plasma and Its Composition
• Chapter 4 Nervous System
• Structure of the Nervous System
• Organization of the Nervous System
• The Nerve Impulse and Its Transmission
• Reflexes
• The Meninges and Cerebrospinal Fluid
• Central Nervous System Metabolism
• Chapter 5 The Sensory Organs
• Classification of Sensory Receptors
• Sensory Receptor Responses
• Pain
• Taste
• Smell
• Hearing and Equilibrium
• Vision
• Chapter 6 Endocrine System
• Hormones
• Pituitary Gland
• Thyroid Gland
• Parathyroid Glands
• Adrenal Glands
• Pancreatic Gland
• Prostaglandins and Their Functions
• Chapter 7 Bones, Joints, and Synovial Fluid
• General Features of The Skeleton
• Bone Structure
• Bone Formation
• Bone Repair
• Joints and Synovial Fluid
• Chapter 8 Muscle
• Classification
• Arrangement
• Skeletal-Muscle Harnessing
• Microstructure of Skeletal Muscle
• Skeletal-Muscle Contraction
• Comparison of Contraction Among Muscle Types
• Changes in Muscle Size
• Chapter 9 The Cardiovascular System
• Heart and Pericardium
• Blood Vessels
• Lymphatic System
• Spleen
• Cardiac Contractility
• Electrocardiogram
• Heart Sounds
• Heart Rate and Its Control
• Blood Pressure
• Blood Flow
• Capillary Dynamics
• Chapter 10 The Respiratory System
• Respiratory Apparatus
• Factors Associated with Breathing
• Respiratory Pressures
• Pulmonary Ventilation
• Diffusion of Respiratory Gases
• Oxygen Transport
• Carbon Dioxide Transport
• Regulation of Ventilation
• Respiratory Clearance
• Nonrespiratory Functions of the Respiratory System
• Pathophysiology Terminology
• Avian Respiration
• Chapter 11 The Urinary System
• Gross Anatomy of the Kidneys and Urinary Bladder
• The Nephron
• Formation of Urine
• Glomerular Filtration
• Tubular Reabsorption and Secretion
• Countercurrent Mechanism
• Concentration of Urine
• Extracellular Fluid Volume Regulation
• Aldosterone
• Other Hormones with Kidney Association
• Micturition
• Characteristics of Mammalian Urine
• Renal Clearance
• Maintenance of Acid–Base Balance
• Avian Urinary System
• Chapter 12 Digestion and Absorption
• Introductory Considerations
• The Oral Cavity and Pharynx
• The Simple Stomach
• Intestines
• Accessory Organs
• Composition of Foodstuffs
• Pregastric Mechanical Functions
• Gastrointestinal Motility
• Mechanical Functions of the Stomach and Small Intestine
• Mechanical Functions of the Large Intestine
• Digestive Secretions
• Digestion and Absorption
• The Ruminant Stomach
• Characteristics of Ruminant Digestion
• Chemistry and Microbiology of the Rumen
• Ruminant Metabolism
• Avian Digestion
• Chapter 13 Body Heat and Temperature Regulation
• Body Temperature
• Physiologic Responses to Heat
• Physiologic Responses to Cold
• Hibernation
• Hypothermia and Hyperthermia
• Chapter 14 Male Reproduction
• Testes and Associated Structures
• Descent of the Testes
• Accessory Sex Glands and Semen
• Penis and Prepuce
• Muscles of Male Genitalia
• Blood and Nerve Supply
• Spermatogenesis
• Erection
• Mounting and Intromission
• Emission and Ejaculation
• Factors Affecting Testicular Function
• Reproduction in the Avian Male
• Chapter 15 Female Reproduction
• Functional Anatomy of the Female Reproductive System
• Hormones of Female Reproduction
• Ovarian Follicle Activity
• Sexual Receptivity
• Estrous Cycle and Related Factors
• Pregnancy
• Parturition
• Involution of the Uterus
• Reproduction in the Avian Female
• Chapter 16 Lactation
• Functional Anatomy of Female Mammary Glands
• Mammogenesis
• Lactogenesis and Lactation
• Composition of Milk
• Milk Removal and Other Considerations
• Appendix A Normal Blood Values
• Appendix B Answers to Self Evaluation
• Index
• EULA