part I Physiologic Systems -- chapter 1 An Outline of Cardiovascular Structure and Function / chapter 2 Endocrine System / chapter 3 Nervous System / chapter 4 Vision System / chapter 5 Auditory System / chapter 6 Gastrointestinal System / chapter 7 Respiratory System -- part II Tissue Engineering -- chapter 8 Fundamentals of Tissue Engineering / chapter 9 Surf ace Immobilization of Adhesion Ligands f or Investigations of CellSubstrate -- chapter 10 Biomaterials: ProteinSurface Interactions -- chapter 11 Engineering Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering: The 10-100 Micron Size Scale -- chapter 12 Regeneration Templates / chapter 13 Fluid Shear Stress Effects on Cellular Function -- chapter 14 The Roles of Mass Transfer in Tissue Function / chapter 15 The Biology of Stem Cells / chapter 16 Cell Motility and Tissue Architecture / chapter 17 Tissue Microenvironments / chapter 18 The Importance of Stromal Cells / chapter 19 Tissue Engineering of Bone Marrow / chapter 20 Tissue Engineering of the Liver / chapter 21 Tissue Engineering in the Nervous System / chapter 22 Tissue Engineering of Skeletal Muscle / chapter 23 Tissue Engineering of Cartilage / chapter 24 Tissue Engineering of the Kidney