ch. 1. Physiology and the concept of homeostasis -- ch. 2. Plasma membrane -- ch. 3. Membrane potential -- ch. 4. Electrical signals -- ch. 5. Synaptic transmission -- ch. 6. The nervous system -- ch. 7. The spinal cord -- ch. 8. Pain -- ch. 9. The autonomic nervous system -- ch. 10. The endocrine system -- ch. 11. Skeletal muscle -- ch. 12. Smooth muscle -- ch. 13. Cardiac physiology -- ch. 14. Cardiac output -- ch. 15. The circulatory system -- ch. 16. Blood and hemostasis -- ch. 17. The respiratory system -- ch. 18. The digestive system -- ch. 19. The renal system.