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Principles of Human Physiology, Global Edition

• Title Page


• Copyright Page


• About the Author


• Preface


• Acknowledgments


• Brief Contents


• Contents


• List of Boxes


• 1 Introduction to Physiology


• 1.1 Organization of the Body


• Cells, Tissues, Organs, and Organ Systems


• The Overall Body Plan: A Simplified View


• 1.2 Homeostasis: A Central Organizing Principle of Physiology


• Negative Feedback Control in Homeostasis


• 1.3 The Diabetes Epidemic


• Prevalence of Diabetes


• Obesity and Diabetes


• Classification of Diabetes


• Diagnosing Diabetes Mellitus


• Symptoms of Diabetes Mellitus


• Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus


• Chapter Summary


• Exercises


• 2 The Cell Structure and Function


• 2.1 Biomolecules


• Carbohydrates


• Monosaccharides, Disaccharides, and Polysaccharides


• Lipids


• Amino Acids and Proteins


• Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids


• 2.2 Cell Structure


• Structure of the Plasma Membrane


• Structure of the Nucleus


• Contents of the Cytosol


• Structure of Membranous Organelles


• Structure of Nonmembranous Organelles


• 2.3 Cell-to-Cell Adhesions


• Tight Junctions


• Desmosomes


• Gap Junctions


• 2.4 General Cell Functions


• Metabolism


• Cellular Transport


• Intercellular Communication


• 2.5 Protein Synthesis


• The Role of the Genetic Code


• Transcription


• Destination of Proteins


• Post-translational Processing and Packaging of Proteins


• Regulation of Protein Synthesis


• Protein Degradation


• 2.6 Cell Division


• Repl