CHAPTER 26 Functional Anatomy and General Principles of Regulation in the Gastrointestinal Tract The gastrointestinal (GI) tract consists of the alimentary tract from the mouth to the anus and includes…
CHAPTER 30 The Colonic Phase of the Integrated Response to a Meal OVERVIEW OF THE LARGE INTESTINE The most distal segment of the gastrointestinal tract is called the large intestine,…
CHAPTER 10 Higher Functions of the Nervous System Interactions between different parts of the cerebral cortex and between the cerebral cortex and other parts of the brain are responsible for…
CHAPTER 27 The Cephalic, Oral, and Esophageal Phases of the Integrated Response to a Meal In this chapter we will look at the processes that occur in the gastrointestinal (GI)…
CHAPTER 13 Cardiac Muscle The function of the heart is to pump blood through the circulatory system, and this is accomplished by the highly organized contraction of cardiac muscle cells….
CHAPTER 25 Nonrespiratory Functions of the Lung Although gas exchange is the primary function of the lung, the lung is also a major defense organ that protects the inside of…
CHAPTER 3 Signal Transduction, Membrane Receptors, Second Messengers, and Regulation of Gene Expression The human body is composed of billions of cells, each with a distinct function. However, the function…
CHAPTER 4 The Nervous System: Introduction to Cells and Systems The nervous system is a communications and control network that allows an organism to interact in appropriate ways with its…
CHAPTER 7 The Somatosensory System The somatosensory system provides information to the central nervous system (CNS) about the state of the body and its contact with the world. It does…
CHAPTER 11 The Autonomic Nervous System and Its Central Control The main function of the autonomic nervous system is to assist the body in maintaining a constant internal environment (homeostasis)….
