USMLE Physiology Notes

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Table of Contents-

Part I: Fluid Distribution and Edema

Chapter 1: Fluid Distribution and Edema

Part II: Excitable Tissue

Chapter 1: Ionic Equilibrium and Resting Membrane Potential

Chapter 2: The Neuron Action Potential and Synaptic Transmission

Chapter 3: Electrical Activity of the Heart

Part III: Muscle

Chapter 1: Excitation-Contraction Coupling

Chapter 2: Skeletal Muscle Mechanics

Part IV: Cardiovascular

Chapter 1: Hemodynamics and Important Principles

Chapter 2: Cardiac Muscle Mechanics

Chapter 3: CV Regulation and Cardiac Output

Chapter 4: Regulation of Blood Flow

Chapter 5: Cardiac Cycle and Valvular Heart Disease

Part V: Respiration

Chapter 1: Lung Mechanics

Chapter 2: Alveolar–Blood Gas Exchange

Chapter 3: Transport of O2 and CO2 and the Regulation of Ventilation

Chapter 4: Ventilation/Perfusion Matching and Hypoxemia

Part VI: Renal Physiology

Chapter 1: Renal Structure and Glomerular Filtration

Chapter 2: Solute Transport: Reabsorption and Secretion

Chapter 3: Clinical Estimation of GFR and Patterns of

Clearance

Chapter 4: Regional Transport

Chapter 5: Acid–Base Regulation

Part VII: Endocrinology

Chapter 1: General Aspects of the Endocrine System

Chapter 2: Hypothalamic–Anterior Pituitary System

Chapter 3: Posterior Pituitary

Chapter 4: Adrenal Cortex

Chapter 5: Adrenal Medulla

Chapter 6: Endocrine Pancreas

Chapter 7: Hormonal Control of Calcium and Phosphate

Chapter 8: Thyroid Hormones

Chapter 9: Growth, Growth Hormone, and Puberty

Chapter 10: Male Reproductive System

Chapter 11: Female Reproductive System

Part VIII: Gastrointestinal Physiology

Chapter 1: Overview and Motility

Chapter 2: Secretions

Chapter 3: Digestion and Absorption