Test Bank for Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology 15th
Edition by John E. Hall, Michael E. Hall
,Table of Contents
Unit I. Introduction to Physiology: The Cell and General Physiology
Chapter 1. Functional Organization of the Human Body and Control of the “Internal Environment”
Chapter 2. The Cell and Its Functions
Chapter 3. Genetic Control of Protein Synthesis, Cell Function, and Cell Reproduction
Unit II. Membrane Physiology, Nerve, and Muscle
Chapter 4. Transport of Substances Through Cell Membranes
Chapter 5. Membrane Potentials and Action Potentials
Chapter 6. Contraction of Skeletal Muscle
Chapter 7. Excitation of Skeletal Muscle: Neuromuscular Transmission and Excitation-Contraction
Coupling
Chapter 8. Excitation and Contraction of Smooth Muscle
Unit III. The Heart
Chapter 9. Cardiac Muscle; The Heart as a Pump and Function of the Heart Valves
Chapter 10. Rhythmical Excitation of the Heart
Chapter 11. Fundamentals of Electrocardiography
Chapter 12. Electrocardiographic Interpretation of Cardiac Muscle and Coronary Blood Flow
Abnormalities: Vectorial Analysis
Chapter 13. Cardiac Arrhythmias and Their Electrocardiographic Interpretation
Unit IV. The Circulation
Chapter 14. Overview of the Circulation: Pressure, Flow, and Resistance
Chapter 15. Vascular Distensibility and Functions of the Arterial and Venous Systems
Chapter 16. The Microcirculation and Lymphatic System: Capillary Fluid Exchange, Interstitial Fluid,
and Lymph Flow
Chapter 17. Local and Humoral Control of Tissue Blood Flow
Chapter 18. Nervous Regulation of the Circulation and Rapid Control of Arterial Pressure
Chapter 19. Role of the Kidneys in Long-Term Control of Arterial Pressure and in Hypertension: The
Integrated System for Arterial Pressure Regulation
Chapter 20. Cardiac Output, Venous Return, and Their Regulation
,Chapter 21. Muscle Blood Flow and Cardiac Output During Exercise; the Coronary Circulation and
Ischemic Heart Disease
Chapter 22. Cardiac Failure
Chapter 23. Heart Valves and Heart Sounds; Valvular and Congenital Heart Defects
Chapter 24. Circulatory Shock and Its Treatment
Unit V. The Body Fluids and Kidneys
Chapter 25. Regulation of Body Fluid Compartments: Extracellular and Intracellular Fluids; Edema
Chapter 26. The Urinary System: Functional Anatomy and Urine Formation by the Kidneys
Chapter 27. Glomerular Filtration, Renal Blood Flow, and Their Control
Chapter 28. Renal Tubular Reabsorption and Secretion
Chapter 29. Urine Concentration and Dilution; Regulation of Extracellular Fluid Osmolarity and
Sodium Concentration
Chapter 30. Renal Regulation of Potassium, Calcium, Phosphate, and Magnesium; Integration of Renal
Mechanisms for Control of Blood Volume and Extracellular Fluid Volume
Chapter 31. Acid–Base Regulation
Chapter 32. Diuretics and Kidney Diseases
Unit VI. Blood Cells, Immunity, and Blood Coagulation
Chapter 33. Red Blood Cells, Anemia, and Polycythemia
Chapter 34. Resistance of the Body to Infection: I. Leukocytes, Granulocytes, the Monocyte-
Macrophage System, and Inflammation
Chapter 35. Resistance of the Body to Infection: II. Immunity and Allergy
Chapter 36. Blood Types; Transfusion; and Tissue and Organ Transplantation
Chapter 37. Hemostasis and Blood Coagulation
Unit VII. Respiration
Chapter 38. Pulmonary Ventilation
Chapter 39. Pulmonary Circulation, Pulmonary Edema, and Pleural Fluid
Chapter 40. Principles of Gas Exchange; Diffusion of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Through the
Respiratory Membrane
Chapter 41. Transport of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide in Blood and Tissue Fluids
Chapter 42. Regulation of Respiration
, Chapter 43. Respiratory Insufficiency—Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Oxygen Therapy
Unit VIII. Aviation, Space, and Deep-Sea Diving Physiology
Chapter 44. Aviation, High Altitude, and Space Physiology
Chapter 45. Physiology of Deep-Sea Diving and Other Hyperbaric Conditions
Unit IX. The Nervous System: A. General Principles and Sensory Physiology
Chapter 46. Organization of the Nervous System, Basic Functions of Synapses, and Neurotransmitters
Chapter 47. Sensory Receptors, Neuronal Circuits for Processing Information
Chapter 48. Somatic Sensations: I. General Organization, Tactile and Position Senses
Chapter 49. Somatic Sensations: II. Pain, Headache, and Thermal Sensations
Unit X. The Nervous System: B. The Special Senses
Chapter 50. The Eye: I. Optics of Vision
Chapter 51. The Eye: II. Receptor and Neural Function of the Retina
Chapter 52. The Eye: III. Central Neurophysiology of Vision
Chapter 53. The Sense of Hearing
Chapter 54. The Chemical Senses—Taste and Smell
Unit XI. The Nervous System: C. Motor and Integrative Neurophysiology
Chapter 55. Spinal Cord Motor Functions; the Cord Reflexes
Chapter 56. Cortical and Brain Stem Control of Motor Function
Chapter 57. Cerebellum and Basal Ganglia Contributions to Overall Motor Control
Chapter 58. Cerebral Cortex, Intellectual Functions of the Brain, Learning, and Memory
Chapter 59. The Limbic System and the Hypothalamus—Behavioral and Motivational Mechanisms of
the Brain
Chapter 60. States of Brain Activity—Sleep, Brain Waves, Epilepsy, Psychoses, and Dementia
Chapter 61. The Autonomic Nervous System and the Adrenal Medulla
Chapter 62. Cerebral Blood Flow, Cerebrospinal Fluid, and Brain Metabolism
Unit XII. Gastrointestinal Physiology
Chapter 63. General Principles of Gastrointestinal Function—Motility, Nervous Control, and Blood
Circulation
Edition by John E. Hall, Michael E. Hall
,Table of Contents
Unit I. Introduction to Physiology: The Cell and General Physiology
Chapter 1. Functional Organization of the Human Body and Control of the “Internal Environment”
Chapter 2. The Cell and Its Functions
Chapter 3. Genetic Control of Protein Synthesis, Cell Function, and Cell Reproduction
Unit II. Membrane Physiology, Nerve, and Muscle
Chapter 4. Transport of Substances Through Cell Membranes
Chapter 5. Membrane Potentials and Action Potentials
Chapter 6. Contraction of Skeletal Muscle
Chapter 7. Excitation of Skeletal Muscle: Neuromuscular Transmission and Excitation-Contraction
Coupling
Chapter 8. Excitation and Contraction of Smooth Muscle
Unit III. The Heart
Chapter 9. Cardiac Muscle; The Heart as a Pump and Function of the Heart Valves
Chapter 10. Rhythmical Excitation of the Heart
Chapter 11. Fundamentals of Electrocardiography
Chapter 12. Electrocardiographic Interpretation of Cardiac Muscle and Coronary Blood Flow
Abnormalities: Vectorial Analysis
Chapter 13. Cardiac Arrhythmias and Their Electrocardiographic Interpretation
Unit IV. The Circulation
Chapter 14. Overview of the Circulation: Pressure, Flow, and Resistance
Chapter 15. Vascular Distensibility and Functions of the Arterial and Venous Systems
Chapter 16. The Microcirculation and Lymphatic System: Capillary Fluid Exchange, Interstitial Fluid,
and Lymph Flow
Chapter 17. Local and Humoral Control of Tissue Blood Flow
Chapter 18. Nervous Regulation of the Circulation and Rapid Control of Arterial Pressure
Chapter 19. Role of the Kidneys in Long-Term Control of Arterial Pressure and in Hypertension: The
Integrated System for Arterial Pressure Regulation
Chapter 20. Cardiac Output, Venous Return, and Their Regulation
,Chapter 21. Muscle Blood Flow and Cardiac Output During Exercise; the Coronary Circulation and
Ischemic Heart Disease
Chapter 22. Cardiac Failure
Chapter 23. Heart Valves and Heart Sounds; Valvular and Congenital Heart Defects
Chapter 24. Circulatory Shock and Its Treatment
Unit V. The Body Fluids and Kidneys
Chapter 25. Regulation of Body Fluid Compartments: Extracellular and Intracellular Fluids; Edema
Chapter 26. The Urinary System: Functional Anatomy and Urine Formation by the Kidneys
Chapter 27. Glomerular Filtration, Renal Blood Flow, and Their Control
Chapter 28. Renal Tubular Reabsorption and Secretion
Chapter 29. Urine Concentration and Dilution; Regulation of Extracellular Fluid Osmolarity and
Sodium Concentration
Chapter 30. Renal Regulation of Potassium, Calcium, Phosphate, and Magnesium; Integration of Renal
Mechanisms for Control of Blood Volume and Extracellular Fluid Volume
Chapter 31. Acid–Base Regulation
Chapter 32. Diuretics and Kidney Diseases
Unit VI. Blood Cells, Immunity, and Blood Coagulation
Chapter 33. Red Blood Cells, Anemia, and Polycythemia
Chapter 34. Resistance of the Body to Infection: I. Leukocytes, Granulocytes, the Monocyte-
Macrophage System, and Inflammation
Chapter 35. Resistance of the Body to Infection: II. Immunity and Allergy
Chapter 36. Blood Types; Transfusion; and Tissue and Organ Transplantation
Chapter 37. Hemostasis and Blood Coagulation
Unit VII. Respiration
Chapter 38. Pulmonary Ventilation
Chapter 39. Pulmonary Circulation, Pulmonary Edema, and Pleural Fluid
Chapter 40. Principles of Gas Exchange; Diffusion of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Through the
Respiratory Membrane
Chapter 41. Transport of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide in Blood and Tissue Fluids
Chapter 42. Regulation of Respiration
, Chapter 43. Respiratory Insufficiency—Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Oxygen Therapy
Unit VIII. Aviation, Space, and Deep-Sea Diving Physiology
Chapter 44. Aviation, High Altitude, and Space Physiology
Chapter 45. Physiology of Deep-Sea Diving and Other Hyperbaric Conditions
Unit IX. The Nervous System: A. General Principles and Sensory Physiology
Chapter 46. Organization of the Nervous System, Basic Functions of Synapses, and Neurotransmitters
Chapter 47. Sensory Receptors, Neuronal Circuits for Processing Information
Chapter 48. Somatic Sensations: I. General Organization, Tactile and Position Senses
Chapter 49. Somatic Sensations: II. Pain, Headache, and Thermal Sensations
Unit X. The Nervous System: B. The Special Senses
Chapter 50. The Eye: I. Optics of Vision
Chapter 51. The Eye: II. Receptor and Neural Function of the Retina
Chapter 52. The Eye: III. Central Neurophysiology of Vision
Chapter 53. The Sense of Hearing
Chapter 54. The Chemical Senses—Taste and Smell
Unit XI. The Nervous System: C. Motor and Integrative Neurophysiology
Chapter 55. Spinal Cord Motor Functions; the Cord Reflexes
Chapter 56. Cortical and Brain Stem Control of Motor Function
Chapter 57. Cerebellum and Basal Ganglia Contributions to Overall Motor Control
Chapter 58. Cerebral Cortex, Intellectual Functions of the Brain, Learning, and Memory
Chapter 59. The Limbic System and the Hypothalamus—Behavioral and Motivational Mechanisms of
the Brain
Chapter 60. States of Brain Activity—Sleep, Brain Waves, Epilepsy, Psychoses, and Dementia
Chapter 61. The Autonomic Nervous System and the Adrenal Medulla
Chapter 62. Cerebral Blood Flow, Cerebrospinal Fluid, and Brain Metabolism
Unit XII. Gastrointestinal Physiology
Chapter 63. General Principles of Gastrointestinal Function—Motility, Nervous Control, and Blood
Circulation
