Case Files: Physiology

Part 1:: Approach to Basic Sciences and Physiology

Part 2:: 50 Cases (organized by system)

General Physiology

Case 1 Control of Cell Function

Case 2 Autonomic Nervous System

Case 3 Neuromuscular stimulation

Case 4 Smooth Muscle

Case 5 Striated Muscle

Case 6 Cell Membrane

Cardiovscular System

Case 7 Hemodynamics

Case 8 Electrical Activity of Heart

Case 9 EKG

Case 10 Mechanical Activity of Heart

Case 11 Regulation of Venous Return & Cardiac Output

Case 12 Regulation of Arterial Blood Pressure

Case 13 Regional Exchange/ Blood Flow

Respiratory System

Case 14 Function & Structure

Case 15 Mechanics of Breathing

Case 16 Function of Respiratory System

Case 17 Gas Exchange

Case 18 Oxygen-Carbon Dioxide Transport

Case 19 Control of Breathing

Renal System

Case 20 Renal blood flow and GFR

Case 21 Proximal Tubule

Case 22 Loop of Henle, Distal Tubule & Collecting Duct

Case 23 Regulation of Body Fluid Osmolality

Case 24 Regulation of Sodium Balance and ECF

Case 25 Regulation of K, Ca, Mg and the Role of Kidney in Acid/Base Balance

GI system

Case 26 Regulation (hormonal, neural)

Case 27 Motility

Case 28 Secretion (Saliva, Bile, Enzymes)

Case 29 Digestion & Absorption

Case 30 Intestinal water & electrolyte transport

Endocrine System

Case 31 Pituitary

Case 32 Thyroid

Case 33 Adrenal

Case 34 Pancreatic islet cells

Case 35 Hormonal regulation of fuel metabolism

Case 36 Calcium metabolism

Case 37 Growth

Case 38 Reproduction in Male

Case 39 Reproduction in Female

Case 40 Pregnancy & Lactation

Case 41 Central Nervous System

Case 42 Sensory Receptors/Visual System

Case 43 Vestibular/Auditory

Case 44 Smell & taste

Case 45 Lower Motor Nerves

Case 46 Basal Ganglia

Case 47 Cerebellum

Case 48 Learning & Memory

Case 49 Body Temperature Regulation

Case 50 Heart Failure and Circulatory Shock

Part 3:: Listing of Cases by Topic