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Contents xvii
UNIT 10 • Nervous System 821
CHAPTER 34Organization and Control of Neural
Function 821
Nervous Tissue Cells 821
Nerve Cell Communication 825
Developmental Organization of the Nervous
System 830
Spinal Cord and Brain 837
The Autonomic Nervous System 847
CHAPTER 35Somatosensory Function, Pain, and
Headache 854
Organization and Control of Somatosensory
Function 854
Pain Sensation 860
Alterations in Pain Sensitivity and Special Types of
Pain 869
Headache and Associated Pain 872
Pain in Children and Older Adults 875
CHAPTER 36Disorders of Neuromuscular
Function 880
Organization and Control of Motor Function 880
Disorders of the Motor Unit 888
Disorders of the Cerebellum and Basal Ganglia 897
Upper Motor Neuron Disorders 902
CHAPTER 37Disorders of Brain Function 916
Brain Injury 916
Cerebrovascular Disease 930
Infections 940
Brain Tumors 942
Seizure Disorders 945
Neurocognitive Disorders 948
CHAPTER 38Disorders of Special Sensory Function:
Vision, Hearing, and Vestibular
Function 955
The Eye and Disorders of Vision 955
The Ear and Disorders of Auditory Function 975
The Vestibular System and Disorders of
Equilibrium 984
UNIT 11 • Genitourinary and
Reproductive Function 993
CHAPTER 39Disorders of the Male Genitourinary
System 993
Physiologic Basis of Male Reproductive
Function 993
Disorders of the Penis, the Scrotum and Testes, and
the Prostate 1000
Disorders in Childhood and Aging 1012
CHAPTER 40Disorders of the Female Genitourinary
System 1017
Structure and Function of the Female Reproductive
System 1017
Disorders of the Female Reproductive
Organs 1024
Menstrual Disorders 1038
Disorders of the Breast 1041
CHAPTER 41Sexually Transmitted Infections 1049
Infections of the External Genitalia 1050
Vaginal Infections 1054
Vaginal-Urogenital-Systemic Infections 1056
UNIT 12 • Musculoskeletal
Function 1063
CHAPTER 42Structure and Function of the Skeletal
System 1063
Structures of the Skeletal System 1063
Joints 1073
CHAPTER 43Disorders of the Skeletal System:
Trauma, Infections, Neoplasms, and
Childhood Disorders 1078
Injury and Trauma of Musculoskeletal
Structures 1078
Bone Infections and Osteonecrosis 1091
Neoplasms 1094
Skeletal Disorders in Children 1098
CHAPTER 44Disorders of the Skeletal System:
Metabolic and Rheumatic
Disorders 1111
Metabolic Bone Disease 1111
Rheumatic Disorders 1119
Rheumatic Diseases in Children and the
Elderly 1133
UNIT 13 • Integumentary
Function 1141
CHAPTER 45Structure and Function of the
Integumentum 1141
Structure and Function of the Skin 1141
Appendages of the Skin 1146
Manifestations of Skin Disorders 1148
CHAPTER 46Disorders of Skin Integrity and
Function 1153
Primary Disorders of the Skin 1153
Skin Disorders Due to Ultraviolet Radiation,
Heat, and Pressure Injury 1167
Nevi and Skin Cancers 1173
Age-Related Skin Conditions 1177
Glossary 1185
Appendix A: Lab Values 1197
Index 1199