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UNIT 10 • Nervous System 821 CHAPTER 34  Organization 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 35  Somatosensory 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 36  Disorders 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 37  Disorders of Brain Function 916 Brain Injury 916 Cerebrovascular Disease 930 Infections 940 Brain Tumors 942 Seizure Disorders 945 Neurocognitive Disorders 948 CHAPTER 38  Disorders 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 39  Disorders 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 40  Disorders 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 41  Sexually Transmitted Infections 1049 Infections of the External Genitalia 1050 Vaginal Infections 1054 Vaginal-Urogenital-Systemic Infections 1056 UNIT 12 • Musculoskeletal Function 1063 CHAPTER 42  Structure and Function of the Skeletal System 1063 Structures of the Skeletal System 1063 Joints 1073 CHAPTER 43  Disorders 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 44  Disorders 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 45  Structure and Function of the Integumentum 1141 Structure and Function of the Skin 1141 Appendages of the Skin 1146 Manifestations of Skin Disorders 1148 CHAPTER 46  Disorders 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