Infection and immunity

Pathogens Bacterial structure 798 Bacterial growth 800 Bacterial classification 801 Bacterial pathogenesis 802 Antibiotics 804 Viral structure and classification 808 Viral life cycle 810 Viral pathogenesis 812 Viral infection 813 Viral therapy 814 Prions 816 Fungi 816 Parasites 818 Defence against infection Innate immunity 820...

Respiratory and cardiovascular systems

The thorax Anatomy of the thorax and lungs 354 Skeletal and soft tissue framework of the thorax 356 The pulmonary system Pleura and pleural cavities 360 Upper airways 362 Lower airways 372 Respiratory mechanics—static 376 Respiratory mechanics—dynamic 380 Diffusion 382 Ventilation 384 Pulmonary perfusion 386...

Growth of tissues and organs

General principles Atrophy 868 Hypertrophy 869 Hyperplasia 869 Neoplasia Nomenclature of neoplasms 870 The morphology of neoplasia 872 Metastasis 874 Molecular mechanisms of neoplasia 876 Chemotherapy and radiobiology Cancer chemotherapy 880 Radiobiology 882 Decrease in the size of an organ or tissue as a result of decrease in size of the constituent cells and/or their number....

Nerve and muscle

Overview Cells of the nervous system 212 The peripheral nervous system: somatic nervous system 216 The peripheral nervous system: autonomic nervous system 218 Nerve conduction Resting membrane potential 220 The action potential 222 Anaesthesia 224 Synaptic transmission Neuromuscular transmission 228 Neuromuscular transmission: drug intervention 230...