Praise for The Manga Guide Series -- Contents -- Preface -- Prologue: What Do You Mean I Have to Take Physiology 101? -- Chapter 1: The Circulatory System -- The Electrical Conduction System of the Heart -- Heart Movements and Waveforms -- Even More About the Circulatory System! -- Electrical Activity in the Heart -- How an Electrocardiogram Works -- How the Nervous System Affects the Circulatory System -- The Coronary Arteries -- Blood Circulation -- Blood Pressure -- Measuring Blood Pressure -- The Lymphatic System -- Chapter 2: The Respiratory System -- Respiration's Job -- How Ventilation Works -- Controlling Respiration -- Even More About the Respiratory System! -- External and Internal Respiration -- Partial Pressures of Gases in the Blood -- Acidosis and Alkalosis -- How the Lungs Work -- Chapter 3: The Digestive System -- The Alimentary Canal -- The Esophagus and the Stomach -- The Duodenum and the Pancreas -- The Small and Large Intestines -- The Three Major Nutrients -- Even More About the Digestive System! -- The Digestive System in Action -- ATP and the Citric Acid Cycle -- Digestive Fluids and Digestive Enzymes -- The Liver's Role in Metabolism and Digestion -- Chapter 4: The Kidneys and the Renal System -- Filtering the Blood -- Reabsorbing Water and Nutrients -- Disposing of Urine -- Even More About the Kidneys! -- Urine and Homeostasis in the Body -- The Process of Urination -- Monitoring Blood in the Kidneys -- When the Kidneys Stop Working -- Chapter 5: Body Fluids -- Humans Are 60 Percent Water -- Osmotic Pressure -- Even More about Body Fluids and the Blood! -- Keeping Hydrated -- What's in Blood? -- Chapter 6: The Brain and Nervous System -- Neurons -- The Nervous System -- Even More About the Nervous System! -- Parts of the Brain -- Structure of the Brain -- Brain Injuries -- The Spinal Cord -- Pathways Through the Body.

Cranial and Spinal Nerves -- The Autonomic Nervous System -- Chapter 7: The Sensory Nervous System -- Types of Sensations -- Thresholds and Sensory Adaption -- Even More About the Sensory Nervous System! -- Sight and the Eye -- Hearing and the Ear -- Balance and the Inner Ear -- Smell and the Nose -- Taste and the Tongue -- Chapter 8: The Musculoskeletal System -- Muscle Fibers -- Joints -- Even More About Muscles and Bones! -- Regulating Body Temperature -- Bones and Bone Metabolism -- Chapter 9: Cells, Genes, and Reproduction -- Basic Structure of the Cell -- Genes and DNA -- Even More About Cells, Genes, and Reproduction! -- Cell Division -- Sexual Reproduction -- Chapter 10: The Endocrine System -- What Is the Endocrine System? -- Balancing Hormone Levels -- Even More About the Endocrine System! -- The Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland -- The Thyroid and Parathyroid -- Adrenal Glands -- The Pancreas -- Sex Hormones -- Epilogue: The Finish Line -- Afterword: Creating This Book -- Index -- About the Author -- Production Team for the Japanese Edition -- How This Book Was Made -- More Manga Guides.