Contents Basic scientific principles of physiology / Peter S. Vickers -- Cells, cellular compartments, transport systems, fluid movement between compartments / Muralitharan Nair -- Genetics / Peter S. Vickers -- Tissue / Anthony Wheeldon -- The skeletal system / Ian Peate -- The muscular system / Janet G. Migliozzi -- Circulatory system / Muralitharan Nair -- The cardiac system / Carl Clare -- The digestive system / Louise McErlean -- The renal system / Muralitharan Nair -- The respiratory system / Anthony Wheeldon -- The reproductive systems / Ian Peate -- The nervous system / Louise McErlean and Janet G. Migliozzi -- The senses / Carl Clare -- The endocrine system / Carl Clare -- The immune system / Peter S. Vickers -- The skin / Ian Peate.