Includes bibliographical references and index.

The language of exercise -- A historical perspective -- The central nervous system and movement -- The skeletal and connective tissue systems -- The muscular system: skeletal muscle design -- The muscular system: design and performance relationships -- The muscular system: control of muscle mass -- The muscular system: muscle fatigue -- The autonomic nervous system -- The respiratory system -- The oxygen transport system -- The cardiovascular system: design and control -- The cardiovascular system: cardiac function -- The cardiovascular system: peripheral circulation -- The gastrointestinal tract system.

The metabolic systems: control of energy metabolism -- The metabolic systems: control of carbohydrate metabolism -- The metabolic systems: lipid metabolism -- The metabolic systems: integration of carbohydrate and lipid metabolism -- The metabolic systems: protein turnover and amino acid metabolism -- The metabolic systems: mitochondrial biogenesis and exercise training -- The endocrine system -- The immune system -- The hemopietic and body fluid systems -- The renal system -- Physiological systems and their responses with exposure to heat and cold -- Physiological systems and their responses with exposure to hypoxia -- Physiological systems and their responses to hyperbaria -- Physiological systems and their responses with exposure to microgravity and bed rest -- Exercise genomics and proteonomics.

All Ages.