RT Book, Section A1 Kibble, Jonathan D. A1 Halsey, Colby R. SR Print(0) ID 1106601326 T1 General Physiology T2 Medical Physiology: The Big Picture YR 2015 FD 2015 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-148567-8 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1106601326 RD 2024/03/29 AB Medical physiology is concerned with how a state of health and wellness is maintained in a person and, therefore, it takes a global view of how the body systems function and how they are controlled. There are 10 body systems, each with unique contributions to body function (Table 1-1). However, it is the integration of the body systems that allows the creation of a stable internal environment in which cells are able to function. For example, the maintenance of normal blood pressure requires the integration of several organ systems: