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A course in physiology
Human Body Mastery
A course in physiology
Human Body Mastery
For curious adults with basic science, a full pathway to understanding and applying physiology
Swarup Yadav
For curious adults with basic science, a full pathway to understanding and applying physiology
27 pages · about 8 minutes to read · PDF
Inside the guide
24 chapters, and what each one leaves you able to do.
- 01
How to use this course
Plan your route through the book and set your weekly pace.
- 02
Name your body's building blocks
Identify the main molecules and cells that make up your tissues.
- 03
Trace the flow of energy in food
Follow glucose from digestion to the ATP your muscles use.
- 04
Measure your resting metabolic rate
Estimate your daily energy burn and adjust for activity.
- 05
Locate your major organ systems
Find each organ and state its chief job in one sentence.
- 06
Test your heart's pumping capacity
Check your pulse and estimate cardiac output at rest.
- 07
Follow blood through the double circuit
Trace a red cell from lungs to toe and back again.
- 08
Practice reading your own blood pressure
Measure your BP and interpret the two numbers correctly.
- 09
Count your breaths per minute
Record your tidal volume and see how it changes with posture.
- 10
Match oxygen delivery to demand
Explain why your muscles burn and your breathing speeds up.
- 11
Balance your fluid compartments
Track water intake and output to keep your cells hydrated.
- 12
Identify salts that run your nerves
List the ions that create electrical signals in your neurons.
- 13
Trace a reflex from touch to twitch
Walk through a knee-jerk response step by step.
- 14
Map your brain's main regions
Assign each lobe and core structure a primary function.
- 15
Replace your memory of forgetting
Use retrieval practice to strengthen a new fact today.
- 16
Read your stress response cascade
Describe how cortisol and adrenaline change your body.
- 17
Time your circadian rhythm cycles
Find your chronotype and plan sleep to match it.
- 18
Watch your digestion break a meal
Follow a sandwich through your gut and note key enzymes.
- 19
Manage your gut bacteria community
List foods that feed beneficial microbes and avoid harm.
- 20
Track your daily calorie balance
Weigh yourself weekly and adjust intake to trend.
- 21
Build a basic strength routine
Choose five compound movements and perform them safely.
- 22
Increase your aerobic endurance safely
Apply the talk test to raise your cardio capacity.
- 23
Stretch the major muscle groups
Hold each static stretch for 30 seconds and repeat twice.
- 24
Assemble your personal physiology plan
Combine your measurements into a weekly health routine.
Look inside
Two real pages, set exactly as they print.
01
How to use this course
Plan your route through the book and set your weekly pace.
This chapter turns how to use this course into a short sequence of decisions you can work through in a single sitting: what to do first, what to leave for later, and how to tell the two apart.
You will find the specifics laid out in order, the two or three mistakes that quietly cost people weeks, and a checklist to run before moving on.
02
Name your body's building blocks
Identify the main molecules and cells that make up your tissues.
This chapter turns name your body's building blocks into a short sequence of decisions you can work through in a single sitting: what to do first, what to leave for later, and how to tell the two apart.
You will find the specifics laid out in order, the two or three mistakes that quietly cost people weeks, and a checklist to run before moving on.