Introduction. -- Amino Acids and Proteins. – Carbohydrates and Lipids. – Blood: Cells and Plasma Proteins. – Oxygen Transport. – Catalytic Proteins-Enzymes. – Hemostasis and Thrombosis. – Membranes and Transport. – Bioenergetics and Oxidative Metabolism. –Function of the Gastrointestinal Tract. – Micronutrients: Vitamins and Minerals. – Anaerobic Metabolism of Glucose in the Red Blood Cell. – Carbohydrate Storage and Synthesis in Liver and Muscle. – The Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle. – Biosynthesis and Degradation of Amino Acids. – Muscle: Energy Metabolism and Contraction. – Glucose Homeostasis and Fuel Metabolism. – Nutrition and Energy Balance. – Water and Electrolyte Homeostasis. – Regulation of Hydrogen Ion Concentration. – Calcium and Bone Metabolism. – Complex Carbohydrates: Glycoproteins. – Complex Lipids. – The Extracellular Matrix. – Role of the Liver in Metabolism. – Biosynthesis and Degradation of Nucleotides. – Deoxyribonucleic Acid. – Ribonucleic Acid. – Protein Synthesis and Turnover. – Regulation of Gene Expression. – Recombinant DNA Technology. – Genomics, Proteomics and Metabolomics. – Oxygen and Life. – The Immune Response. – Biochemical Endocrinology. – Membrane Receptors and Signal Transduction. – Neurochemistry. – Neurotransmitters. – Cellular Homeostasis: Cell Growth, Differentiation and Cancer. -- Aging