Physiology
This course surveys the major physiological systems – musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory, sensory, digestive, osmoregulatory, thermoregulatory, endocrine and reproductive – in humans and other vertebrate animals. It emphasizes the integration of body systems, the link between molecular and whole-organism functions, and constraints and adaptations of physiological systems. Laboratory exercises examine neural control of muscle function, neurochemical regulation of cardiac physiology, cardiovascular responses to exercise and hormonal regulation of development and osmoregulation. Students have opportunities to design their own lab experiments within these experimental systems.
Prerequisite: C- or better in Biology 182, Biology 183, and Chemistry 111 or permission of instructor.
(1.25 course credits)