This course integrates the contents of two sections of the medical school (M1) course Function of the Human Body course (PIO L301); with additional meetings to present discuss papers at graduate level (2 paper presentations per graduate student).
In the Fall semester, students will review cell physiology and autonomic neuroscience, and will learn cardiovascular and renal physiology in depth. The course topics will include introductory cell & neurophysiology, skeletal and smooth muscle, cardiac electrophysiology, EKG, cardiac muscle mechanics, circulation, special circulations, and renal physiology. In the Spring semester, students will learn pulmonary, acid-base balance, gastrointestinal, endocrine, and reproductive physiology.
Instructor Consent Required.
Outcomes: Students familiar with introductory physiology are expected to learn and understand cardiovascular, reproductive and endocrine systems in an integrative fashion in this course; Emphasis will be placed on understanding key concepts of normal physiological and biochemical systems in healthy humans; Selected aspects of pathophysiological processes will be discussed to illustrate how an understanding of normal function can be applied to clinical medicine.
In the Fall semester, students will review cell physiology and autonomic neuroscience, and will learn cardiovascular and renal physiology in depth. The course topics will include introductory cell & neurophysiology, skeletal and smooth muscle, cardiac electrophysiology, EKG, cardiac muscle mechanics, circulation, special circulations, and renal physiology. In the Spring semester, students will learn pulmonary, acid-base balance, gastrointestinal, endocrine, and reproductive physiology.
Instructor Consent Required.
Outcomes: Students familiar with introductory physiology are expected to learn and understand cardiovascular, reproductive and endocrine systems in an integrative fashion in this course; Emphasis will be placed on understanding key concepts of normal physiological and biochemical systems in healthy humans; Selected aspects of pathophysiological processes will be discussed to illustrate how an understanding of normal function can be applied to clinical medicine.