Prefixes, suffixes, word roots, combining forms, special endings, plural forms, abbreviations, and symbols are included in the content. A word-building system that provides the opportunity to decipher unfamiliar terms and spelling checks will be utilized. Emphasis is placed on spelling, definition, usage, and pronunciation. The study of organization in living systems, bone structure, sensory physiology, coordination by the autonomic and voluntary nervous systems, the physiology of muscle contraction, and the response of the organism to environmental variation. The underlying theme of the course is homeostasis.
Emphasis is placed on recent research in sensory and neuromuscular physiology.
Laboratory includes dissection, gross and histological studies of the skeletal, nervous and muscular systems as well as physiological experimentation. The study of organization in living systems, coordination by hormones from endocrine glands, nutrition, digestion, respiration, transport of respiratory gases, circulation, water balance, electrolyte balance, excretion and reproduction. The underlying theme of the course is the concept of homeostasis and feedback mechanisms within the organism which sustain it. Laboratory includes dissection, gross and histological studies as well as physiological experimentation. The study of plant and animal ecology including properties of ecosystems, population dynamics, physiological ecology, and analysis of terrestrial and aquatic communities.