Basic principles in the study of disease and injury with application to the various systems of the body.
Emphasis is placed on the discussion of diseases treated by physical therapists.
This a survey course. It is by no means the purpose of this course and this syllabus to give a comprehensive understanding in human pathology and the etiology of all diseases. Therefore some of the lectures and the handouts are derived from a selection of pathology textbooks. The material will be approached from a cell biological and biochemical viewpoint. Not discussed are pathologies of the oral cavity and diseases of head and neck.