The course concludes with an introduction to basic ecological principles and a survey of the impact of humans on the biosphere. The first course of a two-part sequence covering gross and microscopic anatomy and physiology of the human body with particular emphasis on the relationships between structure and function. Included in the two courses are cell biology, histology, embryology, bone and skeleton, muscles and contraction, the cardiovascular system and its regulation, the nervous system and nervous impulse, the urinary system and electrolyte balance, and the respiratory, digestive, endocrine, and reproductive systems. There are no prerequisites for this course. This second course of the two-part sequence continues the study of gross and microscopic anatomy and physiology of the human body with particular emphasis on the relationships between structure and function.
Laboratory exercises illustrating the anatomy and physiology of the human.
Laboratory exercises illustrating the anatomy and physiology of the human. In this context, students study Mendel's laws of inheritance, genetic linkage and recombination, and gene mapping. Molecular genetics provides an overview of the structure and function of DNA, including DNA replication, RNA and protein synthesis, and the origin of mutations. The objective of this course is to provide a broad introduction to the study of ecology at the undergraduate level, through presentation of lectures dealing with organismal, population, community, and ecosystem levels of ecological interaction. An evolutionary perspective is emphasized, as is consideration of all ecological approaches of mathematical theory, laboratory investigation, and field observation and experimentation in the development of ecological knowledge.