Undergraduate courses in biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics, or permission. A course in biochemistry or cell physiology is particularly recommended. A systematic study of the function of various organ systems of the body, including the nervous, cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal, gastrointestinal, and endocrine systems, with special emphasis on control systems in the body. Click here to go to course web site. The fundamental functional properties of mammalian tissue and organs and their economy in health and disease.
Exercise is examined as an important clinical evaluation and management method.
Recent investigations and reviews in physiology and medicine are emphasized in study of the body's responses to exercise stress in the health-disease continuum. Primary focus is given to the mechanisms explaining pathophysiological processes that can be affected by exercise. PHYO 5960 Directed Readings 1 to 4 hours. Individual readings, not for thesis purposes, of some special selected topics. Required for all physiology majors.