One point toward the final grade is given to each problem set. The faculty member and one of his patients will be present in the classroom. They will review the patient s clinical history, diagnosis, and treatment to relate physiology to the practice of medicine. One point toward the final grade is given based on attendance of this session. This lab allows students to get some hands-on experience using live animal experimentation.
Physiology is the study of functions in a living animal.
Dissection of a dead animal is not adequate to reveal the dynamic nature of physiology such as the EKG and cardiac cycle. Students are also encouraged to dissect the nonpreserved animal after euthanasia. The anesthetic and critical care equipment used in this lab are designed for human surgery. New computers, data acquisition systems, and laser printers have just been purchased for this course this year. All data of blood pressure and electrocardiogram are recorded on-line by computers, and can be printed in graphic form in laser printers.