However, the course is also open to advanced undergraduates, who have taken the appropriate prerequisite courses. Human physiology is the study of the dynamic processes that are the basis of normal human bodily functions. The course presents the basic functions of cells, tissues, and organs, their underlying physical and chemical mechanisms, and their integration and coordination to maintain a stable environment within the body. Examinations are of the multiple-choice format. The method of instruction by nine faculty of the Department of Physiology is lecture.
Weekly conferences provide opportunity for further discussion and questions.
Mammalian Reproductive Endocrinology. Permission of instructor. See Biology 541 .