Physiology (PHYL)

This course is a comprehensive introduction to the structure and function of the human body for students entering health or medically-related fields. This basic course includes a study of the body's embryology, gross anatomy, microanatomy, physiology, homeostatic relationships, and the use of anatomy and physiology terms and concepts to develop thinking, reading and writing skills, and problem-solving abilities. The integumentary, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems are studied.

This course is intended to complement the material presented in the PHYL 141 lectures by giving hands- on experience with anatomical models, organ and whole-animal dissections, physiological and biochemical experiments, and microscopic slides dealing with the following systems: integumentary, skeletal, muscular, and nervous.

This course is the second half of a comprehensive introduction to the structure and function of the human body (endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems), and use of anatomy and physiology terminology and concepts. This course will also develop thinking, reading and writing skills, and problem-solving abilities for students entering health or medically-related fields.

This course is intended to complement the material presented in the PHYL 142 lectures by giving hands-on experience with anatomical models, organ and whole-animal dissections, physiological and biochemical experiments, and microscopic slides dealing with the following systems: endocrine, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive.