Course
Discontinued
No
Course code
BIOL 2103
Descriptive
Human Physiology
Department
Biology
Faculty
Science & Technology
Credits
4.00
Start date
End term
Not Specified
PLAR
No
Semester length
15
Max class size
35
Contact hours
6 hours/week:
4 hours lecture
2 hours lab
Method(s) of instruction
Lecture
Lab
Learning activities
This course involves four hours per week of classroom instruction and two hours per week of laboratory activity. Classroom work will consist of lectures, tutorials, and work in small groups.
Course description
This course examines human physiological systems to prepare students for upper level courses in the biomedical sciences. The physiology of the integumentary, nervous, skeletal, endocrine, reproductive, circulatory, respiratory, digestive and excretory systems are examined in detail along with additional study of muscle physiology and disease resistance and immunity.
Course content
1. Tissue structure, Integumentary System, and early stages of embryology
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The organization of the human body beyond the cellular level: The structure and function of the four tissue types
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The integumentary system: The identification an