4.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Chemistry 111 or 121, grade of C- or higher in Biology 115 and at least junior standing. An advanced study of the major physiologycal systems including respiration, circulation, excretion, osmoregulation, sensory physiology, neurophysiology, muscles, endocrinology, reproduction and integrative system function (growth, metabolism, temperature regulation). Emphasis is placed on human homeostatis and deviation from homeostasis (disease), as well as on comparative physiology. Laboratory work employs methods used in animal physiology and involves both student and animal subjects, and emphasizes all aspects of the scientific process (hypothesis, experimantal design, data analysis and presentation).