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BMS 360 -- Fundamentals of Physiology

Course Description: Cell, tissue, and organ function related to integrated whole body function.

Course Objectives: To learn basic mechanisms underlying functions of cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems. Students will be able to integrate this knowledge to understand how the body functions as a whole in maintaining constancy of internal environment -- homeostasis.

Prerequisites: LS 210 or BY 310

Format: 4 credits - 4 hours of lecture per week

Semesters Offered: Spring

Coordinator: D.N. Rao Veeramachaneni

Text: Vander's Human Physiology: The Mechanisms of Body Function, 10th ed, (2005), Widmaier, Raff, and Strang

Course Outline:

  Week 1: Framework of Physiology, Cellular Communication
  Week 2: Homeostatic Mechanisms, Neural Control Mechanisms
  Week 3: Synapses, Neuron Structure and Membrane Potential
  Week 4: Vision, Hearing, Vestibular System, Taste, Smell
  Week 5: Muscle, Control of Body Movement
  Week 6: Endocrine System: General Principles, Mechanisms of Action
  Week 7: Endocrine Organs and their Secretions, Control Systems
  Week 8: Male and Female Reproductive Systems, Sexual Differentiation
  Week 9: Gastrointestinal System
  Week 10: Control and Integration of Organic and Mineral Metablolism
  Week 11: Blood and Lymph, Hemopoiesis and Hemostasis
  Week 12: Heart: Mechanical Events and Functional Regulation
  Week 13: Blood Vessels and Circulation
  Week 14: Respiratory System
  Week 15: Urinary System and Acid-Base Balance

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