Applied Physiology

Catalog description

This course is a foundational science course and serves as a core building block for the contextual framework needed to understand the physiological basis of physical therapy interventions taught in the clinical courses. The overall goal of the course is for students to gain a deeper understanding of physiology so that they can apply it to physical therapy interventions and better understand the limits of human adaptation, pathophysiology of diseases and pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions. Exercise physiology and physiology through the lifespan are discussed in relation to three main themes, 1) energy metabolism, endocrine and bone physiology 2) neuromuscular physiology and 3) pulmonary/cardiovascular physiology. The course concludes with an integrative physiology which includes pharmacology and environmental adaptations renal physiology and progressively links the course through a project on fatigue. Prerequisite(s): ANAT 7300 >= C or CAHS 7400 >= C Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 1 Repeatability: May be repeated for credit one time. Grade Mode: Normal, Audit Degree Restrictions: Doctor of Physical Therapy Program Restrictions: DPT_PHTP-Physical Therapy Schedule Type (Primary): Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic Click here for the Schedule of Classes.