Human Physiology & Pathology I

Catalog description

The course and laboratory are designed to introduce the student to the anatomical structures and relationships of the human body and to the basic principles and concepts involved in the development, structure, function and integrated regulation of the body's organ system. Integrated into the course is an introduction to the changes associated with the human disease process. Topics addressed are the physiological responses of the body's organ systems to ailments and the contribution these responses make to the production of signs and symptoms that are normally associated with various disease states. PHBM 355 is a prerequisites for PHBM 356 and PHBM 352.