General Physiology

Catalog description

This course includes the study of functional activities and interactions of cells, issue and organs with emphasis on respiration, excitation, transport phenomena and control mechanisms. The laboratory component of the course includes action potentials in neurons, mechanisms of skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscle contraction, dose response effects of neurotransmitter administration, measurement of heart contractility and ECG components, mechanical aspects of respiration, and effects of animal size on oxygen consumption and temperature regulation.