Vertebrate Physiology I

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This course is designed to offer students the basic concepts in Vertebrate Physiology, emphasizing the human vertebrate. The course develops from the cell, discussing membrane properties and the Physiology of muscle cells, and continues with a discussion o f the two integrative systems: The Nervous and Endocrine Systems. The final portion of the course is dedicated to discuss Reproductive Physiology and its neuroendocrine regulation. Different educational strategies will be used throughout the course, such a s group discussions, lectures, and student presentations. Computer demonstrations will be used in some topics. The course is recommended for all master and doctoral students of the Physiology Department and for all doctoral students of the Departments of Anatomy and Pharmacology. Students from the Intercampus Doctoral Program of the Biology Department of the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus are allowed to register in the course.