Organ System Dynamics. 2 Credit Hours

Catalog description

Physiology Fundamentals is a course designed to provide students with a basic understanding of human physiology. Students will be exposed to overarching concepts regarding the normal physiology of the organs and systems of organs of the human body. Lectures will focus on fundamental functions of the nervous, cardiovascular, renal, respiratory, gastrointestinal and endocrine systems. This course aims to blend targeted student learning outcomes with critical thinking skills to enhance student understanding of integrative systems as an aid to success in the field of medicine. Upon successful completion of this course, students will have knowledge of physiological principles of individual organs and systems and a basic appreciation for how interactions between these systems integrate to subserve healthy function.