PHSY 1312

Medical Physiology

Required of all first-year medical students. This course involves the systematic study of human organ systems emphasizing regulatory and compensatory mechanisms (lecture, simulation labs, case conferences and problem-solving sessions). Organ system function is integrated with gross and microanatomical structure to understand the normal functions of the cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal, gastrointestinal, endocrine and reproductive systems. Comprehension of the cause and effect relationships that govern whole body homeostasis and the new properties emerging when molecules assemble into cells, cells into tissues, tissue into organs, and organs into individuals are stressed. Introduction to cellular and molecular basis of immune responses including immune specificity, induction, and regulation of humoral and cell mediated responses is also addressed.

Units: 11.0