Description
This introductory, multidisciplinary course provides the student with the requisite knowledge necessary to understand the normal structure and function of multiple organ systems and focuses on medical physiology that correlates the principles of basic functional mechanisms to practical methods for clinical assessment. Classroom instruction enhances understanding of several major physiological systems in a manner to emphasize the integration of cellular and biochemical processes that underlies the function of the human body. This course specifically focuses on: 1) physiologic mechanisms underlying renal function and the kidney's role in fluid and electrolyte homeostasis, including acid base balance; 2) mechanisms of GI motility, digestion, absorption, and liver function; 3) endocrine feedback loops and the structure and function of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis; 4) reproductive system with focus on sexual differentiation and both the male and female physiology. This course combines