Physiology is a study of the function of the human body. This course is preparation for advanced biological studies, biomedical nursing, and other science based careers. Laboratory experiences and text based activities provide student learning in the following topics:
→ the major body systems; how the body systems work together to provide homeostasis;
→ body functions in the healthy and diseased states;
→ blood typing;
→ muscle action;
→ cranial nerve functioning; and bioethics.
This course fulfills the graduation requirements for one elective unit of life science for Physiotherapy Students.
This course is designed for those students who have taken biology and who wish to further their study of biology. The student will study the structure and function of the various cells, tissues, and integrated systems of the body. The course is designed to lay the groundwork then move into various human systems.
