BIOL 283 - Human Physiology

Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)

What happens when you go on a ski trip and stay at high altitude? How do diuretics help with the regulation of blood pressure? How do we maintain our body temperature or respond to an infection? This course considers the fundamental principles of physiology using the human body as the model system. We examine genetic, cellular, organismal and evolutionary aspects of how our bodies operate to enable us to eat, sleep, move, breathe and reproduce. We will consider how our mammalian bodies tackle the problems of terrestrial life. The laboratory will include independent, experimental investigations with an emphasis on experimental design, data collection and analysis. Ms. Susman.

Prerequisites: BIOL 106 and either BIOL 105, AP Biology with a 4 or 5 AP score, or IB higher level 5, 6 or 7 test score, unless otherwise noted.

Two 75-minute periods and one 4-hour laboratory