Biology Pre-Med Courses and Descriptions

312

NEUROSCIENCE IN HEALTH AND DISEASE

3 credits

Prerequisite: 3100:112 with a C or better or 3100:202 with a C or better or 3750:320 with a C or better. Discover how neurons communicate and explore how the brain functions under conditions of normal health, as well as conditions of disease.

331

MICROBIOLOGY

4 credits

Prerequisites: 112 with a grade of C- or better, 211 and prerequisite or corequisite 3150:263. Survey of monera with emphasis on the bacteria: their morphology, cultivation and chemical characteristics. Relationships of microorganisms to humans and their environment. Laboratory.

363

FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSIOLOGY I

3 credits

Prerequisite: 3100:112 with a grade of C- or better. Fundamentals of physiology including integrating systems (neurophysiology, sensory processes, and endocrinology), movement, and muscle. For all pre-professional students and Biology majors.

364

FOUNDATIONS IN PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY I

2 credits

Prerequisite: 3100:112 with a grade of C- or better. Corequisite: 3100:363. Laboratory experiments in animal physiology. (Transport processes, neurophysiology, endocrinology, muscle physiology.) Presentation of results in written scientific format.

365

HISTOLOGY

4 credits

Prerequisite: 112 with a grade of C- or better. Cellular structure of organs in relation to their functional activity, life history, comparative development. Laboratory.

401

HUMAN ANATOMY FOR BIOLOGY MAJORS

4 credits

Prerequisite: 3100:112 with a C- or better. Organizing principles and patterns found in human organs and systems. Laboratory integrates creative, analytical and virtual approaches to translate concept into practical application of anatomy.

433

PATHOGENIC BACTERIOLOGY

4 credits

Prerequisite: 331. Study of major groups of bacteria which produce infections in humans. Biochemical properties of microorganisms which engender virulence and nature of host resistance. Laboratory.

437

IMMUNOLOGY

4 credits

Prerequisite: 211, 311. Nature of antigens, antibody response, and antigen-antibody reactions. Site and mechanism of antibody formations, hypersensitivity, immunologic tolerance and immune diseases considered. Laboratory.

439

ADVANCED IMMUNOLOGY

3 credits

Prerequisite: 437. Immunology is studied from a historical and current perspective. Topics include T cells, B cells, antigen presentation, HIV, and transplantation.

454

PARASITOLOGY

4 credits

Prerequisites: 112 with a grade of C- or better. Principles of parasitism; host parasite interactions; important human and veterinary parasitic diseases; and control measures. Laboratories parallel lectures.

460

MEDICAL HISTOLOGY

4 credits

Prerequisite: 3100: 311 or permission.100% online course. Structure of human cells and tissues and their identification. Functional organization of the human cell and tissues.

463

EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY

3 credits

Prerequisite: 3100:363 or instructor permission. Through lecture, reading and critical analysis of current literature, physiologic mechanisms of exercise in animals will be explored.

465

ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY

3 credits

Prerequisite: 202 or 363 or 473.Study of biological mechanisms involved in heart attack, strokes, fluid balance, hypertension and heart disease. Controversial issues in each area will be examined and current research presented.

466

VERTEBRATE EMBRYOLOGY

4 credits

Prerequisite: 112 with a grade of C- or better. Lectures focus on development of model vertebrate organisms, and cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying animal development. Laboratory focuses on frog and chick development.

467

COMPARATIVE VERTEBRATE MORPHOLOGY

4 credits

Prerequisite: 112 with a grade of C- or better. An introduction to the comparative morphology of major vertebrates. The laboratories consist of dissections of representative vertebrates.

468

THE PHYSIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

3 credits

Prerequisites: 112 with a grade of C- or better or 202. Study of the physiological mechanisms of reproduction throughout the animal kingdom with emphasis upon mammalian endocrinological control. Controversial issues and current research will be examined.

469

RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY

3 credits

Prerequisite: 202 or 363 or 473.Study of mechanisms determining gas exchange including mechanics, ventilation, blood flow, diffusion, and control systems. Emphasis is given to normal human lung function. (Clinical aspects are not considered in detail.)

471

PHYSIOLOGICAL GENETICS

4 credits

Prerequisite: 211 or equivalent. 202 or 363 or 473.The integrative study of how genetics and physiology influence complex systems from molecular to behavioral in plants and animals. Laboratory.

472

BIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS OF STRESS

3 credits

Prerequisite: 202 or 363 or 473.Study of mechanisms from molecular to behavioral of how stress influences body systems and signals. The latest research and experimental issues are discussed.

473

FOUNDATIONS IN PHYSIOLOGY II

3 credits

Prerequisite: 3100:363. Continuing fundamentals of physiology including metabolism and temperature, respiration and circulation, and osmoregulation. Adaption to extreme environments is emphasized.

474

FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY II

1 credits

Prerequisite: 364; corequisite 473.Laboratory experiments in animal physiology (respiration, circulation, metabolism, osmoregulation). Presentation of results in scientific format and as oral reports.

478

RENAL PHYSIOLOGY

3 credits

Prerequisite: 112 with a grade of C- or better. The study of how the kidneys affect other body systems and how, in turn, they are affected by these systems.

482

NEUROBIOLOGY

3 credits

Prerequisites: 111,112 with grades of C- or better. History of Neuroscience; organization, function and development of the central nervous system; electrophysiological properties of nerve cells; learning and memory; molecular basis for mental diseases.

483

RESEARCH TECHNIQUES IN NEUROSCIENCE

3 credits

Prerequisite: 3100:112 with a C or better or 3100:202 with a C or better or 3750:320 with a C or better. Discover how the most cutting edge neuroscience research techniques are designed and implemented to further our understanding of the brain and visual system.

485

CELL PHYSIOLOGY

3 credits

Prerequisite: 112 with a grade of C- or better and 3150:401. Explores molecular and biochemical aspects of energy metabolism, inter and intracellular signaling, growth and death of cells. Emphasizes up-to-date scientific literature.

486

CELL PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY

2 credits

Prerequisite: 112 with a grade of C- or better and 3150:401. Corequisite: 485. Practice of modern cell physiology laboratory techniques. Emphasis on student directed original research.