BIOAP 3190

Laboratory in Physiology

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025.

Student-conducted in vitro and in vivo experiments designed to illustrate basic physiological processes, physiological research techniques, instrumentation, experimental design, and interpretation of results. Techniques include anesthesia, surgical procedures, dissection, and real-time computer recording and analysis. Experiments with isolated living tissues or live anesthetized animals examine properties of membranes and epithelia, blood, nerves, skeletal and smooth muscle; cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, and reproductive function and their regulation by the nervous and endocrine systems.

When Offered Fall.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: pre-med/pre-vet juniors, seniors, and graduate students interested in biomedical science.
Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite or corequisite: BIOAP 3110.

Distribution Category (BIO-AS) (OPHLS-AG)

Comments This course receives more credit than typical for the meeting pattern due to substantial academic activity outside of instructional hours.

• After this course the student will be able to compute physical phenomena, including electrochemical gradients and mechanical forces in the physiology of live systems.
• After this course the student will be able to describe the scientific method including experimental design, formulating, and testing hypotheses.
• After this course the student will be able to work cooperatively in small groups.
• After this course the student will be able to communicate scientific concepts and experimental results in written and oral form.
• After this course the student will be able to use statistics to assess the significance of results.
• After this course the student will be able to research the published scientific findings and interpret them.

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