Biology Pre-Med Courses and Descriptions
312 |
NEUROSCIENCE IN HEALTH AND DISEASE |
3 credits |
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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. |
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331 |
MICROBIOLOGY |
4 credits |
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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. |
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363 |
FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSIOLOGY I |
3 credits |
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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. |
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364 |
FOUNDATIONS IN PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY I |
2 credits |
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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. |
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365 |
HISTOLOGY |
4 credits |
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Prerequisite: 112 with a grade of C- or better. Cellular structure of organs in relation to their functional activity, life history, comparative development. Laboratory. |
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401 |
HUMAN ANATOMY FOR BIOLOGY MAJORS |
4 credits |
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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. |
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433 |
PATHOGENIC BACTERIOLOGY |
4 credits |
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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. |
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437 |
IMMUNOLOGY |
4 credits |
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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. |
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439 |
ADVANCED IMMUNOLOGY |
3 credits |
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Prerequisite: 437. Immunology is studied from a historical and current perspective. Topics include T cells, B cells, antigen presentation, HIV, and transplantation. |
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454 |
PARASITOLOGY |
4 credits |
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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. |
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460 |
MEDICAL HISTOLOGY |
4 credits |
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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. |
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463 |
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY |
3 credits |
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Prerequisite: 3100:363 or instructor permission. Through lecture, reading and critical analysis of current literature, physiologic mechanisms of exercise in animals will be explored. |
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465 |
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY |
3 credits |
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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. |
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466 |
VERTEBRATE EMBRYOLOGY |
4 credits |
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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. |
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467 |
COMPARATIVE VERTEBRATE MORPHOLOGY |
4 credits |
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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. |
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468 |
THE PHYSIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION |
3 credits |
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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. |
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469 |
RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY |
3 credits |
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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.) |
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471 |
PHYSIOLOGICAL GENETICS |
4 credits |
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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. |
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472 |
BIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS OF STRESS |
3 credits |
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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. |
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473 |
FOUNDATIONS IN PHYSIOLOGY II |
3 credits |
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Prerequisite: 3100:363. Continuing fundamentals of physiology including metabolism and temperature, respiration and circulation, and osmoregulation. Adaption to extreme environments is emphasized. |
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474 |
FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY II |
1 credits |
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Prerequisite: 364; corequisite 473.Laboratory experiments in animal physiology (respiration, circulation, metabolism, osmoregulation). Presentation of results in scientific format and as oral reports. |
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478 |
RENAL PHYSIOLOGY |
3 credits |
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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. |
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482 |
NEUROBIOLOGY |
3 credits |
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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. |
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483 |
RESEARCH TECHNIQUES IN NEUROSCIENCE |
3 credits |
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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. |
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485 |
CELL PHYSIOLOGY |
3 credits |
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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. |
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486 |
CELL PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY |
2 credits |
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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. |
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