INTRODUCTORY
HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY

COURSE OBJECTIVES
• Acquire terms and concepts of specific areas

in physiology

• Develop an integrative framework

- to relate structure & function

- to analyze data

- to predict the body’s response to change

• Use homeostasis and control as a theme.

Physiology is an
integrative science
that studies the
function of living
organisms and their
parts

GENERAL CONCEPTS

• Mass and heat flow
• Conservation of mass
• Elastic properties
• Membrane transport
• Chemical mass action
• Control systems & homeostasis
• Cell-cell communication

COURSE FORMAT

• Lecture videos – 10-20 minutes in length

• In- video questions for self review

• Lecture notes

• Problems sets

• Interactive forum

EXAMS & GRADING

• 3 multiple choice exams test application of basic

science principles & interpretation of data

• “Closed book exams”

• Students bound by

Coursera Honor Code

• Each exam can be taken only once

• 90 minutes to complete once exam is started

• Sum of 3 exam grades determines final grade

earned

• Overall average of 70% or better to pass

• Letter of accomplishment awarded for

successful completion