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