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Animal Physiology

PHYSCI X 425

This course examines the physiology of animals at the molecular, cellular, system, and organism levels.

What you can learn.

Evaluate how animals physiologically overcome challenges imposed by the surrounding environment
Assess the heart and circulatory reactions in small and large sized animals
Recognize how cellular electrical activities of neurons affect nervous system

About this course:

Examine the physiology of animals at the molecular, cellular, system and whole organism levels. Instruction covers neural, muscular, circulatory, renal, immune, respiratory, reproductive, and digestive systems and focuses on a wide variety of vertebrates and invertebrate animals to understand how they physiologically overcome challenges imposed by the surrounding environment.