Physiology
List of Courses

GMS PH 540 Human Physiology A
Cellular and organ physiology. Lectures and discussions examine function and regulation of organ systems. Integrative aspects of human physiology include topics in environmental physiology. For M.A. in Medical Sciences students. O'Bryan. 3 cr, 1st sem.

GMS PH 541 Human Physiology B
Prereq: consent of instructor. See MED ME 540 Human Physiology I. For M.A. in Medical Sciences students. O'Bryan. 3 cr, 2nd sem.

GMS PH 542 Human Physiology A
Prereq: consent of instructor. Cellular and organ physiology. Lectures, laboratories, and discussions examine function and regulation of organ systems. Integrative aspects of human physiology include topics in environmental physiology. O'Bryan. 4 cr, 1st sem.

GMS PH 543 Human Physiology B
Prereq: consent of instructor. See MED ME 542 Human Physiology I. O'Bryan. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

GMS PH 740 Physiology
Lectures cover functional activity of various organ systems, excepting endocrine and central nervous systems. Emphasis on regulatory homeostatic mechanisms. Selected laboratory exercises as introduction to experimental approach for study of physiological mechanisms. O'Bryan, staff. 6 cr, 2nd sem.

GMS PH 741 Experimental Methods in Physiology A
Prereq: MED ME 751 and consent of instructor. Current research methods in cellular and molecular physiology, as applied to the study of macromolecular function, motility, ligand binding phenomena, and membrane function. Develops problem-solving skills and awareness of current approaches to research problems. Staff. 2 cr, 1st sem.

GMS PH 742 Experimental Methods in Physiology B
Prereq: consent of instructor. A practical approach to electro-physiology techniques. Garcia-Diaz, staff. 2 cr, 2nd sem.

GMS PH 745, 746 Special Topics in Physiology
Prereq: con-sent of instructor. Current and classical papers in a given area of physiology are assigned for reading and later discussion with students. Topics include mechanics of muscle, cell motility, membrane transport, sensory physiology, and instrumentation in physiological research. Variable cr, 1st & 2nd sem.

GMS PH 748 Endocrinology
Prereq: biochemistry or physiology, and consent of instructor. Integrated treatment of human endocrinology, biosynthesis of hormones, their receptor interactions, and their physiological effects. Head. 2nd sem.

GMS PH 841, 842 Physiology Seminar
Students present seminars on their research and/or review literature related to their research. Students attend the seminars presented by staff and other students. Levy, staff. 2 cr each, 1st & 2nd sem.

GMS PH 843, 844 Cellular Physiology I and II
Prereq: con-sent of instructor. Lectures and discussion on: (1) membrane transport, thermodynamic and kinetic analysis; (2) electrophysiology of cell membranes, excitable membrane properties, electrical coupling, synaptic transmission; and (3) cell motility, molecular mechanism, and regulation of contraction of muscle and other cells; mechanisms of transduction of photoreceptors. Garcia-Diaz, staff. 4 cr, 1st & 2nd sem.

GMS PH 941, 942 Research Physiology
Variable cr.