PHSIO 202.9
Physiology
Prerequisite(s): Restricted to students enrolled in the College of Medicine or the College of Dentistry.

An introduction to the basis mechanisms underlying the functions of the major organs and organ systems in mammals and the ways that these functions are controlled and coordinated in the normal, healthy state.

PHSIO 334.6
Experimental Basis of Physiology
1&2(6-8P)
Prerequisite(s): BIOCH 200 and 211; H SC 208; PHYS 111.

A laboratory course on the various approaches and techniques commonly used to investigate physiological phenomena and to study their underlying mechanisms.

Note: Since enrollment will be limited, students are advised to contact the department early if they wish to take this course.

PHSIO 336.3 (Formerly 335)
Excitable Cells
1(3L)
Prerequisite(s): H SC 208 or ANAT 200.

The integrated study of bioelectrical mechanisms of cellular excitability and excitation coupled functions including contraction, secretion and signal transduction.

Note: Students with credit for PHSIO 335 may not take this course for credit.

PHSIO 337.3 (Formerly 335)
Cellular Basis of Physiological Function
2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): BIOCH 200, 211; H SC 208.

Cellular mechanisms underlying physiological functions in mammals. Topics include mechanisms of communication between cells, uptake and secretion of water, ions, nonelectrolytes and macromolecules, and integration of cell functional and metabolic activities.

Note: Students with credit for PHSIO 335 may not take this course for credit.

PHSIO 346.3
Cardiovascular Physiology
1(3L)
Prerequisite(s): H SC 208; PHYS 111.

Functions and controls of the heart and blood vessels in humans and other mammals, and the mechanisms regulating arterial pressure, blood volume and blood flow.

PHSIO 347.3
Respiratory Physiology
1(3L)
Prerequisite(s): H SC 208; PHYS 111.

Mechanisms of respiratory gas exchange at lungs and tissues, gas transport in the blood, and the regulation of the respiratory system at rest and during exercise.

PHSIO 348.3
Endocrinology
2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): H SC 208; BIOCH 200 and 211; completion of or enrollment in PHSIO 336 and 337 (or 335).

Hormonal control mechanisms. Topics include neuroendocrinology and examples of hormonal control in reproduction, metabolism, growth, calcium homeostasis and gastrointestinal function.

Note: Students with credit for PHSIO 434 may not take this course for credit.

PHSIO 432.6
Physiological Research
1&2(10P)
Prerequisite(s): PHSIO 334, 336, 337 (or 335).

Advanced work in a selected area of physiology. This normally consists of a laboratory research project done under the direct supervision of a faculty advisor.

Note: This course is usually restricted to students in the Honours program in physiology, but may, under special circumstances, be offered to others in the fourth year of a physiology major.

PHSIO 434.3
Environmental Physiology I: Basic Concepts
1 (2L,1S)
Prerequisite(s): PHSIO 336, 337, 334 and 6 credit units from PHSIO 346, 347, 348 and H SC 350.

An organism's phenotype is defined by both genetic and environmental influences. The organism presents an open system which presents special problems for the preservation of an interior environment within narrow limits in the face of variations in external conditions. This course examines how humans and other mammals, sense, interact and adapt to changing environments.

Note: Students with credit for PHSIO 433.6 may not take this course for credit.

PHSIO 435.3
Environmental Physiology II: Transitions and Adaptations
2 (2L,1S)
Prerequisite(s): PHSIO 434.

From living and working under the sea to the space station, humans have extended their habitats far beyond their hunting-gathering origins in the lowlands of Africa. This course will examine the responses and adaptations to a variety of environmental conditions, starting with the harshest and most dangerous transition of all, birth, to living and working in space.

Note: Students with credit for PHSIO 433.6 may not take this course for credit.