For details on the B.Sc. in Physiology see the College of Arts & Science.
The Department of Physiology also offers HSC 208.6 Human Body Systems and HSC 350.3 Integrative Neuroscience. See Health Sciences in the Course Descriptions section of the Calendar.
1&2(6-8P)
Prerequisite(s): BIOC 200 and 211; HSC 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.
1(3L)
Prerequisite(s): HSC 208 or ACB 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 PHSI 335 may not take this course for credit.
2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): BIOC 200, 211; HSC 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 PHSI 335 may not take this course for credit.
1(3L)
Prerequisite(s): HSC 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.
Note: Offered in alternate years.
1(3L)
Prerequisite(s): HSC 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.
Note: Offered in alternate years.
2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): HSC 208; BIOC 200 and 211; completion of or enrollment in PHSI 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: Offered in alternate years.
1&2(10P)
Prerequisite(s): PHSI 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.
1 (2L,1S)
Prerequisite(s): PHSI 336, 337, 334 and 6 credit units from PHSI 346, 347, 348 and HSC 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 PHSI 433 may not take this course for credit.
2 (2L,1S)
Prerequisite(s): PHSI 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 PHSI 433 may not take this course for credit.