BIOAP 3110 - Principles of Animal Physiology

(crosslisted) BIOMS 3110, VTBMS 3460
(BIO-AS, PBS-AS)

Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only (S/U grades with permission of instructor).

Prerequisite: BIOG 1500 and BIOG 1440 or BIOG 1445 or one year of college biology; one year chemistry and mathematics or equivalent AP credit. Recommended prerequisite: previous or concurrent physics course.

M. Roberson, P. Sethupathy.

General course in animal physiology emphasizing principles of operation, regulation, and integration common to a broad range of living systems from the cellular to the organismal level. Structure/function relationships are stressed along with underlying physico-chemical mechanisms.

Outcome 1: Students should be able to rationalize the operation of major organ systems.

Outcome 2: Students should understand the organization of multisystem regulatory loops.

Outcome 3: Students should be able to derive and understand the basic equations defining the physical operating characteristics of organ systems.