MPO 1000 Physiological Basis of Behavior
The goal of this course is to provide an introduction to human physiology. The students learn to recognize and explain the basic concepts that govern each organ and organ system and their integration to maintain homeostasis. The organ systems covered include: nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine, muscular, gastrointestinal, renal and urinary systems. This human physiology course is targeted to Clinical Psychology graduate students with an elementary background or no background in biology. The Learning Objectives are: 1) Understand the central human physiological principles of homeostasis; 2) Understand human physiological systems integration; 3) Understand human physiology from the molecular to organ system levels.