BIOL 3104

(3 Credits) 3 Lecture hours, 3 Laboratory hours This course set deals with the normal functions of and interactions between organs and organ systems in the human body. The emphasis will be on how these functions are controlled in the normal state and how they are integrated in the whole organism. For this first of two courses, the major topics studied in this course include: homeostasis, signal transduction through intra- and inter-cellular communication, and properties of excitable cells, including cells of the nervous, muscular, endocrine and reproductive systems. Section information text: Labs will begin the 2nd week of the semester unless otherwise specified.