BIOL 3814 - Animal Physiology

Credit Hours: 4
Contact Hours: 3 Lecture, 3 Lab
Offered: Irregular

An introduction to animal structure and function. Basic mechanisms of physiology related to major systems will be covered including neurobiology, endocrinology, movement, circulation, gas exchange, digestion, and ionic and osmotic balance. A comparative approach emphasizing how physiological differences among animal species have evolved based upon the need for the animal to adapt to the environment.

Prerequisites: BIOL 2703 - General Zoology/BIOL 2701 - General Zoology Laboratory, BIOL 3803 - Genetics/BIOL 3801 - Genetics Laboratory , and CHEM 2703 - Organic Chemistry I/CHEM 2701 - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory