Course Curriculum & Career Overview
MD Human Physiology - MD Human Physiology Provide knowledge base and understanding of the physiological processes underlying health and disease in the major organ systems of the body, i.e., cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, gastrointestinal and endocrine systems. Provide knowledge base and understanding of the molecular and cellular mechanisms of physiological processes, in order to provide a foundation for understanding therapeutics and drug targets in subsequent courses. Integrate knowledge and concepts from various organ systems to arrive at integrated function in the human body, e.g., maintenance of blood gas levels; responses to stresses such as exercise; regulation of fluid volumes and compositions; digestion, distribution and storage of foodstuffs; reproduction