BIOL113

Description

This course is the second course in a two-part series that examines the organization of the human body at the cell, tissue, organ, and system level. This course is appropriate for biology majors and minors and non-majors interested in psychology, climate science, science education, and social sciences. In this second course, students study the structure and function of the endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, immune, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems with emphasis on concepts of homeostasis, the complementarity of structure and function, and the integration of systems. During lab hours, students will study histology, vital sign and respiratory assessment, and carry out organ and whole rat dissections.