Aims
1. to provide a course of study in mammalian, principally human, systems physiology, building on knowledge of basic physiological principles established in the Part IA Physiology of Organisms course;
2. to expand on some areas touched on in 1A Physiology of Organisms and to introduce new and more complex physiological functions;
3. to develop further practical biological skills introduced in 1A Physiology of Organisms;
4. to prepare students for a number of Part II Natural Science courses, principally Physiology, Development & Neuroscience, but also Pharmacology, Pathology and Zoology, among others.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course students should:
1. have an enhanced knowledge and appreciation of mammalian physiology;
2. understand the functions of important physiological systems including the cardio-respiratory, renal, reproductive and metabolic systems;
3. understand how these separate systems interact to yield integrated physiological responses to challenges such as exercise, fasting and ascent to high altitude, and how they can sometimes fail;
4. be able to perform, analyse and report on experiments and observations in physiology;
5. be able to recognise and identify principal tissue structures.