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  3. Further Information For Those Interesting In Taking 1B Physiology
  4. Lectures and Practicals

NST IB Physiology

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    • What about the future?

Lectures and practicals

Each term you have three IB Physiology lectures per week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 9-10 AM. In the Lent term, your reproduction lectures are shared with the veterinary students.

Physiology practical classes are mainly held within the Department of Physiology, Development & Neuroscience, plus one hosted by Pharmacology. There are currently 13 experimental and histology classes, plus revision practicals in the Easter term.

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Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience Downing Street Cambridge CB2 3EG
reception@pdn.cam.ac.uk
01223 333899

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