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Physiology Courses
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PSL201Y1 A survey course intended for students who are not proceeding further in Physiology. PSL299Y1 Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. See page 40 for details. PSL300H1 Principles of neurophysiology and endocrinology for students enroled in the Neuroscience program. PSL301H1 Principles of respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, renal and reproductive physiology for students enroled in the Neuroscience program. JBO302Y1 Principles of Human Physiology with tutorials on the biophysical concepts applied to physiological processes. Restricted to students enroled in the Biophysics and Physiology (Theoretical) programs PSL302Y1 Principles of Human Physiology for students enroled in Basic Medical Science programs. PSL303Y1 Using homeostasis and feedback as a unifying theme, topics in control systems, cell signalling, rhythms, environmental adaptations and body weight regulations are examined. Tutorials use computer simulations and problem sets. PSL350H1 Molecular biology is essential for understanding mammalian function. The knowledge from BIO250Y1 of DNA, RNA, and protein is extended to current, primary literature on mammalian molecular biology. Application of molecular biology to disease and to complex behaviors is followed by small group sessions on topics with a bioethics component. PSL372H1 A laboratory course covering selected topics in physiology. PSL374H1 A problem-based laboratory course focussed on the integration of organ systems to understand the control mechanisms of body function. PSL420H1 This course provides an in-depth review of the development and function of the male and female reproductive systems. Topics include sex determination and differentiation, gametogenesis, hormonal control of the reproductive systems, the female ovulatory cycle, seasonal breeding, sexual behaviour, fertilization and implantation. PSL421H1 General overview of the integrated physiologic events associated with pregnancy and birth. The approach emphasizes physiologic processes using insights gained from studies of humans, animals, cells and genes. Where appropriate the clinical consequences of aberrant development are reviewed. PSL424H1 Selected topics in the fields of neuroendocrinology, steroid endocrinology and the regulation of energy metabolism illustrate the general principles underlying the control of complex endocrine systems. Particular emphasis is placed on the evolutionary development of hormone systems through gene duplication and differentiation. PSL425H1 This course integrates the newest findings and experimental approaches from cellular and molecular biology into metabolic function at the tissue, organ and whole body level. PSL431H1 General computer and mathematical techniques applied to physiology. FORTRAN/BASIC programming, solution of ordinary differential equations, curve fitting, linear systems analysis. PSL432H1 Theoretical treatment of neurophysiology. Mathematical modelling and analysis of neurophysiological systems. PSL433H1 Math of neurons, synapses, neural networks in brain. Comparison with experimental results. Labs for simulations. Two streams, marked appropriately: Biol-advantaged, Math-acquired (paper presentations) and Math-advantaged, Biol-acquainted (probsets) PSL440Y1 Introduction to systems neuroscience. A review of basic neuroanatomy and physiology followed by in-depth study of selected sensory and motor systems. Students with an elementary neuroscience background progress to reading neuroscience literature on their own. PSL443H1 Control of body movement and posture by the nervous system in normal and pathological conditions. Topics include nonlinear dynamical systems, central pattern generators in the cerebral cortex, brainstem and spinal cord, reflexes, and basal ganglia-cerebellar function. PSL444Y1 Overview of the fundamentals of cellular and molecular aspects of brain function. Course material is updated yearly to reflect the rapid evolution of ideas in Neuroscience. PSL452H1 Biophysics and molecular biology of ion channels. Topics include equivalent circuits for cells, molecular structure of voltage-gated channels, distribution of channels, relationship between single-channel and whole-cell recording and regulation of channel function by voltage, phosphorylation, G-proteins and metabolites. PSL454H1 A practical approach to instrumentation as a preparation for using sophisticated measurement systems. PSL460H1 An overview of the ways in which techniques in molecular biology are being used to resolve current issues in physiology. The systems to be studied include individual cells, organ systems, integrated systems, and whole animal physiology and pathophysiology. PSL462H1 Heart anatomy and development, ion channels and contractile proteins involved in cardiac and smooth muscle contraction are studied. Emphasis is on regulation of electrical and contractile function of kinases, metabolism, volume and ions. PSL470H1 Development of the cardiovascular system from conception to adulthood with particular emphasis on maturational changes, age-related differences and developmental problems from cellular/molecular to whole organ/system. PSL471H1 In-depth study of specific topics in human physiological response to conditions such as altitude, cold, exercise and birth. Students are required to make field trips to physiological laboratories on campus and at the Defence and Civil Institute of Environmental Medicine. PSL472H1 An in-depth analysis of the basic physiology underlying sleep and circadian rhythms, and of their impact on important physiological processes, of which effects on cardio-respiratory systems are emphasized. PSL497H1 Students learn to read, write and speak about current research in Physiology. PSL498Y1/499H1 Laboratory research project with reading assignments leading to a final report. By special arrangement with a Physiology staff member after admission to course. PSL498Y1 is recommended for students applying to the Physiology graduate program. |
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