Physiology CoursesFor Distribution Requirement purposes, all PSL courses are classified as SCIENCE courses. |
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PSL201Y1 A survey course intended for students who are not proceeding further in Physiology. PSL280H1 Systems approach to physiology of marine mammals in their aquatic environment. Highlights unique features of cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, renal, urinary, and reproductive systems. Introduces relevant nervous and endocrine physiology, and makes comparisons to human condition and disease. PSL299Y1 Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details here. PSL300H1 Principles of neurophysiology, endocrinology and reproductive physiology for students enroled in the Neuroscience program. PSL301H1 Principles of respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and renal 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 program. 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 signaling, 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 BIO250Y 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 focused on the integration of organ systems to understand the control mechanisms of body function. PSL378H1 An opportunity to go outside of the traditional university classroom and get some hands on experience of the diversity and adaptive nature of marine mammalian physiology/anatomy as it compares to human. The course is 2 weeks (in May or June), one week in the field hands on, and one week of group discussions of the findings and draft report preparation. PSL380H1 This course will compare and contrast the physiologic and anatomical adaptations exhibited by the different species of marine mammals in relationship to humans, with a focus on relevant aspects of diving. 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. 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. PSL432H1 Theoretical treatment of neurophysiology. Mathematical modeling and analysis of neurophysiological systems. 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. PSL450H1 Exocytosis and other aspects of secretion mainly in neurons and neuroendocrine cells, but also in pancreatic cells. Topics include synapse anatomy and physiology, synaptic plasma membrane and vesicle proteins, membrane fusion, genetic tools, endocrine secretion, plasticity in neurotransmitter release, diseases arising from secretion defects. 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. 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. 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. PSL498Y1 PSL499H1 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. |