Part IA Physiology of Organisms
Physiology of Organisms is an essential core biological course, and the Departments of Physiology Development and Neuroscience, Plant Sciences and Zoology are all involved in its teaching. The course provides a wider context for the material provided in the Biology of Cells course, and gives a contemporary understanding of how integrated organisms function. It also underpins the broader issues covered in the Evolution and Behaviour course. It provides a highly recommended introduction to all IB biological courses, as well as providing general interest to anyone curious to know how complex biological 'machines' work. Lecture blocks are as follows:
- An Introduction to Physiology
- Nerves, Synapses and Sense Organs
- Structure and Function of Muscle
- Cardiovascular Physiology
- Osmoregulation in Animals
- Animal Oxygen Acquisition and Respiration
- Animal Nutrient Acqusition
- Homeostasis
- Plant Physiology: An Introduction
- Plant Hormones
- Plant Adaptations and Interactions
- Physiology of Plant-Microbe Interactions
- Energy and Temperature Balance
- Comparative Physiology: Form and Function
- Comparing the Physiology of Plants and Animals
Course Website: http://www.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/teaching/poo/