250 / FIELDS OF INSTRUCTION


lent courses have been taken elsewhere: MED 503, MED 534, BCH 601,
BCH 602, BCH 603, BCH 605, MED 520, MED 521, MED 619, MED 620,
MED 621, MED 622, MED 623, MED 625, MED 626, MED 627,
MED 628, MED 629, MED 636, MED 637, and MED 638. A minor field
is not required but may be chosen in another department of the College
of Medicine, such as neuroscience or immunology and medical microbiology,
or elsewhere in the University in such departments as zoology, chemistry,
biochemistry, physics, or psychology.
 Thesis: Satisfactory completion of a thesis based on research is a re-
 quirement for a graduate degree. The research may be carried out in any
 of a number of areas of physiology, including neurophysiology, endocrinology,
 respiration, circulation, physiology of muscle, environmental physiology, com-
 parative physiology, and neonatal physiology.

 COURSES FOR ADVANCED UNDERGRADUATES AND GRADUATES
 MED 518-VISION. 4 credits
 MED 520-PRINCIPLES OF PHYSIOLOGY. 5 credits
 MED 521-LABORATORY IN PHYSIOLOGY. 2 credits

 GRADUATE COURSES
MED 619-PHYSIOLOGY OF RESPIRATION. 3 credits
 Gas exchange in lungs and tissues. Ventilatory mechanics. Respiratory functions
of body fluids. Physiological regulations. Comparative physiology of respiratory
mechanisms.
MED 620-PHYSIOLOGY OF THE CIRCULATION OF BLOOD. 3 credits
 Physiology of the component parts of the circulation, relation of structure and
function, emphasis on control mechanisms.
MED 621-RENAL PHYSIOLOGY. 3 credits
 Comparative physiology, aspects of renal structure and function covered in
seminars.
MED 622-PHYSIOLOGY OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. 3 credits
 Special and current problems in brain and spinal cord function covered
in seminars.
MED 623-NEUROPHYSIOLOGY. 3 credits
 Physiology of nerve and muscle, central nervous system, and the special
senses. Comparative aspects emphasized.
MED 625-BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION. 3 credits
 Neural and endocrine aspects of temperature regulation, hypo- and hyper-
thermia, adaptation to cold and heat, hibernation. Comparative physiology of
temperature regulation stressed.
MED 626-RECENT ADVANCES IN PHYSIOLOGY. 3 credits
 Content varies from year to year but covers recent advances in physiology.
May be repeated with change of content up to a maximum of 15 credits.
MED 627-RESEARCH METHODS IN PHYSIOLOGY. 2 to 6 credits
 The special needs of each student met by conferences and laboratory work.
May be repeated with change of content up to a maximum of 9 credits.
MED 628-SEMINAR IN PHYSIOLOGY. 1 credit
 Graded on an S/U basis.