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This is a representative list of topics covered in Physiology - however all programs will be customized for the individual student. |
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 High School
- Complementary activity of major body systems
- Nervous system - communication between different parts of the body and interactions with the environment
- Feedback loops in the nervous and endocrine systems
- Functions of the nervous system
- Role of neurons in transmitting electrochemical impulses
- Roles of sensory neurons, interneurons, and motor neurons in sensation, thought, and response
- Individual functions and sites of secretion of digestive enzymes (amylases, proteases, nucleases, lipases), stomach acid, and bile salts
- Homeostatic role of the kidneys in the removal of nitrogenous wastes, and of the liver in blood detoxification and glucose balance
- Cellular and molecular basis of muscle contraction, including the roles of actin, myosin, Ca+2, and ATP
- Hormones (including digestive, reproductive, osmoregulatory)
- Role of the skin in providing nonspecific defenses against infection
- Role of antibodies in the body's response to infection
- Vaccination - protection from infectious diseases
- Differences between bacteria and viruses
- Compromised immune systems - inability to fight off and survive infections of microorganisms that are usually benign
- Roles of phagocytes, B-lymphocytes, and T-lymphocytes in the immune system
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