Anatomy

• ANAT-A  464 Human Tissue Biology (4 cr.)

• ANAT-A 505 Human Development (2 cr.) P: Z315 or equivalent and consent of instructor Normal and abnormal human development. General considerations of development from embryonic through early neonatal period. Emphasis on understanding basis for morphological condition found in the adult.

• ANAT-A 512 Introduction to Research in Anatomy (1 cr.) Lectures and demonstrations in current research interests of faculty. Required of all new graduate students.

• ANAT-A 513 Introduction to Research Techniques (1 cr.) P: A512 Individual work on a research problem. Required of all new greaduate students.

• ANAT-A 530 Special Topics (arr. cr.) P: Consent of instructor. **These courses are eligible for a deferred grade. Work in advanced areas in anatomy.  May be repeated for credit.

• ANAT-A 550 Gross Human Anatomy (4 cr.) Consent of Instructor Detailed study of the gross anatomy of the human, including a complete dissection. Systemic anatomy, anatomy of the thorax, abdomen, pelvis, and perineum (Sem.1). Anatomy of the head and neck, extremities (Sem. II).

• ANAT-A 551 Gross Human Anatomy II (4 cr.) P: Consent of instructor Detailed study of the gross anatomy of the human, including a complete dissection.  Systemic anatomy, anatomy of the thorax, abdomen, pelvis, and perineum (Sem.I).  Anatomy of the head and neck, extremities (Sem. II).

• ANAT-A 560 Cell Biology and Histology (4 cr.) P: Consent of instructor. Detailed study of the microscopic anatomy of the human. Emphasis on structure-function relationships and laboratory identification of tissues and organs. Material presented at opti­cal and electron microscopic level. Sem. I. 

• ANAT-A 566 Human Neuroanatomy (3 cr.) P: Consent of instructor. C: Not currently being offered. Basic human central nervous system will be covered. Interrelationships between structure and function in the nervous system. Thorough foundation for further study in neurophysiology, neuroanatomy, or neurology (Sem II).

• ANAT-A 580 Human Anatomy for Medical Imaging Evaluation (3 cr.) This course provides a systematic study of human anatomy and how this anatomy may be examined with medical imaging. Lecture explores the anatomy and medical imaging of the following systems: skeletal, cardiovascular, nervous, respiratory, digestive, urinary and reproductive. Lab uses models, skeletal materials, and computerized/digital medical imaging examples.

• ANAT-A 601 Advanced Gross Anatomy I (4 cr.) P: A550-A551, consent of instructor. Not currently being offered. Structure of the  upper and lower extremity. II. Thorax, abdomen, and pelvis. III. Head, neck, and gross brain. All include detailed dissection, lectures, and discussion on current literature to determine relation of structure to function.

• ANAT-A 602 Advanced Gross Anatomy II (4 cr.) P: A550-A551, consent of instructor. C: Not currently being offered. Structure of the upper and lower extremity. II. Thorax, abdomen, and pelvis. III. Head, neck, and gross brain. All include detailed dissection, lectures, and discussion on current literature to determine relation of structure to function.

• ANAT-A 603 Advanced Gross Anatomy III (4 cr.) P: A550-A551, consent of instructor. C: Not currently being offered. Structure of the upper and lower extremity. II. Thorax, abdomen, and pelvis. III. Head, neck, and gross brain. All include detailed dissection, lectures, and discussion on current literature to determine relation of structure to function.

• ANAT-A 610 Comparative Neuroanatomy (2 cr.) P: Consent of instructor; graduate standing; one neuroscience course or equivalent. C: Not currently being offered. A comparison of the central nervous system of mammalian and nonmammalian vertebrates, including a laboratory study of representative specimens.

• ANAT-A 664 Selected Topics in Advanced Microscopic Anatomy ( 3 cr.) P: A560 or consent of instructor; graduate standing. Advanced instruction in the microscopic structure of selected animal cell systems, involving discussion and review of current literature and research dealing with these systems. Topics will change with each offering.

• ANAT-A 800 Research in Anatomy (arr. cr.) P: Must have consent of faculty member supervising research

• ANAT- A 850 Topical Seminar in Anatomy (1 cr.) Topics of current interest discussed in seminar format.

• ANAT-A 878 Anatomy Teaching Practicum (2 cr.)

  This course is designed to provide the student with supervised teaching experiences in Gross Anatomy, Histology and Neuroscience, as well as critical Reviews of all teaching duties.

• ANAT-A 800 Research in Anatomy (arr. cr.) **These courses are eligible for a deffered grade

Biochemistry

• MCHE-C 580 Medical Biochemistry (3 cr.) Biochemistry for medical students, emphasizing structure-function relationships of cellular components and biosynthesis and degradation of simple and complex cell constituents as well as regulation of metabolic pathways.  Includes biochemical basis for genetic continuity and expression of hereditary characteristics.  Sem. I

• MCHE-C 583 Physiolocial Biochemistry (3 cr.) P: C483 To develop a sound and rigorous biochemical background for students in medicine and allied health sciences.  Biochemistry of physiological and pathological processes; role of heredity and environmental factors; effect on macromolecules, macromolecular aggregates, and cells.  Sem. II.

Medical Sciences

• MSCI-M 555 Medical Neuroscience (5 cr.) An interdisciplinary study of the morphological, functional, and clinical aspects of the human nervous system.

• MSCI-M 570 Mechanisms of Human Disease (1-6 cr.) Intensive study of selected topics of human disease and pathological processes.

• MSCI-M 575 Human Diseases (5 cr.) This course explores and details the basic elements of human disease.  The fundamental pathology of all organ systems of the human body are covered as are the basic elements of bodily response to a variety of forms of injury.

• MSCI-M 580 Title (3 cr.) Cancers are genetic diseases produced by mutations in the genes that control cell signaling and cell fate.  This class will provide an in depth study of cell signaling and mechanisms by which cell fate is regulated.  These concepts will be used to develop a comprehensive understanding of how tumor cells develop, recruit the support from normal cells, modulate the immune system, metastasize and are treated.

• MSCI-M 620 Pedagogical Methods in the Health Sciences (3 cr.) This course is for biomedical sciences graduate students who want to be excellent instructors and classroom researchers.  Students will learn about pedagogical methods, student learning styles and methods of instructional delivery.  Students also will learn about the scholarhsip of teaching and develop a foundation for implementing classroom research and assessment.

Pathology

• PATH-C 601 General Pathology (6 cr.) Principles of pathology, includ­ing a comprehensive introduction to mechanisms of reaction to injury and pathogenesis of disease processes. 

• PATH-C 602 Systemic Pathology (6 cr.) Principles of pathology, includ­ing a comprehensive introduction to mechanisms of reaction to injury and pathogenesis of disease processes. 

• PATH-C 800 Advanced Pathology (6 cr.) P: C603. Subject material and hours arranged to conform to needs of student.

• PATH-C 858 Experimental Pathology (5 cr.) C: Not currently being offered. Review and performance of selected experiments in pathology illustrating the types of pathologic processes. 

• PATH-C 859 Research in Pathology (arr. cr.) **These courses are eligible for a deferred grade. Supervised initiation of a research project in pathology, and counseling in the comple­tion of a thesis. 

• PATH-C 862 Basic Pathologic Techniques (5 cr.) C: Not currently being offered. Methods of the histologic and chemical laboratories of pathology; principles of examination used in the usual procedures of surgical and autopsy pathology. 

• PATH-C 875 Biochemical Pathology (5 cr.) P: C603 or B800. C: Not currently being offered. A survey of biochemical pathology as demonstrated by recent advances in research in pathology. Selected topics for lecture and discus­sion will include aspects of tissue, cellular, subcellular, and molecular pathology. 

Pharmacology

• PHAR-F 605 Principles of Pharmacology I (4 cr.) P: Chemistry C483, Medical Sciences P531-P532, or consent of instructor. Basic principles and clinical aspects of modern pharmacology pre­sented in lectures. Physicochemical properties of drugs. Drugs that affect the autonomic nervous system. Drugs that act on cardiovascular and renal systems. Chemotherapy of cancer, infections, and parasites. 

• PHAR-F 606 Principles of Pharmacology II (4 cr.) P: F605. Drugs that influence the central nervous system. Drugs that influence gastrointestinal and endocrine systems. Immunopharmacology and the pharmacology of allergy and inflammation. Toxicology. 

• PHAR-F 611 Methods of Pharmacology I (3 cr.) P: Consent of instruc­tor. Chemical and biological procedures used in pharmaco­logical research. Lectures and demonstrations of techniques used for the determination of specific substances in biological material. 

• PHAR-F 612 Methods of Pharmacology II (3 cr.) P: F611. Laboratory application of principles and techniques presented in F611 to practical problems in pharmacological research. Introduction to data handling. 

• PHAR-F 613 Graduate Pharmacology I (3 cr.) P: F605-F606 or consent of instructor. Molecular mechanisms of drug action, drug-re­ceptor interactions, drug metabolism, and pharmacokinetics.

• PHAR-F 614 Graduate Pharmacology II (3 cr.) P: F613 or consent of instructor. Continuation of F613. Molecular mechanisms of drug action, drug-receptor interactions, drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics. 

• PHAR-F 615 Chemotherapeutic Pharmacology (3 cr.) P: F605-F606 or consent of instructor. C: Not currently being offered. Basic principles of use of drugs as selec­tively toxic agents and of chemotherapy of bacterial, parasitic, or viral diseases and malignancies. 

• PHAR-F 616 Molecular Pharmacology (3 cr.) P: F605-F606 or consent of instructor. C: Not currently being offered. Molecular mechanisms as they relate to drug ac­tion. Biological transducers, receptor mechanisms, subcellular phenomena in the actions of drugs on mammalian systems. 

• PHAR-F 617 Pharmacology of Drug Metabolism (3 cr.) P: F605-F606 or consent of instructor. C: Not currently being offered. Physicochemical principles involved in the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs and other foreign compounds in the mammalian organism. 

• PHAR-F 618 Pharmacokinetics (3 cr.) P: F617. C: Not currently being offered. Kinetic aspects of the absorption, distribution, and excretion of drugs in the mam­malian organism. Compartmentalization, multiphasic decay curves, and computerized treatments. 

• PHAR-F 619 Endocrine Pharmacology (3 cr.) P: F605-F606 or consent of instructor. C: Not currently being offered. The pharmacology of hormones. Biosyntheses, structures, actions, and degradations of hormones endogenous to mammalian species. Structure and pharmacological activ­ity of synthetic analogs and antagonists of naturally occurring hormones. 

• PHAR-F 620 Special Topics in Pharmacology (3 cr.) P: F605-F606 or consent of instructor. Special topics of current interest in pharmacology. May be repeated.

• PHAR-F 621 Readings in Pharmacology (1-3 cr.) Supplementary read­ings and tutorial discussions in aspects of pharmacology to fit the needs of individual students or for specialized areas.  May be repeated.

• PHAR-F 625 Research in Pharmacology (arr. cr.) Original research as approved. 

• PHAR-F 630 Seminar in Pharmacology (1 cr.) Research reports by students, faculty, and invited guests. 

Physiology

• PHSL-P 416 Comparative Animal Physiology (3 cr.) P: Introductory physiology or permission of instructor.

• PHSL-P 512 Introduction to Research in Physiology (1 cr.) Introduc­tion to areas and methods of current faculty research. Required of all new graduate students. 

• PHSL-P 513 Introduction to Research Techniques (1 cr.) P: P512. Indi­vidual work on a research problem. 

• PHSL-P 530 Special Topics (arr. cr.) P: Consent of instructor. Work in advanced areas in physiology. 

• PHSL-P 531 Human Physiology I (3 cr.) Basic principles of homeosta­sis; muscle, cardiovascular, and renal physiology and metabo­lism relevant to humans. Sem I 

• PHSL-P 532 Human Physiology II (5 cr.) Basic physiological principles of temperature regulation, respiration, digestion, and endocri­nology relevant to humans. Sem II

• PHSL-P 550 Seminar in Physiology (1 cr.) P: Graduate standing in physiology. Biomedical colloquium/seminar series on current topics of interest in medical sciences. 

• ANAT-A 551 Gross Human Anatomy II (4 cr.) P: Consent of instructor. Detailed study of the gross anatomy of the human, including a complete dissection. Systemic anatomy, anatomy of the thorax, abdomen, pelvis, and perineum (Sem. I). Anatomy of the head and neck, extremities (Sem. II). 

• PHSL-P 800 Research in Physiology (arr. cr.) **These courses are eligible for a deferred grade.