GPLS 664 FUNCTIONAL SYSTEMS: GASTROINTESTINAL AND RESPIRATORY FUNCTION

Students learn about respiratory and gastrointestinal systems through lectures and small-group work. Respiratory physiology topics include lung volumes, ventilation, mechanics of breathing, pulmonary blood flow, ventilation-perfusion matching, gas transport, control of breathing, and fetal respiration. Gastrointestinal physiology topics include secretions of the salivary glands, stomach, pancreas, and small intestine; enzymatic digestion and absorption; motility; gastrointestinal hormones and the enteric nervous system; and colonic function (a component of the medical physiology course).