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Block 1 Cardiovascular / Muscle

Cardiovascular 1(August 19): Course Overview and Logistics / Hemodynamics

Muscle 1 (August 21): Skeletal Muscle

Muscle 2 (August 24): Smooth and Cardiac Muscle

Control 1 (August 26): Neural Mechanisms

Control 2 (August 28):Endocrine Signaling

Cardiovascular 2 (August 31):Electrical Events and ECG / Cardiac Output

Cardiovascular 3 & 4  (September 2 and 7): Determinants of Cardiac Output

Cardiovascular 5 & 6  (September 9 & 14): Neural, Hormonal, and Local Control of Blood Flow

Cardiovascular 7 (September 16): Capillary Dynamics

Cardiovascular 8 (September 21): Exercise Cardiovascular Responses; Integrated Responses; Clinical Issues

Block 2 Renal

Renal 1 (September 23): Functional Anatomy of the Kidney

Renal 2 (September 28): Tubular Processing 1

Renal 3 (September 30): Tubular Processing 2

Renal 4-5 (October 5 & 7): Control Mechanisms/Growth and Calcium Metabolism

Block 3 Respiratory & Hematology

Respiratory 1 (October 12): Blood Composition, Clotting, Respiratory Mechanisms

Respiratory 2 (October 19): Respiratory Mechanics

Respiratory 3 (October 21):Pulmonary Circulation and Control

Respiratory 4 (October 26):Respiratory Reflexes, High Altitude, and Diving Physiology

Respiratory 5 (October 28):Acid-Base Balance

Block 4 Gastrointestinal

Gastrointestinal 1& 2   (October 30, November 2): Gastrointestinal Physiology 1-2

Gastrointestinal 3 & 4 (Novembe 4, 9): Metabolism

Gastrointestinal 5 (November 11): Temperature Regulation

Block 5 Reproductive Physiology

Reproduction 1 (November 16): Male and Female Reproductive Systems

Reproduction 2 (November 18): Developmental Physiology

Reproduction 3  (November 20):Pregnancy and Contraception