Instructor Information

Instructor

PhD: Zeina Malek

Email zeina_malek@hotmail.com

office location and hours : Sunday 9-12 Wednesday 9-11

General Information

Description

Presenting an integrative vision concerning the organization of body systems that work together in perfect harmony to stabilize the internal environment despite the brutal changes occurring in the surrounding factors.  Studying factors that influence the function of the body systems as well as their mechanisms of interaction. Providing a detailed description of the different organs in Human body and their physiological functioning under normal and non-pathological conditions, with some examples of the common pathological cases. 

Expectations and Goals

1- understanding the main physiological concepts

2- preparing students to the related pharmacology courses

3- expanding the horizons of student’s scientific knowledge

4- adopting the scientific discussion method

5- elevating the scientific level of students and encouraging the methods of scientific expression

Language(s) of Instruction: English Textbook(s) Language(s): English

Course Materials

Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology

13rd edition

Course Schedule

	Week	Topic	Reading	Exercises
1	22/9	General introduction
2	29/9	Endocrine System1
3	6/10	Endocrine System2
4	13/10	Digestive System 1
5	20/10	Digestive System 2
6	27/10	Quizz1-Cardiovascular System 1
7	3/11	Cardiovascular System 2
8	10/11	Cardiovascular System 3
9	17/11	Respiratory System 1
10	24/11	Respiratory System 2
11	1/12	Urinary System 1
12	8/12	Quizz2-Urinary System 2
13	15/12	Nervous System 1
14	22/12	Nervous System 2
15	29/12	Nervous System 3

Testing Schedule

Test	Date	Subject	Reading	Type	language	% of final grade
Quizz 1	16.10	Endocrine +Digestive		written	English	10
Quizz2		Cardiovascular + Respiratory		written	English	10
Final Exam		All the Chapters		MCQ/written	English	80

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