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BIOL-3404: Introductory Animal Physiology

Description: A comparative systems level approach to the physiology of animals, emphasizing vertebrates: metabolic, temperature, osmotic, and ionic regulation; function of respiratory, circulatory, digestive, muscle, nervous, and locomotory systems; endocrine regulation and biological rhythms. Must have prerequisites or instructors permission.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: BIOL-1106 and (BIOL-1105 or ISC-2105)

Required By: ALS-4554, BIOL-4554

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 20

Average GPA: 2.77 (B)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 15.64%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 3.04%

Scott L Parker200523.6%34.5%25.5%12.7%3.6%0.0%2.631
Ignacio T Moore202324.0%37.5%29.3%3.6%2.2%3.4%2.7818
Staff Foltz201428.4%36.7%28.4%5.0%1.7%0.0%2.831

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