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HPHY 101 Exercise as Medicine (4)
The effects of exercise on health and in the prevention and treatment of disease.
(Fall Term)

HPHY 102 Exercise and Wellness across the Life Span (4)
Processes affecting physical activity and exercise from infancy through elder adulthood. Topics include physiological, sensory-motor, and cognitive factors across the life span.
(Spring Term)

HPHY 103 Exercise and Performance (4)
Structure and function of the human body including movement analysis. Topics include training and exercise responses; sport, daily living, and workplace performance; and injury adaptations.
(Winter Term)

HPHY 104 Understanding Human Disease (4)
Introduces fundamental physiological and anatomical concepts to nonscience majors, to better understand disease and how humans adapt to create solutions to environmental challenges.

HPHY 105 Principles of Nutrition (3)
Explore the fundamentals of nutrition and its application to culture, lifestyle, and health as they relate to humans across the lifespan.

HPHY 211 Medical Terminology (3)
Explore and develop skills in language and terminology specific to the medical sciences with an emphasis on derivation, meaning, and pronunciation. This course is designed to give the student a solid, basic overview of terminology used in the medical, health, and biological sciences fields.
(Winter term)

HPHY 321 Human Anatomy I + lab (5)
Introduction to the human body and histology; nerves; central, autonomic, and peripheral nervous systems; cranial nerves; regional anatomy of the head; special senses. Includes cadaver laboratory. Sequence with HPHY 322, 323, 324, 325. Prereq: BI 212 or 252; HPHY 211 Fall 2013
(Fall and Summer Terms)

HPHY 322 Human Physiology I + lab (5)
Neuro- and muscular physiology: action potentials; synapses and receptors; skeletal muscle; central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems; special senses. Includes human-based laboratory. Sequence with HPHY 321, 323, 324, 325. Prereq: BI 212 or 252; HPHY 211 Fall 2013; pre-or coreq: HPHY 321.
(Fall and Summer Terms)

HPHY 323 Human Anatomy II + lab (5)
Heart, lungs, and vasculature in addition to regional exploration of the musculoskeletal system. Includes cadaver laboratory. Sequence with HPHY 321, 322, 324, 325. Prereq: HPHY 321 (or ANAT 312 and ANAT 315)
(Winter and Summer Terms)

HPHY 324 Human Physiology II + lab (5)
Cardiovascular system; respiratory system; immunology. Includes human-based laboratory. Sequence with HPHY 321, 322, 323, 325. Prereq: HPHY 322 (or HPHY 313 & 316); Pre- or coreq: HPHY 323 (or ANAT 311).
(Winter and Summer Terms)

HPHY 325 Human Anatomy and Physiology III + lab (5)
Anatomy and physiology of the digestive, reproductive, and renal systems; endocrinology. Includes combination of cadaver laboratory and human-based laboratory. Sequence with HPHY 321, 322, 323, 324. Prereq: HPHY 323 and 324 (or HPHY 313, 314, and ANAT 311, 312.
(Spring Term)

HPHY 333 Motor Control (4)
Introduction to the processes of control and coordination in the performance of motor skills. Neurophysioloical, mechanical, and cognitive bases of motor skill acquisition.
Prereq: HPHY 321 and 322 (or ANAT 311 and HPHY 313)
(Spring Term)

HPHY 362 Tissue, Injury, and Repair (4)
Exploration of the physiology of injury and trauma. Emphasis on inflammation and healing of connective tissue injury as well as therapeutic strategies and rationale.
Prereq: HPHY 323 and 324 (or ANAT 311 and HPHY 314)
(Fall and Summer Terms)

HPHY 371 Physiology of Exercise (4)
Physiology of exercise, physical conditioning, and training: significance of these effects for health and performance.
Prereq: HPHY 324 (or HPHY 314 and 317)
(Spring Term)

HPHY 381 Biomechanics (4)
Fundamental principles of physics applied to the analysis of human movement. Emphasis on developing abilities to analyze human movements quantitatively.
Prereq: PHYS 201; Pre or coreq: HPHY 323 (or ANAT 311); Prereq: HPHY 322 (or HPHY 313) (Winter and Summer Terms)

HPHY 403 Thesis (1-4)
For honors students during the terms in which they conduct research or write a thesis.

HPHY 404 Internship (5-16)
Field experience in an agency, institution, or business. Practice knowledge from courses: planning, organizing, directing, evaluating, and developing professional competence.

HPHY 405 Reading and Conference (1-15)
Reading and assignments in connection with other courses for extra credit. Honors Readings.

HPHY 407/507 Seminar (1-5)
Topics are offered regularly in such areas as health sciences, motor control, biomechanics and physiology.

HPHY 409 Practicum (1-15)
Current topics include Preoccupational Therapy and Prephysical Therapy.

HPHY 410 Nutrition Research and Application (3)
Prepares students to critically analyze contemporary nutrition information. Prepares future healthcare professionals to give accurate and up-to-date nutrition information to their clients, make sound nutritional choices for themselves.
Prereq: HPHY 321 (or ANAT 312); HPHY 322 (or HPHY 313 or equivalent)

HPHY 410-510 Advanced Techniques in Movement Science (4)
Instruction on movement analysis techniques towards the development and implementation of an individual research project. Protocols include analysis of kinematics, kinetics & muscle activity.
Prereq: PHYS 201; (Starting  Fall 2013: PHYS 201 and HPHY 212)
(Fall Term)

HPHY 410/510 Injury Biomechanics (4)
This class involves the study of the mechanisms of musculoskeletal injuries, critical evaluation of research articles and an independent project related to injury.
Prereq: HPHY 381 or permission of instructor
(Alternate Spring Terms)

HPHY 418 Integrative Endocrinology (3)
Study of the endocrine system and how it regulates and controls various physiological systems from genetic, molecular, cellular, organ, and whole-organism perspectives.
Prereq: HPHY 324 (or HPHY 313, 314)
(Spring Term)

HPHY 420 Human Cadaver Dissection(1)
Laboratory experience preparing human cadavers for HPHY 321 and 323 courses through isolation of specific anatomical structures. Students selected via application available in HPHY office.
Prereq: HPHY 323 (or ANAT 314 & 315)
(Spring Term)

HPHY 433/533: Neurophysiology of Concussion (3)
Examination of neurophysiological and behavioral consequences of traumatic brain injury. Diagnosis, functional recovery, and intervention issues will be discussed.
Prereq: HPHY 322 (or HPHY 313); HPHY 333
(Winter Term)

HPHY 450/550 Research Methods(4)
This course is designed to prepare students to read, understand, and evaluate research; retrieve research; and develop research-related skills for further education, including developing a novel research proposal.
Prereq: Starting Fall 2013 HPHY 212
(Alternate Fall Terms)

HPHY 470/570 Environmental Physiology (4)
Examination of physiological adaptations to acute and chronic exposure to extreme heat, cold, and high altitude.
Prereq: HPHY 371
(Fall Term)

HPHY 472/572 Advanced Labs Exercise Physiology (4)
This course explores the theoretical basis and practical application of modern physiological testing of cardiovascular and respiratory function with a focus on exercise and performance. This integrated lecture/lab course will provide students with an advanced level of understanding of exercise physiology and the fundamental knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform testing in the healthy individual.
Prereq: HPHY 371
(Fall Term)

HPHY 473/572 High Altitude Medicine & Physiology (4)
Explores major physiologic responses to high altitude (hypoxia), both adaptive and maladaptive, from systems to molecular level, as well as pathophysiologic conditions at high altitude. Offered alternate years.
Prereq: HPHY 371 (Starting Fall 2013: HPHY 325)

HPHY 485/585 Gait Analysis (4)
Study of walking including the impairments and functional limitations contributing to disabilities. Provides fundamental terminology, techniques, and data interpretation used in gait analysis.
Prereq: HPHY 381 or equivalent; courses in fundamental physics, linear algebra
(Fall Term)

HPHY 486/586 Orthopedic Biomechanics (4)
Principles of musculoskeletal biomechanics relating to concepts in surgical and nonsurgical orthopedics. Course is beneficial to those pursuing careers in medicine and health sciences.
Prereq: HPHY 381 or equivalent; courses in fundamental physics, linear algebra
(Fall Term)

HPHY 606 Special Problems (1-16)
Selected problems in the field of human physiology.

HPHY 610 Experimental Course (1-5)
Current topics include Neural Control of Posture and Locomotion and Respiratory Physiology.

HPHY 667 Musculoskeletal Adaptations to Stress (4)
Structural and mechanical responses of muscle, tendon, and bone to chronic alterations in force accompanying growth, exercise, and injury.
Prereq: HPHY 321 (or ANAT 312)

HPHY 668 Physiology of Injury (4)
Physiological regulatory mechanisms controlling injury, inflammation, and pain. Therapeutic modalities used to mitigate the consequences of these responses that accompany physical activity.
Prereq: HPHY 321 (or ANAT 312)

HPHY 669 The Female Athlete (3)
Literature-based investigation into the unique negative and positive adaptations observed in women during acute and chronic exercise.
Prereq: HPHY 321 (or ANAT 312

HPHY 670 Advanced Respiratory Physiology (4)
Explores advanced concepts in respiratory physiology; included exercise adaptations and examples of pathophysiology.
Prereq: HPHY 470/570 or equivalent

HPHY 676 Human Cardiovascular Control (4)
Cardiovascular physiology, including central control of blood pressure and flow regulation. An integrative approach toward how the cardiovascular system is coordinated with overall body function.

HPHY 682 Biomechanics (4)
Discusses kinetic analysis of human movement and will focus on quantitative analysis of human gait. Both theoretical and applied aspects of kinetic gait analysis are addressed throughout course.
Prereq: HPHY 681 or equivalent, basic physics and linear algebra
(Winter Term)

HPHY 684 Kinematics of Human Movement (4)
Theory and application of kinematic analysis of human motion. Emphasis on two- and three- dimentional kinematics, including data collection, analysis, and modeling.
Prereq: HPHY 381 or equivalent

HPHY 685 Kinetics of Human Movement (4)
Experimental methods and mechanicsl theories associated with the analysis of joint forces and movements during human motion.
Prereq: HPHY 381 or equivalent

HPHY 686 Biomechanical Principles of Balance Control (4)
Anatomy, biomechanics, and neuromuscular control of balance during locomotion. Mechanisms of age-related attenuation of balance control and gait stability.
Prereq: HPHY 381 or equivalent