BIO 12 - HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY

    Recent Professors
    D. Hurlbut, V. Caiozzo, M. Kelly
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025
    Class Size
    28–33 students
    Credits
    4
    Prerequisite
    BIO 11 and BIO 1 or BIO 1H or BIO 10 or BIO 81 or BIO 81H or CHEM 4, The student should know the anatomical characteristics and functions of epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous tissue. The student should know the functional anatomy of organs of the following organ systems: skeletal, muscular, nervous, respiratory, cardiovascular, renal, endocrine, reproductive, immune, digestive, and integumentary. The student should know the cellular structure and organelle structure and function. The student should know the metabolic pathways including general knowledge of pathways for the synthesis and degradation of carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids. The student should know the membrane structure of the cell. The student should know solutions and expressions of concentration including molarity, molality, and osmolality
    Spring 2027 Sections
    View Spring 2027 sections of BIO 12
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5B · Cal-GETC Area 5C · IGETC Area 5B · IGETC Area 5C · CSU GE Area B2 · CSU GE Area B3
    Description
    This course applies an integrated systems approach to the study of function in the human body. Emphasis is on major organ systems, their negative feedback controls, and their significance in maintaining homeostasis of the whole body. Each system is analyzed at the molecular, cellular, tissue and organ levels of function. The lab component of the course emphasizes experimental design, data collection and analysis, and evaluation and interpretation of experimental results. C-ID: BIOL 120B
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 5:30pm–6:45pm, Mon Wed 9:30am–10:45am, Wed 11:00am–1:50pm, Wed 7:00pm–9:50pm