SCI 261 Mechanisms of Disease

Content

In this course the relation between the normal function (physiology) and disease (pathophysiology) is illustrated for seven basic organ systems: 1. heart and blood vessels (cardiology, arteriosclerosis) , 2. lung (pulmonology), 3. kidney (nephrology), 4. gastro intestinal tract, 5. endocrine glands (endocrinology), 6. the central nervous system and 7. the reproductive system. To demonstrate the relation between two or more organ systems the course ends with diabetes in which aspects of endocrinology, the cardiovascular and nervous system are combined.

Instructor

Dr. Bert Gerritsen

Track

Biomedical Science

Period

Spring / 2009

Course Material

• Clinical Medicine, P Kumar and M Clark, 6-th edition 2005, Saunders 9780702027635.
  

Prerequisites

The following courses are required in order to take this course:

• SCI 131 Introduction to Life Science
• SCI 234 Human Physiology