CAPS Undergraduate Courses – Summer

CAPS 301 – Human Physiology SUMMER COURSE (6 credits)  Not offered in summer 2022 A lecture course on body function with particular reference to mammalian and human physiology.
MUST COMPLETE BOTH Summer Terms during the same academic year
Prerequisites: BIOL 112, BIOL 121 and one of MATH 101, MATH 103, MATH 105, MATH 121 and one of PHYS 100, PHYS 101, PHYS 107 and one of CHEM 203, CHEM 233, CHEM 260.
Lectures: Monday & Friday 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM; Wednesday 10:00 to AM to 12:00 PM and  1:00 PM to 2:00 PM.
Location: IRC 4
Course Coordinator: tbd
Office: Rm.3013 DH Copp Bldg, 2146 Health Sciences Mall
Telephone: 1.604.822.6228
Email: tbd
Schedule/Course Info
Required Textbook: Human Physiology, From Cells to Systems; Lauralee Sherwood & Christopher Ward. 3rd Canadian Edition, 2016, Nelson
Number of Lectures: 74 one-hour lectures
Course Description:
Organ systems function with particular reference to mammalian and human physiology.
Topics Covered:
Neurophysiology
CNS
Muscle
Body Fluids
Blood
Cardiovascular Physiology
Pulmonary Physiology (Osborne)
Renal Physiology
Concentration & Dilution of Urine
Renal Handling of Na+ & K+
Gastrointestinal Physiology
Endocrinology
Reproductive Physiology
CAPS 390 – Introduction to Microscopic Human Anatomy Summer Course (3 credits) Not offered in summer 2022 This course reviews the human body at the tissue and cellular level.
Summer (1)
Prerequisite: Six credits of lower level biology courses. BIO 200 recommended.
Lectures and Labs: Tuesday and Thursday, 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Location: TBD
Instructor: Dr. Majid Alimohammadi
Office: Room 1523, Life Sciences Centre
Telephone: 1.604.822.7545
Email :
maidad@mail.ubc.ca
Required Textbooks: Netter’s Essential Histology, W.K. Ovalle & P.C. Nahirney, SaundersPublication.
Number of Lectures:12
CAPS 391 – Introduction to Gross Human Anatomy Summer (3 credits) Structure and function of body regions at the macroscopic level.
Summer Term 1

Prerequisite: Six credits of lower level biology courses.

Lectures and Labs: Tuesday, Thursday  2:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
Location: IRC 2

Instructor: Dr. Majid Doroudi
Office: Room 1380, Life Sciences Centre
Telephone: 1.604.822.7224
Email :
mdoroudi@mail.ubc.ca

Required Textbooks: M & M Essentia Anatomy, M. Alimohammadi, M. Doroudi, Pearson Publishing Company, 4th. Edition (2017).
Number of Lectures:12
Course Outline