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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

BIOL 349 - Human Physiology Foundations


Primarily examines organ system physiology. The course begins with a unit covering chemistry, cell structure, genetic control, enzymes and bioenergetics, cell respiration and metabolism, extracellular interactions, and membrane potential. Later units cover functions of the following systems in detail: nervous, endocrine, muscular, cardiovascular, lymphatic, immune, respiratory, urinary, digestive, and reproductive.

Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C in the following: BIOL 190A  and BIOL 190L  (formerly BIOL 196), BIOL 191A  and BIOL 191L  (formerly BIOL 197), CHEM 121A  and CHEM 121L , CHEM 122A  and CHEM 122L , ENG 102  or ENG 114  or HON 100 , MATH 127  or MATH 128  or MATH 181 . 
Notes: Fulfills the UNLV General Education Natural Science Lecture Only Requirement.