BMED 632 Physiological Control Systems
This course will expose graduate students to the design "secrets" of a variety of physiological control systems from an engineering viewpoint. How states of "health" versus "disease" can be explained in terms of physiological control system function (or dysfunction) will be considered. Examples of physiological control systems to be explored include: control of muscle tone, posture and locomotion; determinants and control of heart rate and blood pressure, body temperature regulation, respiratory mechanics and control, renal function and its regulation.