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A comprehensive overview of the field without being overwhelming. It provides a solid foundation of basic physiology to better interpret and understand sport and exercise physiology. It reviews the major body systems and examines the body's acute response to exercise and its chronic response to training. Students will learn how the environment affects these responses. The course examines various approaches used to optimize performance and focuses on unique concerns of special populations involved in physical activity. It also examines the importance of physical activity to lifelong health.

Provides exercise science majors with lab exercises that are designed to expose them to the practical aspects of exercise physiology. Sample areas will include stress testing, heart rate and blood pressure and body fat analysis.

The purpose of this course is to acquaint the student with major aspects of human anatomy from the cell and tissue level through the major organ systems, muscle, and skeletal groups. The emphasis will be on descriptive and structural aspects of human anatomy. The course will also stress function and inter-relationships between different body systems.

This course is a continuation of Human Physiology I and is designed to provide students with the opportunity to study and learn concepts of human performance and exposes the student to the process of collecting scientific data and presenting those findings. This course emphasizes the digestive, endocrine, nervous and urinary systems, hydration, and ergogenic aids as they relate to human bioenergetics.

This course provides exercise science majors with lab exercises that are designed to expose them to the practical aspects of conducting research including formulating a hypothesis, conducting literature reviews, data collection and methodology and project presentations related to PHED 203 Human Physiology II. Laboratory meetings will include a brief instructional lecture, followed by laboratory exercises.

The course offers training for pre-hospital care professionals performing emergency care. Students will gain a knowledge of first aid, cardiovascular emergency, shock, fractures, bleeding, defibrillation, and special problems in triage and extrication. The course follows the guidelines of the New York State Department of Health Emergency Services Program.

The course will fulfill the N.Y.S.E.D. Health Sciences Applied to Coaching requirement for certification as a coach in New York State. The components for certification include a basic knowledge of health sciences, including anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, human growth and development and maturation, risk minimization, sport-specific fitness and conditioning, and coaching psychology.

The course will fulfill the N.Y.S.E.D. Philosophy and Principles of Coaching requirement for certification as a coach in New York State. The components for certification include a basic knowledge of coaching philosophy, and principles and organization of associations and leagues. Child maltreatment and abuse are also covered in the course.