Introduction to Human Physiology

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Introduction to Human Physiology

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Christina Morales, Ph.D., serves as the lead microbiologist for the drinking water program for the California Department of Public Health, and she has taught for USF, UC Davis, UC Berkeley and St. Mary's College. Dr. Morales has also spoken at the American Society for Plant Biology Conference and at UC Berkeley’s Microbiology Symposium.

Textbook(s) for this course: Vander's Human Physiology: The Mechanisms of Body Function
Author: Eric P. Widmaier, Hershel Raff, and Kevin T. Strang
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Edition: 12th
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Christina Morales, Ph.D., serves as the lead microbiologist for the drinking water program for the California Department of Public Health, and she has taught for USF, UC Davis, UC Berkeley and St. Mary's College. Dr. Morales has also spoken at the American Society for Plant Biology Conference and at UC Berkeley’s Microbiology Symposium.

Textbook(s) for this course: Vander's Human Physiology: The Mechanisms of Body Function
Author: Eric P. Widmaier, Hershel Raff, and Kevin T. Strang
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Edition: 12th
Publication Year: 2010
ISBN: 0077350014


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Keith Earnshaw, M.S., Ph.D., has taught Introduction to Human Physiology for UC Berkeley Extension for more than 10 years. He has also served as an adjunct professor with North Carolina State University and A.T. Still School of Osteopathic Medicine, teaching public health, epidemiology, environmental toxicology and terrorism. He likes to teach concepts of human physiology to prepare students for further study in the biological sciences and medicine. He also strives to relate course concepts to real-world challenges and applications.

Textbook(s) for this course: Vander's Human Physiology: The Mechanisms of Body Function
Author: Eric P. Widmaier, Hershel Raff, and Kevin T. Strang
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Edition: 12th
Publication Year: 2010
ISBN: 0077350014



XB32 (3 semester units in Molecular and Cell Biology)

XBW32 for online section

An elective in the Certificate Program in the Essentials of Green Chemistry, in the Post-Baccalaureate Health Professions Program, in the Professional Biomedical Sciences Program and in the Clinical Laboratory Scientist Preparatory Program

Important: Special academic policies apply to XB and XBW courses.

Understand the complexities of the cells, tissues, and major organs and systems of the human body. Study a different system each week, concentrating on basic mechanisms underlying human life processes and important diseases affecting normal human function.

Prerequisite: One year of high school or college chemistry

Future-Term Courses and Enrollments

Courses are offered three terms per year: spring, summer, fall. Information about upcoming courses is available when enrollment opens each term.

  • Spring term: Enrollment opens in early December. Classes begin in January.
  • Summer term: Enrollment opens in early April. Classes begin in late May.
  • Fall term: Enrollment opens in early July. Classes begin in August.

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San Francisco, Mon. Aug. 20, 6:30 pm, 15 meetings
  • 15 meetings
  • Aug. 20 to Dec. 10: Mon., 6:30-9:30 pm (no meetings Sept. 3 and Nov. 12)
  • San Francisco: Room 808, UC Berkeley Extension Downtown Center, 425 Market St., 8th Floor (enter on Fremont St.)
  • $860 (EDP 408674)


Jennifer Wade, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral fellow at UCSF, and has taught biology at UCSF. Her research has focused on the genetic basis of body weight regulation and Type 2 diabetes.

Belmont, Thurs. Aug. 23, 6 pm, 15 meetings
  • 15 meetings
  • Aug. 23 to Dec. 6: Thurs., 6-9 pm (no meeting Nov. 22)
  • Belmont: Room 3, Belmont Center, 1301 Shoreway Rd., Ste 400
  • $860 (EDP 418194)


Lawrence Basso, Ph.D., is currently on the teaching faculty at Stanford University School of Medicine and has a particular interest in radio-immunoassay and molecular imaging. He is a consultant to the online medical decision tool for physicians known as Clin-eguide. Basso combines a strong interest in basic science, biochemistry, molecular biology and pathophysiology and integrates these into his course on human physiology. Previously, he was director of the Nuclear Medicine Laboratory at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation.

San Francisco, Mon. Jan. 14, 6:30 pm, 15 meetings
  • 15 meetings
  • Jan. 14 to May 6: Mon., 6:30-9:30 pm (no meetings Jan. 21 and Feb. 18)
  • San Francisco: Room 808, UC Berkeley Extension Downtown Center, 425 Market St., 8th Floor (enter on Fremont St.)
  • $860 (EDP 406819)


Jennifer Wade, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral fellow at UCSF, and has taught biology at UCSF. Her research has focused on the genetic basis of body weight regulation and Type 2 diabetes.

Belmont, Wed. Jan. 16, 6 pm, 15 meetings
  • 15 meetings
  • Jan. 16 to April 24: Wed., 6-9 pm
  • Belmont: Room 3, Belmont Center, 1301 Shoreway Rd., Ste 400
  • $860 (EDP 416263)


Lawrence Basso, Ph.D., is currently on the teaching faculty at Stanford University School of Medicine and has a particular interest in radio-immunoassay and molecular imaging. He is a consultant to the online medical decision tool for physicians known as Clin-eguide. Basso combines a strong interest in basic science, biochemistry, molecular biology and pathophysiology and integrates these into his course on human physiology. Previously, he was director of the Nuclear Medicine Laboratory at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation.

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