Fundamentals of human physiology at the molecular, cellular and organismal levels. Emphasis on homeostatic mechanisms regulating intercellular communication, muscle function, circulation, metabolism and body fluid balance/composition.

Prerequisites: MCDB 1A, and EEMB 2 and MCDB 1B with a grade of C or better.

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Doug Thrower
3.6
103 reviews
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MCDB111 . Thrower D A 4 Months Ago

Thrower taught this course whilst traveling across the States. Lectures were either videos or video call. It was pretty confusing and not well organized. You also have to memorize a LOT. Good luck.

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MCDB111 . Thrower D A 8 Months Ago

Don't understand people giving a prof bad reviews because the class is hard. Yes, you have to memorize everything from the lectures for the exams--Thrower was very clear about that and the tests were not unreasonable if you actually went in with that expectation imo.

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MCDB111 . Thrower D A 9 Months Ago

This class was extremely tough. You basically have to have EVERY single part of each lecture slide memorized even the tiniest of details. The tests were fair but had details on them that you wouldn't even think to study. Don't take this class if you can't get through extremely dense lecture videos that have a lot of pauses and are convoluted.

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MCDB111 . Thrower D A 9 Months Ago

Just an overwhelming class with so much content thrown at you. didn't enjoy paying for SmartBook access and it not being useful for my studying at all. Prepare for big point FRQs on concepts from lecture slides that you felt you could lowkey gloss over (you can't). Experienced grading errors too so check your work vs the keys & get your points lol!

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MCDB111 . Thrower D A 9 Months Ago

He's in retirement mode. Everything he offers is online, and sections aren't mandatory. I can't do STEM classes online, especially bio, so I didn't expect the class to be completely online for the spring. If you struggle with online classes like these, I wish you good luck.

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MCDB111 . Thrower D A 10 Months Ago

This guy covers so much content it's ridiculous. And since lectures are videos, he has no respect for time and goes over way more info than professors would normally in class. Additionally, the material is not organized as well as it should be for a course so dense. The test questions are fair, but difficult due to the amount of content.

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