OBJECTIVES: To provide students with an understanding of neural, hormonal, metabolic, myogenic and flow-dependent mechanisms and their contributions to microvascular regulation of blood flow in regional circulations. Emphasis will be placed on coronary, renal and skeletal muscle circulations.

PRESENTATIONS Some of the lectures will assigned readings that will be reported on by students in the form of either oral or written presentations (five pages or less) Students’ oral and written presentations will be graded and will account for ten percent of the final grade. Presentations will be graded on whether or not they are Clear, Concise, Complete and Correct.

TESTING: Students will be administered a two hour Mid-Term and End Term examination, each consisting of seven essay type questions. Students are required to answer any four questions. Each question should be answerable in twenty to thirty minutes and each test will represent forty five percent of the final grade. All assigned readings and materials presented during lectures will form the basis for the examination questions.