Provides an understanding of the basic principles of human body’s functioning under normal healthy conditions necessary for nursing and allied health professions’ students. It outlines principles of physiology along with a survey of various body systems (homeostasis; metabolism; nervous, muscular, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, renal, reproductive and endocrine systems). It serves as a foundation for the clinical topics covered in health sciences programs. Prerequisite: BIO 211.