The Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology approaches physiology on many levels, ranging from analysis of integrated body functions of the intact organism to study of the organ at molecular and cellular levels. The student is expected to become competent in examining such diverse physiological problems as analyzing the multiple adjustments to exercise in laboratory animals or humans or analyzing factors influencing the transport of molecules across cell boundaries. Students are encouraged to think in physiological terms, that is, in terms of cause and effect as determined by basic physical and chemical laws.