Physiology Courses

Vital Signs: Understanding What the Body Is Telling Us

51 reviews

The course is designed for a broad, general audience but will be particularly interesting for individuals working in healthcare, those considering a career as a healthcare professional, lay caregivers, those with an interest in personal health and fitnes…

• Coursera
• 14 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 10th Apr, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Introductory Human Physiology

29 reviews

In this course, students learn to recognize and to apply the basic concepts that govern integrated body function (as an intact organism) in the body's nine organ systems.

• Coursera
• 33 hours worth of material, 10 weeks long
• 3rd Apr, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Sensory Systems (Fall 2013)

1 review

This course examines the neural bases of sensory perception. The focus is on physiological and anatomical studies of the mammalian nervous system as well as behavioral studies of animals and humans.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• 30 hours worth of material
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Musculoskeletal Primer for the Non-Orthopedist

This CME activity focuses on providing a biomechanical and anatomic framework for physicians to understand musculoskeletal medicine, providing a clinical paradigm and confidence that clinicians can apply to all musculoskeletal injury care, reducing refer…

• edX
• 2-3 hours a week, 1 week long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Heart Health: A Beginner's Guide to Cardiovascular Disease

8 reviews

Learn more about how your heart works, the causes of heart disease and how to keep your heart healthy with this free online course

• FutureLearn
• 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

EIT Food;  Università di Torino

The Human Microbiome

7 reviews

Discover what the microbiome is, how it changes throughout your life, and the role it plays in good human health.

• FutureLearn
• 4 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Space Medicine

205 ratings at Coursera

Have you ever wondered what it would take for humans to travel beyond the comforts of our home planet, Earth? Duke students and alumni are invited to participate in Space Medicine, a new non-credit, online learning experience in which you will learn abou…

• Coursera
• 10 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 10th Apr, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Blood and the respiratory system

‘Don’t hold your breath’ is an expression you’ve probably heard many times, but may not have thought too much about. In this free course, Blood and the respiratory system, you’ll study why ...

• OpenLearn
• 10 hours worth of material
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

人体生理学导论（中文版）

97 ratings at Coursera

在本课程中，学生将学习认识和应用说明人体九个器官系统中整体人体机能（作为完整有机体）的基本概念。

• Coursera
• 33 hours worth of material, 11 weeks long
• 3rd Apr, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems

Gain insight into the complexities of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, and how gases and nutrients are regulated in healthy humans.

• edX
• 3-5 hours a week, 8 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Specialised Cells

An introduction to cell physiology. Learn how specialized cells perform specific functions.

• edX
• 3-5 hours a week, 8 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Fundamental Human Physiology in Sports Medicine

This is a course on fundamental sports-related musculoskeletal anatomy which provides students with a basic understanding of the musculoskeletal structure and function of different body regions. Topics include an overview of the musculoskeletal system, s…

• Coursera
• 5-6 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 20th Mar, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Autophagy: Research Behind the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Learn the fundamentals/applications of autophagy through the inspirational story of Yoshinori Ohsumi’s research, for which he was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and an array of other prizes.

• edX
• 1-2 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Sorbonne Universités

Everyone for the kidneys

Do you know the kidneys? Why and how do we become dependent on dialysis or a renal transplant? How do we protect them? This MOOC will give you all the answers on a misunderstood subject for organs so essential to our health.

• edX
• 3-4 hours a week, 7 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

University of Liverpool

Physiology: The Science of Life

28 ratings at FutureLearn

Get an introduction to human physiology and the amazing systems in our bodies that keep us alive.

• FutureLearn
• 4 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)