title: A thematic approach to the history of physiology.
abstract: This paper is a brief report of an undergraduate course in the history of physiology. A specific area, the development of the concepts of the cardiovascular system, was examined chronologically through primary readings and laboratory exercises. As an unusual approach to a frequently ignored but important subject, it may be of interest to those concerned with teaching the history of science.
mesh_terms: D001775:Blood Circulation; D003237:Connecticut; D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D005060:Europe; D006321:Heart / Q000502:physiology*; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D049711:History, Modern 1601-; D010827:Physiology / Q000266:history*