Spring 2027

Animal Physiology

Animal Physiology covers regulatory processes, anatomy, and function of physiological systems, including organ interactions and comparative analysis across domestic animal species.

offering recorded4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Laura Hernandez3.5/5Milo Wiltbank2.7/5

Summary

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Past student reviews · Laura Hernandez

Students reported the class was difficult to study for because lectures lacked cohesion without the textbook, despite claims it wasn't needed, and exams covered untaught material.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Integrate the physiological processes that regulate the body of different animal species (largely domestic animals and humans)

  • Synthesize the regulation of an organ system from the molecular level all the way to the whole animal level and apply knowledge of a physiological mechanism to explain how a whole animal physiological process occurs

  • Integrate interactions between different organ systems (homeostasis) and explain the anatomy of different physiological systems and their specific functions

  • Determine how changes in internal or external environment will alter physiologic processes to deal with these changes

  • Determine how changes in one physiological system may impact a different physiological system

  • Describe similarities and differences in physiologic systems between animal species (with emphasis on domestic animals and humans)

Source: UW Guide 1 UW Guide 2

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Prerequisites

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ZOOLOGY/​BIOLOGY/​BOTANY 151, (ZOOLOGY/​BIOLOGY 101 and 102), or BIOCORE 383

ANSCI/DYSCI 373

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Professors

Spring 2027
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About this rating

Raw average: 3.22/5 from 9 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

For this course: 3.4/5 raw quality · 4.4/5 difficulty · 5 reviews

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Past student reviews · Laura Hernandez

Laura Hernandez taught with slides that contained little to no words, making them difficult to use for the required worksheets that exams were based on. While one student noted she did not give great answers to questions, another found her to care a lot about students, and a third described her grading as iffy and not clear.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 2.63 GPA, 33.3% A/AB (n=51 letter grades); Spring 2023: 2.66 GPA, 27.6% A/AB (n=58 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.08 GPA, 41.8% A/AB (n=91 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Milo Wiltbank

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About this rating

Raw average: 2.07/5 from 27 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.16 GPA, 46.7% A/AB (n=45 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.35 GPA, 59.7% A/AB (n=72 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.08 GPA, 41.8% A/AB (n=91 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

LAURA HERNANDEZ is recorded teaching in Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MILO WILTBANK is recorded teaching in Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 1200
DIS 301Classroom Instruction0 / 300
DIS 302Classroom Instruction0 / 300
DIS 304Classroom Instruction0 / 300
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 1200
DIS 301Classroom Instruction0 / 300
DIS 302Classroom Instruction0 / 300
DIS 304Classroom Instruction0 / 300

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Laura Hernandez

Laura Hernandez taught a course with lots of relevant information, and students who studied the worksheets carefully found the exams manageable.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.16 GPA, 46.7% A/AB (n=45 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.35 GPA, 59.7% A/AB (n=72 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.08 GPA, 41.8% A/AB (n=91 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Laura Hernandez

Students reported the class was difficult to study for because lectures lacked cohesion without the textbook, despite claims it wasn't needed, and exams covered untaught material.

Past student reviews · Laura Hernandez

Laura Hernandez used a clear lecture structure and frequently checked for understanding, though some students found her grading unclear and her approach to questions somewhat prying.

Topics

  • Physiological processes regulating the body and anatomy/function of systems.
  • Interactions between organ systems and analysis from molecular to organismal levels.
  • Comparisons and contrasts of organ systems among domestic animal species.

Skills

  • Synthesize organ system regulation from molecular to whole-animal levels and apply physiological mechanisms to explain processes.
  • Determine how changes in one physiological system may impact another.
  • Describe similarities and differences in physiologic systems between animal species.

Grades

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About this estimate

The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.

The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.

6 earlier forecasts · 0.29 GPA average error.

Grades over time

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Where this course fits relative to

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About this comparison

1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

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Selected offering source records
ANSCI/DYSCI 373 · Spring 2027

Animal Physiology

Recorded 2026-10-14
ANSCI/DYSCI 373 · Spring 2027

Animal Physiology

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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