That we are

Physiology was tough

But you helped make our brains buff

Not to the point of swelling of the dome

We utilized our aldosterone

Yet we were often wall stressin’

About hormones like vasopressin

When it came to lung compliance

Our memories often showed defiance

However you always made us understand

Sodium and water move hand in hand

Each time you described LaPlace’s Law

We were left with a sense of awe

WOW look at that LV contractility

Are we gaining some physio ability?

Now we can explain emphysema

And the problems of pulmonary edema

Always watch for a pressure of twenty

When you have fluids aplenty

When you’re running a marathon and get volume depleted

Don’t drink plain water- your brain will be defeated

We mastered the intricacies of the heart

And then learned about why we fart

You always brought us tasty granola snacks

To stave off those hypoglycemic attacks

Thus tutorial was pretty cool

Even when learning about stool

One day when we’re in the hospital

Physiology will make us unstoppable

But thanks to you we won't look like such jokes**

When we are rocking our short white coats

Cheers to learning (and lots of caffeine),

Many thanks! Your physiology tutorial of 2014

** unless we continue to make poems like these