HUMAN  PHYSIOLOGY LECTURE SYLLABUS 

                                                                                                      Spring 2008    

                                                                                              

  WEEK of                    LECTURE TOPICS

             TEXT*

     CHAPTER:  PAGES
 jan 21

 Introduction and History

 Homeostasis

 1:7-15

 16:518-24, 18:621-2
 jan 28

 Atoms, Ions, Bonding

 Chemical Composition of Body

 Cell Physiology:  Membrane Structure

 Appendix B: A3-A7

 Appendix B: A12-A18

 2:19-20, 3: 43-50
 feb 4

 Cell Physiology:  Membrane Transport

 Cell Physiology:  Nuclear Activity

 Cell Physiology:  Protein Synthesis, Processing

 3:50-61,  2:25-26

 Appendix C: A19-A23

 Appendix C: A23-6, 2:21-4
 feb 11

 Cell Physiology:  Cell Respiration

 Cell Physiology:  Enzymes

          TEST 1    (Fri, Feb 15)

 2:26-32

 Appendix A:  A8

 
 feb 18

 Neurophysiology:  Membrane,Action Potentials

 Neurophysiology:  Neural Conduction

 Neurophysiology:  Neural Transmission

 3:61-6,  4:71-8

 3:78-84

 3:85-92
 feb 25

 Neurophysiology:  Sensory Reception

 Neurophysiology:  Autonomic Regulation

 Skeletal Muscle Physiology: Structure

 6:145-8

 7:185-91

 8:203-6
 mar 3

 Skeletal Muscle Physiology: Contraction

 Contraction Strength

 Skeletal Muscle Physiology  

 8:207-13

 8:213-23

 8
 mar 10

             Spring Recess

 

 
 mar 17   Blood Physiology:  Plasma, Erythrocytes 

  no class, Professional Development Day

               TEST 2    (Fri, Mar 21) 

 11:315-21, 341-44
 mar 24

 Blood Typing and Leukocytes 

 Blood Physiology:  Platelets and Clotting

 Cardiac Pumping

 11:326-9, 335, 345-49

 11:321-6

 9:241-52
 mar 31

 Cardiac Output

 EKG

 Vascular Physiology

 9;259-64

 9: 252-57

 10:275-94, 298-302:
 apr 7

 Blood Pressure

 Lymphatic Function

 Respiration Mechanics

 10:302-10

 10:295-8

 12:365-78
 apr 14

 Respiration Regulation  

 Blood Gases

               TEST 3  (Fri, Apr 18)

 12:394-7

 12:383-94

 
 apr 21

 Renal Physiology:  Nephron

 Renal Physiology:  Glomerular Filtration

 Renal: Tubular Reabsorption and Secretion

 13:405-10

 13:411-14

 13:414-24

  apr 28

 Hormones:  Mechanisms of Action

 Hormones:  Negative Feedback Loops

 Hormone Regulation

 4:95-102

 17:529-31

 17
   may 8     thursday

  FINAL EXAMINATION  (cumulative)   

             room 2710,  8:30 - 11:30

  

                                                                   *TEXT:   Fundamentals of Physiology, A Human Perspective, L. Sherwood, 3rd ed., 2006 

   

                                         This syllabus is subject to change as we move through the semester, 

                                                   nevertheless it will give you an idea of what to expect.

         

                                  

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