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Syllabus Human Physiology Fall, 1999 Mrs. Jeanne Mitchell, MS I. Description Biol 325 Human Physiology 4 credit hours (3 1-hr lectures, 1 2-hr lab per week) Introductory principles and concepts of human body function for Health and Exercise Science, Psychology, and related majors. Emphasis is placed on practical and applied examples of human health, exercise, and physical performance. Prerequisite: BIOL 100 or CHEM 100 or equivalent. Note: Biology majors must take BIOL 315 Physiology or BIOL 405 Plant Physiology to meet Biology major requirements. BIOL 325 may not be used as a biology elective. II. Purpose and Expectations Students will learn and understand the basic principles, concepts, and facts of human physiology. The course will focus upon mechanisms operating at the biochemical, cellular, organ, and whole body levels of organization, and thus provide a framework for understanding selected applications and examples drawn from the fields of health, exercise, physical performance, and other applied areas of human body function. Emphasis will be placed upon homeostatic control systems and the relationship of body structure to body function. Laboratory exercises will introduce students to the use of equipment and instrumentation designed to assess various parameters of body function. Students are expected to attend regular lectures/discussion periods. Timely completion of reading assignments, lab reports, presentation, and exercises, and participation in discussions are also expected. The laboratories are considered to be an important part of the course, so regular attendance and participation is required. III. Text The required texts are: Human Physiology, 6th Ed., by Stuart Ira Fox, published by McGraw Hill, 1999; and the in-house printed Human Physiology Lab Manual, by Jeanne Mitchell, 1999. Lecture notes are available on reserve in the library. IV. Exams and Grading Policy Course grades will be based upon results of exams, quizzes, lab reports, exercises, and level of participation in discussions and labs. The tentative schedule calls for 4 exams (100 points each), 10-pt reports for each lab, frequent 5-10 pt quizzes, a 30-pt presentation, and a 100-pt cumulative final exam (11:30, Dec 14). V. Office Hours
Mon, Wed, Fri: 11:30 – 12:30, 1:30 – 2:30 Tue: 12:30 – 1:30, 2:30 – 3:30 Thu: 2:30 – 3:30 Phone: 785-7662 (office) or (816)397-2619 (home) My office is in 005B, in the basement of Science Hall. Don't hesitate to stop by - That's what I'm here for! Tentative Schedule with Reading Assignments Date Topic Reading Aug 23 Homeostasis 5-8 25 Energy 93-96,104-106,109-113 26 Lab: Osmosis and Membranes 128-133 27 Body Communication 289-290 30 Hypothalamic/Pituitary Axis 299-304 Sept 1 Membrane Potentials 137-143,157-163 2 Lab: Reflexes 209,211,344-347 3 Neurons 164-168 8 Sensation 240-241, skim remainder of chapter 9 Sensation 10 Peripheral Nervous System 344-347 13 Autonomic Nervous System 218-231 15 Exam 1 17 Muscle Contraction 326-340 20 Muscle Control 348-352 22 Muscle Types 353-355 23 Lab: Frog Skeletal Muscle 24 Muscle Exercise 27 Heart and EKGs 376-377,382-387 29 Cardiac Control 374-375,408-410 30 Lab: Frog Heart Oct 1 Blood Vessels 388-391,411-412 4 Tissue Exchange 412-414 6 Blood Pressure Control 419-422,430-434 7 Lab: EKGs and Blood Pressure 11 Exam 2 13 Blood and Clotting 365-373 14 Presentations I 15 Immune Defenses 398-399,448-457,464,467,469 18 Immune System 21 Immune Responses 458-466 21 Cases: Immunity 22 Respiration 482-491 25 Respiratory Control 502-510,514-516 27 Alimentary System 564-579,585-586,588(chart),593-597 28 Lab: Presentations II 29 Digestion and Absorption Nov 1 Metabolic Rate 606,624-627 3 Exam 3 4 Lab: Metabolic Rate 5 Liver 582-585 8 Fuel Metabolism 611-619 10 Cases: Diabetes 11 Lab: Rat Hormones I 648-650 12 Nephrons 528-535,548 15 Kidney Processes 17 Excretion Control 536-543,548,551 18 Cases: Kidneys 19 Excretion 22 Sex and Hormones 642-645 29 Male Reproduction 651-661 Dec 1 Exam 4 2 Rat Hormones II 3 Female Reproduction 662-673 6 Gestation and Parturition 674-678
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