PHYSO 101 - HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
– FALL 2015 TTH Lec – TH Lab (sec 3729) –

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Date

Laboratory (Ward - Laboratory Exercises)
(scheduled before lecture) SCC Rm 210

Lab
#

Lecture Topic (Ward - Physiology Text )
(scheduled after laboratory) SCC Rm 115

Chp #

Aug 25 T
week 1

 

 

Communication, Control and Homeostasis
Physiology and Biological Chemistry

(1a)
(1b)

Aug 27 TH

Diagramming Regulatory Systems
Metric System

1
2

Biological Chemistry (continued)

(1b)

Sep 01 T
week 2

 

 

Cellular Reactions, Enzymes and Nucleotides
DNA, RNA and Protein Synthesis

(2)

(3

Sep 03 22 TH

Biomolecular Modeling
DNA, RNA, and Protein Synthesis

3
4

DNA, RNA and Protein Synthesis, continued
Cellular Anatomy and Cellular Membranes

(3)
(4)

Sep 08 T
week 3

 

 

Cell Membrane Transport

(5)

Sep 10 TH

Membrane Permeability and Transport

5

Exam # 1
(Lab # 1-4)
(Lec Chp 1a, 1b, 2-4)

Sep 15 T
week 4

 

 

Neural Communication

(7)

Sep 17 TH

Modeling Membrane Potentials
Synaptic Integration

6
7

Chemical Messengers and Cellular Signaling

(6)

Sep 22 T
week 5

 

 

Sensory Neuron Organization and General Senses

(8)

Sep 24 TH

Somatosensory Psychophysics
Vision

8
10

Special Senses – Vision and Hearing

(9)

Sep 29 T
week 6

 

 

Exam # 2
(Lab # 5-8, 10)
(Lec Chp 5-9)

 

Oct 01 TH

HM-1: Grip Strength and Electromyogram (EMG)

12

Skeletal, Cardiac, and Smooth Muscle Contraction

(11)

Oct 06 T
week 7

 

 

Motor Neuron Organization, Reflexes, and Control of Movement

(12)

Oct 08 TH

Autonomic Pathways

Hypothalamus and Pituitary

13
Dis

Autonomic Nervous System and Nervous Control of Internal Organs

(13)

Oct 13 T
week 8

 

 

Endocrine Glands, Hormones, and Hormonal Control of Organs

(14)

Oct 15 TH

Endocrine System Physiology (PhysioExtm 9.0, Exercise 4, Activity 4)
Stress


14
15

Hypothalamus, Pituitary, Adrenal, Thyroid, Sympathetic NS, and Stress

(15)

Oct 20 T
week 9

 

 

Exam # 3
(Lab # 12-15)
(Lec Chp 11-15)

 

Oct 22 TH

HH-3: Exercise, Electrocardiogram and Peripheral Circulation
Blood Pressure


16
17

Cardiac Pumping, Cardiac Output, HR, and Stroke Volume

(16)

Oct 27 T
week 10

 

 

Blood Vessels

(17)

Oct 29 TH

Cardiovascular Reflexes
Blood Analysis and Hemostasis

18
19

Blood and Microcirculation
Capillary Exchange and Fluid Volumes

(18)

Nov 03 T
week 11

 

 

Ventilation and Gas Exchange

(19)

Nov 05 TH

Respiratory System and Spirometry
Respiratory Control

20
21

Gas Transport Control of Breathing

(19)

Nov 10 T
week 12

 

 

Exam # 4
(Lab # 16-21)
(Lec Chp 16-19)

 

Nov 12 TH

Urine Composition and Fluid Balance

22

Renal Filtration and Urine Formation

(20)

Nov 17 T
week 13

 

 

Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance

(21)

Nov 19 TH

Glucose Monitoring and Homeostasis
Endocrine System Physiology, PhysioExtm 9.0, Exercise 4, Activities 1-3

26
27

Digestion and Nutrient Absorption

(22)

Nov 24 T
week 14

 

 

Absorptive and Post-absorptive Metabolism

(23)

Nov 26 TH

Thanksgiving Holiday

 

Thanksgiving Holiday

 

Dec 01 T
week 15

 

 

Control of Reproductive Organs

(24)

Dec 03 TH

Presentations of Literature Summaries

 

Exam # 5
(Lab  # 22, 26, 27)
(Lec Chp 20-24)

 

Dec 10 TH

 

 

Final Exam 1pm - 3:50pm
SCC Rm 115