PHYSO 101 - HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
– FALL 2015 MW Lec – W Lab (sec 5822) –

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Date

Lecture Topic (Ward - Physiology Text )
(scheduled before laboratory) SCC Rm 314

Chp #

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

Lab
#

Aug 24 M
week 1

Communication, Control and Homeostasis
Physiology and Biological Chemistry

(1a)
(1b)

 

 

Aug 26 W

Biological Chemistry (continued)

(1b)

Diagramming Regulatory Systems
Metric System

1
2

Aug 31 M
week 2

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

(2)

(3

 

 

Sep 02 22 W

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

(3)
(4)

Biomolecular Modeling
DNA, RNA, and Protein Synthesis

3
4

Sep 07 M
week 3

Labor Day Holiday

Labor Day Holiday

Sep 09 W

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

 

Membrane Permeability and Transport

5

Sep 14 M
week 4

Cell Membrane Transport
Membrane Potentials and Neural Communication

(5)
(7)

 

 

Sep 16 W

Chemical Messengers and Cellular Signaling

(6)

Modeling Membrane Potentials
Synaptic Integration

6
7

Sep 21 M
week 5

Sensory Neuron Organization and General Senses

(8)

 

 

Sep 23 W

Special Senses – Vision and Hearing

(9)

Somatosensory Psychophysics
Vision

8
10

Sep 28 M
week 6

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

 

 

 

Sep 30 W

Skeletal, Cardiac, and Smooth Muscle Contraction

(11)

HM-1: Grip Strength and Electromyogram (EMG)

12

Oct 05 M
week 7

Motor Neuron Organization, Reflexes, and Control of Movement

(12)

 

 

Oct 07 W

Autonomic Nervous System and Nervous Control of Internal Organs

(13)

Autonomic Pathways

Hypothalamus and Pituitary

13
Dis

Oct 12 M
week 8

Endocrine Glands, Hormones, and Hormonal Control of Organs

(14)

 

 

Oct 14 W

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

(15)

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


14
15

Oct 19 M
week 9

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

 

 

 

Oct 21 W

Cardiac Pumping, Cardiac Output, HR, and Stroke Volume 

(16)

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


16
17

Oct 26 M
week 10

Blood Vessels

(17)

 

 

Oct 28 W

Blood and Microcirculation
Capillary Exchange and Fluid Volumes

(18)

Cardiovascular Reflexes
Blood Analysis and Hemostasis

18
19

Nov 02 M
week 11

Ventilation and Gas Exchange

(19)

 

 

Nov 04 W

Gas Transport and Control of Breathing

(19)

Respiratory System and Spirometry
Respiratory Control

20
21

Nov 09 M
week 12

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

 

 

 

Nov 11 W

Veteran’s Day Holiday

 

Veteran’s Day Holiday

 

Nov 16 M
week 13

Renal Filtration and Urine Formation

(20)

Nov 18 W

Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance

(21)

Urine Composition and Fluid Balance

22

Nov 23 M
week 14

Digestion and Nutrient Absorption

(22)

 

 

Nov 25 W

Absorptive and Post-absorptive Metabolism

(23)

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

26
27

Nov 30 M
week 15

Control of Reproductive Organs

(24)

 

 

Dec 02 W

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

 

Presentations of Literature Summaries

 

Dec 7 M
Finals

Final Exam 10am - 12:50pm
SCC 314