PHYSO 101 - HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
– FALL 2016 TTH Lec – W Lab (sec 6535) –

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Date

Lecture Topic (Ward - Physiology Text )

chp

Laboratory (Ward - Laboratory Exercises)

Lab #

Aug 30 T
week 1

Communication, Control and Homeostasis
Physiology and Biological Chemistry

(1a)
(1b)

 

 

Aug 31 W

 

 

Diagramming Regulatory Systems
Metric System

1
2

Sep 01 TH

Cellular Reactions, Enzymes and Nucleotides

(2)

 

 

Sep 06 T week 2

DNA, RNA and Protein Synthesis

(3)

 

 

Sep 07 W

 

 

Biomolecular Modeling

3

Sep 08 TH

Cell Membrane Transporters

(5)

 

 

Sep 13 T week 3

Chemical Messengers and Cellular Receptors

(6)

 

 

Sep 14 W

 

 

DNA, RNA, and Protein Synthesis
Membrane Permeability and Transport, pt 2

4
5

Sep 15 TH

Neuron physiology

(7)

 

 

Sep 20 T
week 4

Neural Communication

(7)

 

 

Sep 21 W

 

 

Exam # 1 SCC room 210; 11:55A 1:20P
(Text chp 1-3, 5; Lab # 1-5)
Modeling Membrane Potentials



6

Sep 22 TH

Organization of Sensory Neurons

(8)

 

 

Sep 27 T
week 5

General and Special Senses

(8)

 

 

Sep 28 W

 

 

Synaptic Integration
Somatosensory Psychophysics

7
8

Sep 29 TH

Vision

(9)

 

 

Oct 04 T
week 6

Skeletal Muscle Contraction

(11)

 

 

Oct 05 W

 

 

Vision
Peripheral Vision and Visual Pathways

10
11

Oct 06 TH

Organization of Somatic Motor Neurons

(12)

 

 

Oct 11 T
week 7

Somatic Motor Neurons and Control of Movement

(12)

 

 

Oct 12 W

 

 

Exam # 2 SCC room 210; 11:55A 1:20P
(Text chp 6-9; Lab # 6-11)
iWorx tutorial (introduction to HM-1)



12

Oct 13 TH

Cardiac and Smooth Muscle Contraction

(11)

 

 

Oct 18 T
week 8

Autonomic Motor Neurons and Control of Internal Organs

 (13)

 

 

Oct 19 W

 

 

HM-1: Grip Strength and Electromyogram (EMG)
Autonomic Pathways

12
13

Oct 20 TH

Organization of Endocrine Glands
Hormones, and Control of Internal Organs
Adrenal Medulla, Pancreas, Parathyroid

 (14)

 

 

Oct 25 T
week 9

Hypothalamus, Pituitary, Adrenal Cortex, Thyroid

(15)

 

 

Oct 26 W

 

 

Endocrine System Physiology (PhysioExtm 9.0, Exercise 4, Activity 1-2
Endocrine System Physiology (PhysioExtm 9.0, Exercise 4, Activity 3-4)


14a

14b

Oct 27 TH

Cardiac Pumping and Cardiac Output

 (16)

 

 

Nov 01 T
week 10

Blood Vessels and blood flow

 (17)

 

 

Nov 2 W

 

 

Exam # 3 SCC room 210; 11:55A 1:20P
(Text chp 11-15; Lab # 12-14)
Blood Pressure

Cardiovascular Reflexes



17
18

Nov 3 TH

Blood and Microcirculation

(18)

 

 

Nov 08 T
week 11

Immunity

 (18b)

 

 

Nov 09 W

 

 

HH-3: Exercise, Electrocardiogram and Peripheral Circulation

16

Nov 10 TH

Ventilation, Gas Exchange, and Gas Transport

 (19)

 

 

Nov 15 T
week 12

Renal Filtration and Urine Formation

(20)

 

 

Nov 16 W

 

 

Blood Analysis

19

Nov 17 TH

Exam # 4 SCC room 115
(Text chp 16-19; Lab # 16-19)



 

 

Nov 22 T
week 13

Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance

(21)

 

 

Nov 23 W

 

 

Respiratory System and Spirometry
Respiratory Control

20
21

Nov 24 TH

Thanksgiving Holiday

 

 

 

Nov 29 T
week 14

Digestion and Nutrient Absorption

(22)

 

 

Nov 30 W

 

 

Urine Composition and Fluid Balance

22

Dec 01 TH

Absorptive and Post-absorptive Metabolism

(23)

 

 

Dec 06 T
week 15

Control of Reproductive Organs

(24)

 

 

Dec 07 W

 

 

Glucose Monitoring and Homeostasis
Presentations of Summaries of Articles

26

Dec 08 TH

Exam # 5 SCC room 115
(Text chp 20-24; Lab # 20-22, 26)

 

 

 

Dec 15 TH

Final Exam SCC room 115; 1pm - 3:50pm
(From Scantron part of exams 1-4)