PHYSO 101 - HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
– SPRING 2016 TTH Lec – T Lab (sec 3915) –

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Date

Lecture Topic (Ward - Physiology Text )

chp

Laboratory (Ward - Laboratory Exercises)

Lab #

Jan 12 T
week 1

Communication, Control and Homeostasis
Physiology and Biological Chemistry

(1a)
(1b)

Diagramming Regulatory Systems
Metric System
Biomolecular Modeling

1
2
3

Jan 14 TH

Biological Chemistry (continued)
Cellular Reactions, Enzymes and Nucleotides

(1b)

(2)

 

 

Jan 19 T
week 2

DNA, RNA and Protein Synthesis

 (3

Biomolecular Modeling (continued)
DNA, RNA, and Protein Synthesis

3
4

Jan 21 TH

Cellular Membranes
Cell Membrane Transport

(4)
(5)

 

 

Jan 26 T
week 3

Exam # 1
(Text chp 1-5; Lab # 1-4)

Membrane Permeability and Transport

5

Jan 28 TH

Chemical Messengers and Cellular Signaling

(6)

 

 

Feb 02 T
week 4

Cellular Signaling (continued)
Neural Communication

(6)
(7)

Modeling Membrane Potentials
Synaptic Integration

6
7

Feb 04 TH

Neural Communication (continued)

(7)

 

 

Feb 09 T
week 5

Organization of Sensory Neurons and General and Special Senses
Hearing


(8)
(9)

Somatosensory Psychophysics
Sound Localization

8
9

Feb 11 TH

Vision

(9)

 

 

Feb 16 T
week 6

Exam # 2
(Text chp 6-9; Lab # 6-9)

(9)

Vision
Peripheral Vision and Visual Pathways

10
11

Feb 18 TH

Skeletal Muscle Contraction
Organization of Somatic Motor Neurons

(11)
(12)

 

 

Feb 23 T
week 7

Somatic Motor Neurons and Control of Movement

(12)

HM-1: Grip Strength and Electromyogram (EMG)

12

Feb 25 TH

Cardiac and Smooth Muscle Contraction
Organization of Autonomic Motor Neurons

(11)
(13)

 

 

Mar 01 T
week 8

Autonomic Motor Neurons and Control of Internal Organs

(13)

Autonomic Pathways

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

13

14

Mar 03 TH

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

(14)

 

 

Mar 08 T
week 9

Hypothalamus, Pituitary, Adrenal, Thyroid

(15)

Hypothalamus and Pituitary
Stress

Dis
15

Mar 10 TH

Exam # 3
(Text chp 11-14; Lab # 10-14)

 

 

 

Mar 15 T
week 10

Cardiac Pumping and Cardiac Output

(16)

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


16
17

Mar 17 TH

Blood Vessels and Blood Flow

(17)

 

 

Mar 22 T
week 11

Blood and Microcirculation

(18)

Cardiovascular Reflexes
Blood Analysis and Hemostasis

18
19

Mar 24 TH

Ventilation and Gas Exchange

(19)

 

 

Mar 29 T
week 12

Gas Transport and Control of Breathing

(19)

Respiratory System and Spirometry
Respiratory Control

20
21

Mar 31 TH

Exam # 4
(Text chp 15-19; Lab # 15-19)

 

 

 

Apr 05 T
week 13

Renal Filtration and Urine Formation

(20)

Urine Composition and Fluid Balance

22

Apr 07 TH

Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance

(21)

 

 

Apr 12 T
week 14

Digestion and Nutrient Absorption

(22)

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

26
27

Apr 14 TH

Absorptive and Post-absorptive Metabolism

(23)

 

 

Apr 19 T
week 15

Control of Reproductive Organs

(24)

Presentations of Summaries of Articles

 

Apr 21 TH

Exam # 5
(Text chp 20-24; Lab # 20-22, 26,27)

 

 

 

Apr 28 TH

Final Exam 1pm - 3:50pm
SCC 227