PHYSO 101 - HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
– SPRING 2017 MW Lec – T Lab (sec 6357) –

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Date

Lecture Topic (Ward - Physiology Text )

chp

Laboratory (Ward - Laboratory Exercises)

Lab #

Jan 09 M
week 1

Communication, Control and Homeostasis
Physiology and Biological Chemistry

(1a)
(1b)

 

 

Jan 10 T

 

 

Diagramming Regulatory Systems
Metric System

1
2

Jan 11 W

Physiology and Biological Chemistry

(1b)

 

 

Jan 16 M week 2

Martin Luther King Holiday

 

Martin Luther King Holiday

 

Jan 17 T

 

 

Biomolecular Modeling

3

Jan 18 W

Cellular Reactions, Enzymes and Nucleotides

(2)

 

 

Jan 23 M week 3

DNA, RNA and Protein Synthesis
Cell Membrane Transporters

(3)
(5)

 

 

Jan 24 T

 

 

DNA, RNA, and Protein Synthesis
Membrane Permeability and Transport, pt. 1

4
5

Jan 25 W

Cell Membrane Transporters

(5)

 

 

Jan 30 M
week 4

Exam # 1 SCC room 115; 11:55am-1:20pm
(Text chp 1-3, 5; Lab # 1-5)

 

 

 

Jan 31 T

 

 

Neuron physiology [text chp (7)]
Modeling Membrane Potentials
Cellular Messaging [text chp (6)]

Dis
6
Dis

Feb 01 W

Neural Communication
Chemical Messengers and Cellular Receptors

(7)
(6)

 

 

Feb 06 M
week 5

Neural Communication
Organization of Sensory Neurons

(7)
(8)

 

 

Feb 07 T

 

 

Synaptic Integration
Somatosensory Psychophysics

7
8

Feb 08 W

General and Special Senses

(8)

 

 

Feb 13 M
week 6

Vision

(9)

 

 

Feb 14 T

 

 

Vision
Peripheral Vision and Visual Pathways

10
11

Feb 15 W

Exam # 2 SCC room 115; 11:55am-1:20pm
(Text chp 6-9; Lab # 6-8, 10-11)


 

 

Feb 20 M
week 7

George Washington Holiday

 

George Washington Holiday

 

Feb 21 T

 

 

Muscle Contraction [text chp (11)]

Dis

Feb 22 W

Muscle Contraction

(11)

 

 

Feb 27 M
week 8

Somatic Motor Neurons and Control of Movement

(12)

 

 

Feb 28 T

 

 

Grip Strength and Electromyogram (EMG)
Autonomic Pathways

12
13

Mar 01 W

Autonomic Motor Neurons and Control of Internal Organs

(13)

 

 

Mar 06 M
week 9

Organization of Endocrine Glands
Adrenal Medulla, Pancreas, Parathyroid

(14)

 

 

Mar 07 T

 

 

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

14a
14b

Mar 08 W

Hypothalamus, Pituitary, Adrenal, Thyroid

(15)

 

 

Mar 13 M
week 10

Exam # 3 SCC room 115; 11:55am 1:20pm
(Text chp 11-15; Lab # 12-14)

 

 

 

Mar 14 T

 

 

Exercise, Electrocardiogram and Peripheral Circulation
Blood Pressure


16
17

Mar 15 W

Cardiac Pumping and Cardiac Output

(16)

 

 

Mar 20 M
week 11

Blood Vessels and blood flow

(17)

 

 

Mar 21 T

 

 

Cardiovascular Reflexes
Blood Analysis

18
19

Mar 22 W

Blood and Microcirculation
Immunity

(18)
(18b)

 

 

Mar 27 M
week 12

Ventilation, Gas Exchange, and Transport

(19)

 

 

Mar 28 T

 

 

Respiratory System and Spirometry
Respiratory Control

20
21

Mar 29W

Renal Filtration and Urine Formation

(20)

 

 

Apr 03 M
week 13

Exam # 4 SCC room 115; 11:55am 1:20pm
(Text chp 16-19; Lab # 16-21)

 

 

 

Apr 04 T

 

 

Urine Composition and Fluid Balance

22

Apr 05 W

Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance

(21)

 

 

Apr 10M
week 14

Digestion and Nutrient Absorption

(22)

 

 

Apr 11 T

 

 

Fluid and Electrolyte Balance [text chp (21)]
Metabolism [text chp (23)]

Dis
Dis

Apr 12 W

Absorptive and Post-absorptive Metabolism

(23)

 

 

Apr 17 M
week 15

Control of Reproductive Organs

(24)

 

 

Apr 18 T

 

 

Glucose Monitoring and Homeostasis
Presentations of Summaries of Articles

26

Apr 19 W

Exam # 5 SCC room 115; 11:55am 1:20pm
(Text chp 20-24; Lab # 22, 26)

 

 

 

Apr 26 W

Final Exam SCC room 115; 10am -12:50pm
(From Scantron exams 1-4)