Zoology 113
Human Physiology Fall
2008
Professor: Joe Szewczak
Office: Science B 320B Telephone:
826-4132
Email:
joe@humboldt.edu Web
Site: http://www.humboldt.edu/~jms139/
Office Hours:
Tuesday and Thursday 10 amÐnoon, & by appointment
Lab Instructor: Jennifer Chambers
Office: Science A 106 Telephone: 826-3677 box 2
Email: jjc10@humboldt.edu
Office Hours:
Thursday 2Ð4 pm, & by appointment
Text:
Fundamentals of Human
Physiology, Stuart Ira Fox, 2008.
McGraw-Hill.
ISBN 9780077226350.
Course Web Site:
***Moodle***
Companion Web Site:
Course
Objectives. To
support health and to interpret disease and pathology requires an essential
understanding of how the body works. The bodyÕs physiological response to
exercise stress involves the same processes. Physiology encompasses the
function of the body and its parts. When you understand physiological
mechanisms, then you will be better equipped to make decisions in the absence
of facts for any particular health care situation or training response. The
physiological systems considered in this course include circulation, gas
exchange, neuromuscular function, excretion, acid-base and ion regulation, and
temperature regulation. The objective of this course is to provide the student
with a foundation in physiology, which is fundamental to every health discipline.
Physiological concepts and principles will revolve around the fundamental
concepts of homeostasis and regulation.
Attendance.
Class
participation is mandatory if you endeavor to succeed in this course. This
class has a small enough size that your absence will be noticed by your
instructor and peers. Throughout the course, you are expected to attend all
lectures and labs, be prepared, and be on time. If you must unavoidably miss a
class, you are responsible for getting lecture and/or lab notes from another
student in the class. Labs require extensive preparation that prohibits
the possibility of arranging to make them up at another opportunity. Lab
assignments will not be accepted from any student not present during the lab.
It is a policy of the Department of Biological Sciences to begin classes
promptly at the start of the hour.
Missed
exams. Make-up
lecture exams and lab quizzes may be arranged only upon demonstration of
serious extenuating circumstances (e.g., serious illness, family emergency,
etc.). In the case of illness, you will need formal documentation (e.g., a note
from your doctor or the Student Health Center). Other reasons for requesting a
make-up will be considered on a case by case basis. No makeup exams will be
given without approval prior to the scheduled time of the exam.
Date
|
Lecture Topic |
Fox Reading |
|
Tu Aug
26 |
Introduction;
physiology fundamentals; homeostasis; Atoms,
ions, molecules; cells, tissues, organs, and systems |
Ch. 1 |
|
Thu Aug
28 |
Cells and
organelles; cellular structure and processes |
Ch. 1; 2 |
|
Tu Sep
2 |
Cells
& membranes, diffusion, osmosis, membrane transport; enzymes |
Ch. 3 |
|
Thu Sep
4 |
Cellular
metabolism; energy, anaerobic & aerobic pathways to ATP |
Ch. 3 |
|
Tu Sep
9 |
Cellular
signaling; the action potential, membrane potential, signal conduction |
Ch. 4 |
|
Thu Sep
11 |
The
action potential, saltatory conduction; neurons and synapses |
Ch. 4 |
|
Tu Sep
16 |
Synaptic
transmission, neurotransmitters, neurotoxins, neuropharmacology |
Ch. 4 |
|
Thu Sep
18 |
Central
nervous system; peripheral nervous system; autonomic nervous system; pain
|
Ch. 5; 6 |
|
Tu Sep
23 |
Sensory
physiology; somatic senses; vestibular system; vision |
Ch. 7 |
|
Thu Sep
25 |
The
endocrine system; glands, hormones |
Ch. 8 |
|
Tu Sep
30 |
Energy
balance, growth & metabolism |
Ch. 8 |
|
Sep 30/Oct2 |
EXAM I Through Chapter 7 |
|
|
Thu Oct
2 |
Muscle
physiology, excitation-contraction coupling; summation |
Ch. 9 |
|
Tu Oct
7 |
Muscle
fiber types; smooth muscle; muscle reflexes; motor control; energetics |
Ch. 9 |
|
Thu Oct
9 |
Cardiac
muscle; circulation, blood, cardiac structure, cardiac cycle |
Ch. 9; 10 |
|
Tu Oct
14 |
Cardiac
electrophysiology; cardiac regulation, shock; cardiac pathologies |
Ch. 10 |
|
Thu Oct
16 |
Circulation;
fluid dynamics
|
Ch. 10 |
|
Tu Oct
21 |
Circulation;
control and regulation; circulatory pathologies |
Ch. 10 |
|
Thu Oct
23 |
The
electrocardiogram; cardiac output; autoregulation of blood flow |
Ch. 10 |
|
Tu Oct
28 |
Cardiac
pathologies and heart attacks; interventions and treatments |
Ch. 10 |
|
Oct 28/30 |
EXAM
II Through
Chapter 9 |
|
|
Thu Oct
30 |
Respiratory
physiology; mechanics of respiration; gas exchange
|
Ch. 12 |
|
Tu Nov
4 |
Oxygen
and carbon dioxide transport; regulation of ventilation; |
Ch. 12 |
|
Thu Nov
6 |
Respiration;
high altitude and acute mountain sickness; diving physiology |
Ch. 12 |
|
Tu Nov
11 |
Veterans Day; no class |
|
|
Thu Nov
13 |
Renal
physiology; glomerular filtration, reabsorption in the nephron |
Ch. 13 |
|
Tu Nov
18 |
Mineral
and electrolyte balance; renin-angiotensin system |
Ch. 13 |
|
Nov 18/20 |
EXAM
III Through
Chapter 12 |
|
|
Thu Nov
20 |
Acid-base
balance; renal pathologies and interventions |
Ch. 12; 13 |
Thanksgiving Break
|
Martha
Stewart |
|
|
Tu Dec
2 |
Digestive
physiology, digestion in the stomach and small intestine
|
Ch. 14 |
|
Thu Dec
4 |
Nutrition
and physiological regulation; fringe science & diets |
|
|
Tu Dec
9 |
Integrative
physiology; exercise & training; determinants of VO2max |
tba |
|
Thu Dec
11 |
Exercise;
artificial (legal & illegal) performance enhancement; aging and fitness |
tba |
|
Fri Dec
12 |
Review |
|
|
Thu Dec
16 |
8:00Ð9:50 am
FINAL EXAM
|
|
Due dates. Late assignments (e.g., lab reports) are strongly
discouraged - for each day late you will lose 10% of the total possible grade.
Drop
policy. After the
University deadline (8Sep), the course may be dropped only for serious and compelling
reasons. In accord with University policy, I interpret Òserious and compellingÓ
to mean Òunforeseeable.Ó Illness, sudden impoverishment, and similar
catastrophes qualify; poor academic performance does not qualify. 14Nov is the
last day to drop with serious & compelling reason (not eligible for fee
refund; need instructorÕs & department chairÕs signatures).
Incomplete
(I) is given only when extenuating circumstances (Òserious and compellingÓ or
ÒunforeseeableÓ) prevent you from completing work in the course; earlier exam
scores stand unchanged. Per University policy, an ÒIÓ grade remaining
incomplete after one year will automatically convert to ÒFÓ.
Students
with disabilities.
Please discuss your needs with me during the first week of class. If you will
be taking exams at the Testing Center, I ask that you remind me of this at
least two business days prior to the scheduled exam so that arrangements can be made to
accommodate you.
Examinations. This course will have four examinations,
three midterms, and a cumulative final exam. The final exam will be partially
cumulative, with about two thirds from the new material presented after the
third midterm. The other half will be material presented earlier in the course.
Examination questions will cover both lecture material and concepts learned in
lab sessions. Exam questions may come in a variety of formats, including (but
not limited to) multiple choice, matching, short answer, and essay.
Grading. In a perfect world, I would know all of your abilities
and needs, and create tests that precisely examine your knowledge. In lieu of
that I will assume a random Gaussian distribution of student abilities such
that some of you will be ÒAÓ students and will set the scale (thatÕs a fancy
way of saying the grading will be on a curve). The A/B dividing line will be
about 90% of the top student's score, the B/C line will be 80%, the C/D line
will be 70%, and the D/F line will be 60%. Plus and minus grades (i.e., A-/B+)
will be assigned around these dividing lines. But prior to the curve, you will
have an opportunity to revise your exam answers. As many of you may have
experienced, we often learn best from our mistakes. As I want you to learn this
material, I will provide the incentive for you to learn from your exam mistakes
as follows: upon return of your exams, you may revise your incorrect answers
and return your exams to me at the next class meeting. You will gain a 25%
bonus for corrected answers. For example, if you initially received an 80%, and
correct all of your incorrect answers (20%), you will gain a bonus of 0.25 x
25% = 5%, for a final score of 85%.
Exam I 100 pts, exam II,
100 pts, exam III, 100 pts, Final Exam 200 pts, Lab participation, papers &
submitted materials, 100: total evaluation pts for the course: 600.
Web
Exercises (Extra Credit!). I have assigned multiple choice quizzes for each chapter of the text
at the textbook companion web site (http://www.mhhe.com/foxfundamentals).
To
encourage you to use the web site, you will earn extra credit for your quiz
results. Only the assigned multiple choice quizzes will be accepted for extra
credit (1 point each chapter). However, I encourage you to work through the
other exercises as they provide excellent preparation for the lecture exams.
To earn
the extra credit, the graded answers for assigned chapters must be submitted by
the assigned due date. To obtain credit for any particular question set, you
must score 50% or better.
Laboratory. Lab sessions are designed to reinforce principles
presented in lectures, and to expand and learn new material through hands on,
interactive learning, and provide experience and skill-building in laboratory
and scientific procedures. Work associated with the laboratory exercises is
worth cumulative 100 points, equivalent to one exam.
Date Tu/Thu
|
Lab Topic |
|
Aug
26/28 |
Lab intro; data
acquisition and interpretation
|
|
Sep
2/4 |
|
|
Sep
9/11 |
|
|
Sep
16/18 |
Nervous conduction,
synaptic transmission |
|
Sep
23/25 |
Reflex; sensory physiology |
|
Oct
7/9 |
Muscle function |
|
Peripheral circulation,
cardiovascular physiology |
|
|
Oct
21/23 |
|
|
Nov
4/6 |
Respiratory physiology:
spirometry; breathing & exercise |
|
Dec
2/4 |
Renal physiology- kidney
function, urinalysis |
|
Dec
9/11 |
Cardiac response to
exercise and the anaerobic threshold |