PHYSO 101 - HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
– FALL 2018 TTH Lec T Lab (sec 6540) / TH Lab (sec 6539)

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Date

Lecture Topic (Ward - Physiology Text )

chp

Laboratory (Ward - Laboratory Exercises)

Lab #

Aug 28 T
week 1

Introduction: What is Physiology? Communication, Control and Homeostasis


(1a)

Diagramming Regulatory Systems
Metric System

1
2

Aug 30 TH

Physiology and Biological Chemistry

(1b)

Sep 04 T week 2

Cellular Reactions, Enzymes and Nucleotides

(2)

Biomolecular Modeling
DNA, RNA, and Protein Synthesis

3
4

Sep 06 TH

DNA, RNA and Protein Synthesis Cell

(3)

Sep 11 T week 3

Exam # 1 SCC room 314; 10:20A-11:15A
(Text chp 1-3; Lab # 1-4)
Membrane Transporters

(5)

Membrane Permeability and Transport, pt 1
Cellular Messaging [text chp (6)]
Modeling Membrane Potentials

5
Dis
6

Sep 13 TH

Chemical Messengers and Cellular Receptors
Neuron physiology

(6)
(7)

Sep 18 T
week 4

Neural Communication

(7)

Synaptic Integration
Somatosensory Psychophysics

7
8

Sep 20 TH

Organization of Sensory Neurons

(8)

Sep 25 T
week 5

Exam # 2 SCC room 314; 10:20A-11:15A
(Text chp 5-8; Lab # 5-8)
Hearing



(9)

Sound Localization
Vision
Peripheral Vision and Visual Pathways

9
10
11

Sep 27 TH

Vision

(9)

Oct 02 T
week 6

Muscle Contraction

(11)

Grip Strength and Electromyogram (EMG)

12

Oct 04 TH

Somatic Motor Neurons and Control of Movement

(12)

Oct 09 T
week 7

Exam # 3 SCC room 314; 10:20A-11:15A
(Text chp 9,11,12; Lab # 9-12)

Autonomic Motor Neurons and Control of Internal Organs

(13)

Autonomic Pathways
Autonomic Control of Internal Organs

13
Dis

Oct 11 TH

Hormones, and Control of Internal Organs
Adrenal Medulla, Pancreas, Parathyroid

(14)

Oct 16 T
week 8

Hypothalamus, Pituitary, Adrenal Cortex, Thyroid

(15)

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

14a
14b

Oct 18 TH

Hormones and Control of Internal Organs

(14) (15)

Oct 23 T
week 9

Exam # 4 SCC room 314; 10:20A-11:15A
(Text chp 13-15; Lab # 13-14)
Cardiac Pumping and Cardiac Output



(16)

Exercise, Electrocardiogram and Peripheral Circulation


16

Oct 25 TH

Cardiac Pumping and Cardiac Output

(16)

Oct 30 T
week 10

Blood Vessels and blood flow

(17)

Blood Pressure

Cardiovascular Reflexes
Blood Analysis

17
18
19

Nov 1 TH

Blood and Microcirculation

(18)

Nov 06 T
week 11

Exam # 5 SCC room 314; 10:20A-11:15A
(Text chp 16-18; Lab # 15-19)
Ventilation



(19)

Respiratory System and Spirometry
Respiratory Control

20
21

Nov 08 TH

Ventilation, Gas Exchange, and Gas transport

(19)

Nov 13 T
week 12

Renal Filtration and Urine Formation

(20)

Urine Composition and Fluid Balance

22

Nov 15 TH

Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance

(21)

Nov 20 T
week 13

Exam # 6 SCC room 314; 10:20A-11:15A
(Text chp 19-21; Lab # 20-22)
Digestion



(22)

No Tuesday Lab meeting

 

Nov 22 TH

Thanksgiving Holiday

 

Thanksgiving Holiday

 

Nov 27 T
week 14

Digestion and Nutrient Absorption

(22)

Glucose Monitoring and Homeostasis
Metabolism [text chp (23)]

26
Dis

Nov 29 TH

Absorptive and Post-absorptive Metabolism

(23)

Dec 04 T
week 15

Control of Reproductive Organs

(24)

Presentations of Summaries of Articles

Dis

Dec 06 TH

Exam # 7 SCC room 314; 10:20A-11:45A
(Text chp 22-24; Lab # 20-22, 26)

 

Dec 11 T

Final Exam SCC room 314; 10:00A-12:50P
(From Scantron part of exams 1-6)