Human
Physiology (Zoology 2124), Spring 2007
Instructor: Dr. Ari Berkowitz Textbook: Principles of Human Physiology, 2nd ed.
Richards
Hall 102 by
W. J. Germann & C. L. Stanfield
Tel:
325-3492 Benjamin Cummings, 2005
E-mail:
ari@ou.edu
Office Hrs: W 9-11 AM & 2-4 PM Web
Site: https://learn.ou.edu
Th
9-11 AM
or
by appointment Lab
Manual: Buy at Crimson & Cream Copy Center
(Union)
Lectures:
MWF 11:30 AM-12:20 PM Lecture
Handouts: Buy at Crimson & Cream Copy Center
Adams Hall 150 or download from D2L
Labs: Richards
Hall 213 "Clicker": Turning Technologies RF Response Card (RFC-03)
After
completing this course, you should be able to:
1) Describe the function(s) of each important structure in each organ system (including nervous, endocrine, muscular, cardiovascular, respiratory, immune, urinary, digestive, metabolic, and reproductive systems).
2) Explain, in terms of cause and
effect, how the components of each organ system normally work together.
3) Predict how each function will be altered by specific perturbations of the internal or external environment.
4) Explain how specific interactions
between systems can a) increase the probability of survival and/or reproduction
or b) cause health problems.
Laboratory Sessions
The
goal of laboratory sessions is to give you an understanding and appreciation of
human physiology that goes beyond "book-learning," by doing hands-on
experiments in teams. Preparation for each experiment is
vital. Lab attendance is required.
State
law requires approved eye protection during certain laboratory
experiments. You will be required
to sign a statement saying you accept the Department of Zoology's regulations
concerning contact lenses and safety goggles. Eating, drinking, and chewing tobacco are not allowed.
You should wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water after each
laboratory session and before touching food, drinks, or cigarettes.
Materials
will be supplied to each team.
These materials must be returned clean and intact at the end of each
laboratory period. Breakage will
be charged to the individual responsible if he/she can be identified;
otherwise, the entire team to which the material was assigned will share its
cost.
Grading
Course
component Contribution
to grade
Exam #1........................................................................ 100 points (10%)
Exam #2........................................................................ 100 points (10%)
Exam #3......................................................................... 100 points (10%)
Final exam (comprehensive) ................................................. 200 points (20%)
Lecture quizzes:
Individual
(11 @5 pts. ea.; 1 dropped) .................................50 points (5%)
Group
(11 @5 pts. ea.; 1 dropped) ......................................50 points (5%)
Group exercises (11 @10 pts. ea.; 1 dropped)
............................ 100 points (10%)
Laboratory data collection (13 @ 10 pts. ea.; 1
dropped)............... 120 points (12%)
Laboratory quizzes (12 @ 10 pts. ea.; 2
dropped)........................ 100 points (10%)
Laboratory final exam (individual + group) 80
points (8%)
TOTAL........................................................................ 1000 points (100%)
Final
course grades will be assigned
objectively on the basis of total points earned:
A
= 900 points or more (90% or more)
B
= 800 - 899 points (80% or more, but less than 90%)
C
= 700 - 799 points (70% or more, but less than 80%)
D
= 600 - 699 points (60% or more, but less than 70%)
F
= less than 600 points (less than 60%)
Course
grades will not be curved; instead, all scores on an individual exam may be scaled up (i.e., the same number of points added
to each student's score); the instructor alone will make this decision.
PLEASE
NOTE
1)
Lecture quizzes will include material from previous lectures as
well as material from textbook readings assigned for that day or before, which
may or may not be covered during lecture. Therefore, you are advised to do the
textbook reading for each lecture before the lecture. Each
lecture quiz will be taken a) individually and b) in your small group; both sets of answers will count towards your grade.
2)
Each lab session will
include an assignment of preparatory work and a laboratory quiz; the
quiz will include material from the previous lab session as well as material
from the preparatory reading for the current lab session;
therefore, you are advised to come prepared for the day's experiments.
3)
At the semester's end,
your group points (i.e., 15% of
the total points) will be adjusted up or down based on your contribution to
group efforts, assessed confidentially by each of the other members of your
group.
Missed
Laboratory Sessions: There will be no make-up labs. If you
know in advance that you will be unable to attend your regular laboratory
session due to a religious holiday or official university event, you must make
arrangements with your laboratory instructor to attend another laboratory
session that week.
Missed
Exams or Quizzes: There will be
no make-up exams or quizzes. At the
semester's end, each student's lowest single individual lecture quiz score and lowest two laboratory quiz scores will be dropped; each lecture
group's lowest single lecture quiz
score and lowest single group
exercise score will also be dropped.
For missed exams, see Exam Score Substitution Policy below.
Exam
Score Substitution Policy: The final
exam will consist of four 50-point sections: one section for each of the three
earlier portions of the course (corresponding to the three midterm exams) and one
section for the final portion of the course. If your percentage correct on any one of the first three sections of the final exam is
higher than your percentage correct on the corresponding midterm exam, the
percentage correct on that final exam section will be substituted for the
percentage correct on that midterm exam.
(If your percentage correct is higher on more than one final exam section than on the corresponding midterm
exams, only the score showing the biggest improvement will be
substituted.) If you miss any single midterm exam for any reason, the
corresponding section of the final exam will serve as your percentage correct
on the missed midterm exam (and you will not be able to substitute a second
final exam section for a second midterm exam). If you miss a second midterm exam, you will receive a zero for that exam score.
Grading
Errors: If you believe there was an
error in a quiz or exam or a mistake in grading, you must give the instructor a
written description of the
apparent mistake and your reasoning within one week of receiving the
grade. The instructor will decide
on the complaint and inform the student at a later time.
Academic
Dishonesty: University regulations
will be followed in the event of academic dishonesty (see http://www.ou.edu/provost/integrity/). Filling
in a quiz form for an absent student and copying or "shared writing" of lab
reports are forms of cheating and will not be tolerated.
Withdrawal
Policy: If a grade of W or I is
requested, University policy will
be followed.
Students
with Disabilities: If you have a
disability that may prevent you from fully demonstrating your abilities, please
contact the instructor as soon as possible, to discuss accommodations necessary
to ensure your full participation and to facilitate your educational
opportunities.
Important
Dates:
Last
date for automatic W upon withdrawal: Feb. 23; last date for withdrawal without petition to dean: Mar.
30
Final
exam: Thursday, May 10, 1:30-3:30 PM
HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY LECTURE SCHEDULE
|
WEEK |
DATE |
TOPIC |
TEXTBOOK READING (Before
class) |
|
1 |
1/17 |
Introduction |
|
|
|
1/19 |
Homeostasis and control mechanisms |
Chapter 1 (especially 9-16) |
|
|
1/22 |
Chemical constituents of the body
|
Chapter 2: 23-35 |
|
2 |
1/24 |
Chemical & cellular constituents of the body |
Chapter 2: 35-59 |
|
|
1/26 |
How molecules bind and act: enzymes, receptors, etc. |
Chapter 3: 62-78 & Chapter 5: 135-148 |
|
|
1/29 |
Glucose metabolism |
Chapter 3: 78-97 |
|
3 |
1/31 |
Glucose metabolism |
(Chapter 3: 78-97) |
|
|
2/2 |
How molecules move within the body |
Chapter 4 |
|
|
2/5 |
Resting potentials |
Chapter 8: 209-222 (esp. 216-222) |
|
4 |
2/7 |
Action potentials |
Chapter 8: 223-237 |
|
|
2/9 |
Synapses: mechanisms |
Chapter 5: 148-158 & Chapter 9: 241-250 |
|
|
2/12 |
Synapses: neurotransmitters & integration |
Chapter 9: 250-259 |
|
5 |
2/14 |
Nervous system anatomy; autonomic nervous system |
Chapter 10: 262-284 & Chapter 12: 353-365 |
|
|
2/16 |
EXAM #1 |
Homeostasis - Synapses
|
|
|
2/19 |
Endocrine control |
Chapter 6 (esp. 162-167) |
|
6 |
2/21 |
Sensory systems: overview, somatosensory, vision |
Chapter 11: 301-332 |
|
|
2/23 |
Sensory systems: hearing, vestibular, chemical |
Chapter 11: 333-348 |
|
|
2/26 |
Reflexes/movement control & cognitive functions |
Chapter 10: 284-298 & Chapter 12: 365-371 |
|
7 |
2/28 |
Muscles: mechanism of contraction |
Chapter 13: 375-400 (esp. 380-385) |
|
|
3/2 |
Muscles: energetics & smooth/cardiac muscles |
Chapter 13: 400-407 |
|
|
3/5 |
Blood composition and hemostasis |
Chapter 16 |
|
8 |
3/7 |
Heart function |
Chapter 14: 413-438 |
|
|
3/9 |
Regulation of cardiac output |
Chapter 14: 438-447 |
|
|
3/12 |
Regulation of blood flow through vessels |
Chapter 15 |
|
9 |
3/14 |
Cardiovascular system during exercise & disorders |
Chapter 15: 469, 488-489, 493 |
|
|
3/16 |
EXAM #2 |
N.S. Anatomy - Cardiovascular
system |
|
|
3/17-25 |
SPRING VACATION--NO CLASS!! |
|
|
|
3/26 |
Immune system: overview & nonspecific system |
Chapter 23: 725-733 |
|
10 |
3/28 |
Immune system: specific system |
Chapter 23: 734-746 |
|
|
3/30 |
Immune system: tolerance, allergies, autoimmunity |
Chapter 23: 736-737, 746-751 |
|
|
4/2 |
Respiration: mechanism of breathing |
Chapter 17 |
|
11 |
4/4 |
Respiration: gas exchange |
Chapter 18: 542-559 (esp. 552-559) |
|
|
4/6 |
Respiration: regulation |
Chapter 18: 559-573 (esp. 562-566) |
|
|
4/9 |
Urinary system: anatomy and basic functions |
Chapter 19 (esp. 578-597) |
|
12 |
4/11 |
Urinary system:
reabsorption / secretion mechanisms |
Chapter 19: 590-597 & Chapter 20: 609-618 |
|
|
4/13 |
Urinary system: regulation |
p. 470 & Chapter 20 (esp. 618-627, 629-632) |
|
|
4/16 |
Gastrointestinal: anatomy, overview, & motility |
Chapter 21: 646-659, 675-679 |
|
13 |
4/18 |
Gastrointestinal: digestion and absorption |
Chapter 21: 659-668 |
|
|
4/20 |
EXAM #3 |
Immune system - Urinary
system |
|
|
4/23 |
Regulation of digestion |
Chapter 21: 668-675 |
|
14 |
4/25 |
Regulation of metabolism and calcium |
(Ch. 3,) Ch. 7 (esp. 179-194), & pp. 627-629 |
|
|
4/27 |
Reproduction: embryonic development, anatomy |
Chapter 22: 685-695, 700-702 |
|
|
4/30 |
Reproduction: hormonal regulation |
Chapter 22: 695-700, 702-710 |
|
15 |
5/2 |
Reproduction: pregnancy, labor, & lactation |
Chapter 22: 711-720 |
|
|
5/4 |
Review |
|
|
|
5/10 |
FINAL EXAM: 1:30-3:30 PM |
COMPREHENSIVE |
Note:
This schedule is tentative and may be changed by the instructor as needed.
HUMAN
PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY SCHEDULE
|
WEEK |
DATES
|
LABORATORY |
TEXTBOOK READING |
|
1 |
1/16-1/19 |
Introduction |
|
|
2 |
1/22- 1/26 |
Introduction Lab Safety /
Scientific Method |
|
|
3 |
1/29 -2/2 |
Enzymes |
Chapter 3: 63-78 |
|
4 |
2/5-2/9 |
Molecular Transport |
p. 69 (Chemistry
Review) & Chapter 4 |
|
5 |
2/12 -2/16 |
Action Potential
Simulations |
Chapter 8: 223-237
& Chapter 9: 242-253 |
|
6 |
2/19- 2/23 |
Endocrine
Physiology |
Chapter 6 & Chapter 7: 189-194
+ 200-204 |
|
7 |
2/26 – 3/2 |
Human Senses |
Chapter 11 |
|
8 |
3/5-3/9 |
Human Reflexes |
Ch. 10: 284-287,
Ch. 11: 340-343, Ch. 12: 354, &
Ch. 18: 563-566 |
|
9 |
3/12- 3/16 |
Muscle Physiology |
Chapter 12 |
|
|
3/19 -3/23 |
SPRING BREAK |
|
|
10 |
3/26 -3/30 |
Blood & Immune
Function |
Chapters 16 &
23 |
|
11 |
4/2-4/6 |
Human
Cardiovascular Function |
Chapters 14 and 15 |
|
12 |
4/9-4/13 |
Heart Function |
Ch. 14, Ch. 12:
354-365, & Ch. 5: 153 |
|
13 |
4/16-4/20 |
Respiration |
Chapters 3 & 17
+ p. 184 |
|
14 |
4/23-4/27 |
Exercise Physiology |
Chapter 24 |
|
15 |
4/30-5/4 |
Wrap-up / Lab Final
/ Comprehensive Problem Set |
Bring all notes and
textbook to class for problem set! |