SYLLABUS for the course
TEXTBOOK:
ANIMAL
PHYSIOLOGY by
Sherwood, Klandorf, Yancey; 2nd ed., 2013 (Cengage) |
Go to GET BODY SMART: excellent interactive images, animations, and experiments for anatomy and physiology |
Lecture
#1 |
->Brief History of
Physiology TOPIC LINKs: |
LAB--BIOETHICS LINKS: ___Bioethics Net: bioethical
principles and news |
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Lectures #2-4 |
->EVOLUTION; Principles of Self-Regulation--Homeostasis and Rheostasis TOPIC LINKs: Principles of
Feedback
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Lectures #5-7 |
->Cell and Molecular Physiology; Communication TOPIC LINKs: **McGrawHill
transcription animation -- excellent |
GENOME TOPICS: __NCBI-NIH MapViewer of Organism Genomes __US Animal Genome Mapping __J. Craig Venter Institute |
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Lectures #8-9 Sept. 17-18 |
->Regulation: Endocrine Systems TOPIC LINK: |
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Sept. 24 |
--SEE a previous EXAM and REVIEW OUTLINE on CLEo |
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Lectures
#13-17 |
->Regulation: Higher Nervous Systems TOPIC LINKs: |
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Lectures
#17-20 |
->Regulation: Senses TOPIC LINKs: |
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Oct. 18 |
--SEE a previous EXAM on CLEo
GO TO Exam RESULTS graph | ||
Lectures
#21-23 |
TOPIC LINKS: |
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Lectures
#24-29 |
->Maintenance: Circulation; Respiration TOPIC LINKS: |
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Nov. 8 |
--SEE a previous EXAM on CLEo GO TO Exam RESULTS Graph | ||
Lectures #30-34 |
-->Maintenance: EXCRETION; FLUID Balance; ACID-BASE TOPIC LINKS: __Tardigrades.com! A site describing these incredible creatures, which (in a dormant state) can withstand 100 years without water; can tolerate extreme pressures, vacuum, X-rays, liquid nitrogen..... |
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Lectures
#35-39 Dec. 4 |
->Maintenance: DIGESTION; ENERGY; TEMPERATURE
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Lectures
#40-42 |
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Lecture
#43 |
->REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS TOPIC LINKs: |
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DEC. 16 |
->FINAL EXAM--SEE
a SAMPLE EXAM on CLEo |
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