Section I:

	Organization of the nervous system: the brain and CNS; PNS; ANS
	Origin of membrane potentials and excitability
	Action potential generation and propagation
	Synaptic and neuromuscular transmission
	Neurotransmitters and receptors
	Sensory systems
	Sensory mechanisms
	Respiratory physiology I: mechanics
	Respiration II; oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange systems
	Respiration III: control
	MIDTERM EXAM(33% of semester grade). Key to Midterm 1

Section II:

	Muscle I; structure, sliding filament hypothesis
	Muscle II; excitation-contraction coupling
	Autonomic Nervous System
	Smooth and cardiac muscle
	Cardiovascular I:
	CV II
	CVIII:
	CV\IV
	Blood and hemostasis
	MIDTERM EXAM (33% of semester grade) key to recent exam

Section III:

	The Endocrine System
	The Endocrine System
	The Kidneys
	The Kidneys
	The Kidneys
	Fluid and electrolyte balance
	Fluid and electrolyte balance
	Energy Balance
	Reproduction and Development
	Reproduction and Development
	FINAL EXAMINATION (1:00-3:00, not comprehensive, represent 33% of semester grade)