BIOLOGY 261                          HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY                SPRING  2005

 

Kevin Krown – Office LS 342, (619) 594-7435, E-mail: kkrown@sunstroke.sdsu.edu

Office hours:  Tu & Th 2:00-3:00pm

                                                                                       

DATE                               LECTURE TOPIC                                READING:  Fox 7th Ed.

 

Jan 25            Introduction, Homeostasis & Biomolecules                            Chapters 1, 2 

 Jan 27           Cell  Membrane Structure and Transport                          50-54 & 126-139      

  Feb  1           Cell  Metabolism  & Enzyme Function                         38-41, Chapters 4, 5

          3            Intercellular Communication and Membrane Potentials      139-143

          8            Neurons and Action Potentials                                               150-164

        10            Synaptic Transmission and Neuronal Integration                164-182

        15            Exam 1

        17            Nervous System Organization & Reflexes                  218-219  &  348-353

        22            Brain Structures and Functions                                                         188-209      

        24            Autonomic Nervous System                                                               220-236

 Mar   1           Skeletal Muscle Structure                                                                   326-339

          3            Skeletal Muscle Mechanics & Metabolism                                      339-350

          8            Smooth and Cardiac Muscle                                                             354-358

        10            Cardiac Output Mechanics                                          379-389 &   410-413

        15            Exam 2

        17            Cardiac Physiology & Blood Vessel Design              390-397 & 420-430 

        22            Capillary Exchange & BP Control            401-403, 415-418   &   434-441

        24            Blood Composition and Hemostasis                                              366-377

                        SPRING BREAK (3/26-4/3)

Apr    5            Disease Defense and Immunology                                     Chapter 15

          7            Respiratory System                                                                           482-494

        12            Gas Exchange Mechanisms                                                             496-512

        14            Digestive System                                                                             Chapter 18       

        19            Exam 3

        21            Urinary System                                                                                 524-539

        26            Fluid Balance & Osmolarity Control                                                541-553  

        28            Endocrine System Overview                                                        Chapter 11

May   3            Fuel Metabolism – Thyroid, Adrenal & Pancreas             613-623           

          5            Intro/Male Reproductive System                                                     Chapter 20

         10           Female Reproductive System                                                         Chapter 20




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