Aug. 24 The TCA cycle, electron transport Chap. 3
Aug. 27 Respiration: gas laws, Fick's law Chap. 13
Aug. 29 Respiratory adaptations: Respiratory structures
Aug. 31 Countercurrent exchange, mechanisms of ventilation
Sep. 05 Lungs: Surface tension, elastic recoil and ventilation
Sep. 07 Respiratory adaptations: Pigments, oxygen dissociation
Sep. 10 Bohr effect, carbon dioxide transport, regulation, anaerobiosis
Sep. 12 Circulation: closed and open systems Chap. 12
Sep. 14 Vertebrate circulatory systems and hearts
Sep. 17 Peripheral circulation, Starling's hypothesis
Sep. 19 Cardiac output, control of circulation
Sep. 21 1st HOURLY EXAM (sample exam questions) (grade distribution)
Sep. 24 Diving adaptations, swim bladders
Sep. 26 Water and solute metabolism: osmosis, Nernst equation Chap. 4
Sep. 28 Gibbs-Donnan equilibrium, bioelectric potentials (try a good transport TUTORIAL)
Oct. 01 Active transport, Na,K-ATPase
Oct. 03 Osmoregulation and cell volume regulation
Oct. 05 Hyperosmotic regulation Chap. 14
Oct. 08 Hypo-osmotic regulation
Oct. 10 Isosmotic regulation, terrestrial adaptations
Oct. 15 Vertebrate kidney, hormonal control
Oct. 17 Nitrogen excretion, acid/base balance
Oct. 19 2nd HOURLY EXAMINATION (sample exam questions) (grade distribution)
Oct. 22 Digestion: nutrition, hydrolysis Chap. 15
Oct. 24 Digestive enzymes and absorption
Oct. 26 Whole animal metabolism: metabolic rates Chap. 16
Oct. 29 Activity, cost of locomotion, scope (problems)
Oct. 31 Conformity & regulation, scaling
Nov. 02 Temperature: conformity, regulation, freezing
Nov. 05 Acclimation: proteins, isozymes and membranes
Nov. 07 Thermoregulation: insects and fish, Homeothermy
Nov. 09 3rd HOURLY EXAMINATION (sample exam questions) (grade distribution)
Nov. 12 Muscle: muscle structure Chap. 10
Nov. 14 Mechanism of contraction
Nov. 16 Excitation/contraction coupling, fiber types
Nov. 19 Nervous system: resting potential, Goldman equation Chap. 5
Nov. 26 Action potential, conduction
Nov. 28 Synaptic transmission Chap. 6
Nov. 30 Neurotransmitters
Dec. 03 Postsynaptic potentials
Dec. 05 Neural networks and integration
Dec. 07 Sensory physiology Chap. 7
Dec. 10 Photoreceptors & other sensory receptors
Dec. 12 Review (sample questions for the Final)
COMPREHENSIVE FINAL EXAMINATION: 8-11am, Saturday, December 15
Grading Procedure:
Hourly examinations @ 20% each = 60%, Final examination 40%
There will be no make-up exams. If you miss one or more of the hourly examinations, your final exam grade will count proportionally more.
The total score will be an average of your tests and lab grade, weighted according to the formula above. Your final grade will be determined from your total score on the exams; there is no curve. An A will be awarded for a score of 90.0 to 100, B for 80.0 to 89.9, C for 70.0 to 79.9, D for 60.0 to 69.9, and F for scores <60.0.
I tend to base my examinations on the information that I present in lecture. Therefore, you will find that coming to class and taking good notes will significantly increase your chances of success in this course. The text is a supplement to the lecture, and should provide background and an alternative presentation of material. All questions on the exams will be multiple choice, essays, short answers and problems. The best way to prepare for the exams is to study continuously. If you read over your notes, from the beginning to the last class, two or three times a week, you will find that you won't have to cram at all.
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Updated on 08 August 2003
Robert D. Roer, roer@uncwil.edu