Tamatha
Barbeau, Ph.D. Professor of Biology Coordinator: Veterinary Studies Program Coordinator: Program for Undergraduate Research (PURE) |
Human
Physiology (Biol 236) Summer Lecture Syllabus
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Instructor: Tamatha Barbeau, Ph.D.
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Lecture
Textbook: The
lecture textbook will be a free, open source, downloadable PDF (Human
Physiology, by Wikibooks Contributors, 2017). This PDF textbook will have
comments made by me, in pop-up boxes. I will tell you which sections you
need to read and study, as well as which sections we will not be covering.
I will be updating this PDF file for each chapter that we cover. I recommend
downloading the PDF onto your computer in order to view my embedded comments,
as they don't show up well when viewing the PDF online.
Lab : There is no published
lab manual for this course. Lab exercises will be posted as a downloadable
PDF on the online course syllabus (Look further down below on this page!).
You must print these out and review them before coming to lab. Lab
quizzes are based on these handouts.
Course Description: In this course we will investigate human physiology
covering aspects of most of the major organ systems. The nature of physiology
is to understand how different organ systems of the body are regulated by
nervous and endocrine control, and this primarily involves negative feedback
systems in order to maintain homeostasis. This course is tailored specifically
towards pre-nursing students but is also relevant to students in related allied
health programs. [If your major is focused on pre-medical,
pre-pharmacy, pre-veterinary (or other) this might not be the appropriate
level course for you. Please speak with me or your academic advisor.]
This course involves A LOT of memorization of vocabulary along with more conceptual-based
learning. Furthermore, this course will involve cumulative knowledge - meaning
you will apply material covered earlier in the semester towards each successive
newer concept and topic. Be prepared to study! You should spend about 1-3
hours outside of lecture studying for each hour in lecture that material is
covered. Keep up with your reading of the textbook and review of lecture notes
frequently. You must complete a course in Human Anatomy before taking this
course, as we aim to build upon a pre-existing knowledge of anatomy.
Course
Conduct : This
summer course consists of four lectures per week and four lab sections. Lecture
material is covered through PowerPoints.
Lecture Exams: There are 4 exams in the
semester, based on material covered in each quarter of the course; thus, exams
are not comprehensive. Exams will be mostly multiple choice, with some short
answer questions. On the days we have an exam, there will be no lecture that
follows.
Lecture Quizzes: There are 3 lecture quizzes
given during the start of lecture on scheduled days. Quizzes contain fill-in-the-blanks,
short answer, and essay answer questions. Spelling and grammar COUNT. If you
come late to lecture on these days you do not take the quiz. If you miss a
quiz, or arrive late on the day of a quiz, you must provide an official excuse
and make-up the quiz within 2days or else you receive a zero. There will be
no exceptions to this rule.
Lab
Reports: There will be 2 lab reports due during
the semester. Spelling and grammar counts! Click
HERE
to see how blood glucose lab report is graded.Click
HERE
for blood pressure lab report grading guidelines. Click HERE
for kidney lab report grading guidelines. Click
HERE
for general guidelines on writing lab reports and see example lab report included
within. Click
HERE to see
an example of a nursing article published using this format.
Lab Quizzes: There are 6 lab quizzes during
the semester consisting of 10 - 15 questions given during the first 15 min
of lab. Quizzes contain multiple choice, fill-in-the-blanks, and matching
questions. If you come late to lab on these days you do not take the quiz.
If you miss a quiz, or arrive late on the day of a quiz, you must provide
an official excuse and make-up the quiz within 2days or else you receive a
zero. There will be no exceptions to this rule.
Student Performance : In this course performance is assessed based on percentage of total possible points as shown below. The lab is worth 25% of the course. There are no extra credit assignments in this course, so every quiz, exam, and practical counts!
Number
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Points
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Total
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Lecture Exams |
4
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150
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600
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Lecture Quizzes |
3
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50
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150
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Lab Quizzes |
6
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30
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180
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Lab Reports |
2
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35
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70
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Total |
1000
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Grading Scale | 90 - 100% A | 75 - 79.4% C+ | 60 - 64.4% D |
85 - 89.4% B+ | 70 - 74.4% C | < 60% F | |
80 - 84.4% B | 65 - 69.4% D+ |
SUMMER
LECTURE SCHEDULE: The following is a tentative
lecture schedule of the subject material, exam, and quiz dates.
On this Syllabus page I will post narrated PowerPoints,
as downloadable PDFs, as well as PDFs that you can print out and bring to
lecture to annotate. I routinely give examples and information that might
not be in these powerpoints, so coming to lecture is a must. This
syllabus was last updated June 12, 2023.
Days | Topic |
May 30th (Tue) |
CH 1 HOMEOSTASIS
& FEEDBACK LOOPS (PowerPoint)
(Completed
Notes). Chapter
1 Study Outline. Practice
Exam Ch 1. |
May 31st (Wed) | CH
2, part 1: CELL METABOLISM.
(Powerpoint)
(Completed
Notes). Chapter
2 part 1 Study Outline.
Practice Exam Ch 2 part 1. Glycolysis flow chart ,Glycolysis pathway KEY; Glyogen and lipid metabolism flow chart, Glycogen and lipid KEY; Amino acid metabolism flow chart, Amino acid pathway KEY. Lab 2: Cell Metabolism. Lab Quiz 1. |
Jun 1st (Thu) | CH
2 part 2: CELLS AND THE ENVIRONMENT. (Powerpoint)
(Completed
Notes). Chapter
2 part 2 Study Outline. Practice
Exam Ch
2 part 2. Exam Review follows completion of Ch 2 part 2 today. Lab 3: Osmosis & Diffusion, Lab Quiz 2. Following lab is Exam 1 review, so bring your questions. |
Jun 5th (Mon) |
Exam 1 (Ch 1, Ch 2, parts 1 &2). (no lab today) |
Jun 6th (Tue) |
CH 4, part
1: PHYSIOLOGY OF NEUROTRANSMITTERS. This chapter is VERY IMPORTANT
FOR NURSING SCHOOL PHARMACOLOGY!! (PowerPoint)
(Completed
Notes)
Click HERE
for YouTube video of lecture from Wed June 7, 2023 from 11:00 -11:50am.
In this lecture I will finish discussing neurotransmitter signaling
of neurotransmitters Glutamate, Glycine, and GABA, as well as nitric
oxide and cGMP. I also begin discussion of Central Nervous System
physiology, including the brain regions, and cerebral lobes (frontal,
parietal, temporal, occipital, and insula). We cover the role of the
Broca's and Wernike's areas, as well as aphasias. We discuss the role
of the cerebrum in sleep and the role of deep cerebral nuclei in motor
function (claustrum and caudate nucleus). |
Jun 7th (Wed) | CH
4, part 2: CNS PHYSIOLOGY. (PowerPoint)
(Completed
Notes). Instructor's
Notes. Chapter
4 part 2 Study Outline. Practice
Exam Ch 4 part 2. Lab 5: Sensory Physiology, Lab report on blood glucose DUE at start of lab. |
Jun 8th (Thu) |
Ch 4, part
3: PNS PHYSIOLOGY (PowerPoint)
(Completed
Notes). Instructors's
Notes. Chapter
4 part 3 Study Outline. Practice
Exam Ch 4 part 3. PNS
flow chart; PNS flowchart KEY.
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Jun 12th (Mon) |
Exam 2 [Ch 4, parts 1 (rest of neurotransmitters), 2, & 3] (No lab today) |
Jun 13th (Tue) | Ch
14: ENDOCRINE PHYSIOLOGY. (PowerPoint)
(Completed
Notes) Instructor's
Notes; Chapter
14 Study Outline. Practice
Exam Ch 14. Click HERE for blank flow diagram of endocrine system.Click HERE for endocrine KEY. Lab 6: Muscle Physiology. Lab Quiz 5 (on sensory lab, and muscle lab vocab) |
Jun 14th (Wed) |
CH 6: MUSCLE
PHYSIOLOGY. (PowerPoint)
(Completed
Notes). Ch
6 Study Outline. Practice
Exam Ch 6 .
Instructor's notes. |
Jun 15th (Thu) |
Ch
7 & 8: CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY. (PowerPoint)
(Completed
Notes). Instructor's
notes; Chapter
7 & 8 Study Outline.
Practice Exam Ch 7 & 8.
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Jun 19th (Mon) |
Lecture Exam 3 (Ch 6, 7, & 8). (No lab today) |
Jun 20th (Tue) | Continuation
of Ch 8 (blood physiology), and then CH 11: RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY.
(PowerPoint)
(Completed
Notes). Instructor's
Notes; Chapter
11 Study Outline. Practice
Exam Ch 11. Click HERE for respiratory regulation of blood pH, click HERE for KEY Lab 9: Blood Physiology Lab. Lab quiz 6 (on blood pressure lab, and blood lab vocab) |
Jun 21st (Wed) | Ch
9: IMMUNE PHYSIOLOGY.
(PowerPoint
- updated for Fri 6/22) (Completed Notes). Ch
9 Study Outline. Practice
Exam for Ch 9. Click HERE for blank flow diagram on Immune Sequence of Events. Click HERE for KEY Click HERE for blank flow diagram of Immune Categories. Click HERE for KEY. Lab 10: Lecture Quiz 2: Ch 14 (endocrine physiology) |
Jun 22nd (Thu) | contin.. of lecture material (Lab 11: Kidney Lab . Lab Quiz 7 (extra quiz to be able to drop lowest lab quiz - on blood lab, and kidney lab vocabulary) |
Jun 26th (Mon) | CH
10: KIDNEY PHYSIOLOGY. (PowerPoint
- updated for 6/22) (Completed
Notes). Report
on Blood Pressure Regulation is DUE in
lecture! No
lab today. Ch 11 Study Outline. Practice Exam Ch 11. Regulation of GFR flow chart, Regulation of GFR KEY . |
Jun 27th (Tue) | CH
15: MALE & FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGY.
(PowerPoint)
(Completed
Notes). Ch
15 & 16 Study Outline. Practice
Exam Ch 15 & 16.
Click HERE for regulation of steroidogeneis and gametogenesis. (KEY) Lab 12: Lecture Quiz 3: Ch 9 (respiratory) |
Jun 28th (Wed) |
Ch 15 Contin... Lab : Exam 4 review. |
Jun 29th (Thu) | Exam 4 (Ch 9, 10, 15) |
THINGS
TO REMEMBER TO DO WELL IN THIS COURSE:
If you are
having a hard time with the material presented in class, COME TO SEE ME!
Please DO NOT WAIT until half way through the semester to come and see me
if you are having trouble.
If
you require academic counseling or services involving learning or physical
disabilities, call the Office
of Counseling and Testing at 843-661-1840, or make
an appointment. If you need tutoring, call the Tutoring Center at
(843) 661-1675.
Review
what is covered in lecture EVERY DAY. A summer course contains the same
rigor and material of a regular full semester course, so you cannot daly
or fall behind by even one day! Don't try and study 3-4 chapters of material
the night before an exam. Study and review each day so that you are not
overwhelmed the day before an exam.
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