Introductory Human Physiology -
Biology 242
Spring 2005
Instructor: Dr. Brad Wetherbee
Phone: 874-2335 Email: wetherbee@uri.edu
Office: BISC A127
Office Hours M 9-10, T 9:30-10:30 or by appointment
Lecture: T, TH
11:00-12:15 BISC Auditorium
Laboratory: BISC 122A
Text: Human Physiology, Fox, S.I. 2004. 8th
ed. McGraw Hill, NY.
Course Description:
This subject of this course is the functioning of the
human body. The course will follow a
hierarchical scheme from cells and their importance in human physiology to
major organ systems in the human body.
The focus will be on processes that are necessary for normal functioning
of the body and the systems in which they are performed. Other major themes are how organ systems are
interrelated and homeostasis - how the body is able to tolerate changes in the
external environment and maintain a relatively constant internal environment.
Instruction:
The primary means of communicating information will be
lectures. At the end of major sections
students may be given out of class assignments that will emphasize important
concepts. Figures from lecture notes,
study guides, practice exams and other course material will be available on
line at the course website:
http://www.uri.edu/cels/bio/wetherbee/bio242/bio242.html
Students should keep up with reading of chapters in
the textbook. The book provides much
more detailed information about each topic than time allows in lecture. A large volume of material is presented in
this course, therefore students will benefit tremendously by regularly
reviewing lecture notes. If you are
having difficulty with topics covered in this course seek help from fellow
students, your laboratory teaching assistant or Dr. Wetherbee. Also check with the Academic Enhancement
Program located in Roosevelt Hall about tutors and study groups. The course progresses rapidly and problems
will only become worse if you dont seek help early on. Students asking for help or expressing
concern about their grade at the very end of the semester are likely to receive
less sympathy than those seeking help early.
Exams:
Exams will cover
information presented in lecture and students are strongly urged to attend
class, study the lecture notes well, and supplement lecture material
with coverage of topics in the textbook.
Exams will be multiple choice, 50 points on each midterm exam and 75
questions on the final exam. The final
exam will be roughly 50% cumulative and 50% over material from the final
quarter of the course.
Make-up Exams:
Students who know that they are going to miss an
exam should notify the instructor at least one week ahead of time
so that other arrangements can be made.
Students that have an approved university excuse for
missing an exam should notify the instructor as soon as possible to arrange a
makeup exam. Because of the large
number of students in this class and because make up exams are time consuming
to prepare and administer, make up exams will be essay format.
Grading:
Students will be evaluated on the basis of 4 midterm
exams, out of class assignments and the final exam. Cumulative scores for the course will be posted on the course
website after each exam so that students are aware how they are performing and
will can estimate the approximate letter grade they could expect to receive in
the course if the level of performance is continued. Final letter grades for the course cannot be determined
absolutely until the end of the semester, when all scores for all students have
been tallied.
The laboratory (BIO244) is a separate
one-credit course and is graded separately from the lecture. Laboratory scores have no bearing on lecture
grades.
At the end of the semester, grades will be based on scores as a percentage of total points possible scaled as:
Points Grade Assignments 25
267-269.9
A- Exam 2 50
261-266.9
B+ Exam 3 50
240-260.9
B Exam 4 50
237-239.9
B- Final Exam 75
234-236.9
C+ TOTAL POINTS 300
203-233.9
C
201-202.9
C-
198-200.9
D+
174-197.9
D
Below 174
...F
Lecture Schedule
January
|
Topic |
Fox Reading
|
|
|
18 |
1. Introduction & body
organization |
1 |
|
|
20 |
2. Cell membranes &
transport |
3, 6 |
|
|
25 |
3. Nerve cells & membrane potential |
6, 7 |
|
|
27 |
4. Action potential &
nerve impulse |
7 |
|
February
|
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|
1 |
5. Nerve impulse
propagation & integration |
7 |
|
|
3 |
6. Central nervous system
The brain |
8 |
|
|
8 |
EXAM
I |
|
|
|
10 |
7. CNS II spinal cord & reflexes |
8 |
|
|
15 |
8. Autonomic nervous system |
9 |
|
|
17 |
9. Sensory receptors |
10 |
|
|
(22) |
NO CLASS Monday classes
meet |
|
|
|
24 |
10. Sensory physiology
taste & smell |
10 |
|
March
|
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|
|
1 |
11. Sensory physiology
equlibrium |
10 |
|
|
3 |
12. Sensory physiology - hearing |
10 |
|
|
8 |
EXAM
II |
|
|
|
10 |
13. Sensory physiology - vision |
10 |
|
|
(14-20) |
SPRING BREAK |
|
|
|
22 |
14. Muscle physiology I |
12 |
|
|
24 |
15. Muscle physiology II |
12 |
|
|
29 |
16. Cardiac physiology |
14 |
|
|
31 |
17. Cardiac physiology II |
14 |
|
April
|
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|
|
5 |
18. Blood and blood vessels |
13 |
|
|
7 |
EXAM
III |
|
|
|
12 |
19. Respiratory system |
16 |
|
|
14 |
20. Respiratory system II |
16 |
|
|
19 |
21. Excretory system |
17 |
|
|
21 |
22.
Excretory system
|
17 |
|
|
26 |
23. Digestive system
I |
18 |
|
|
28 |
EXAM IV |
18 |
|
|
May |
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|
3 |
24. Digestive system
II |
18 |
|
|
5 |
25. Immune system I |
15 |
|
|
10 |
26. Immune system II |
15 |
|
|
17
(8am) |
FINAL
EXAM (½
comprehensive) |
BISC Aud. |
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