HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY-tentative reading  schedule                                                   FALL 2006

                                                                               

                                                                Topic                                                                        Pages

 

                                Homeostasis                                                                                         1-17

                                Chemistry review                                                                                 A-3 – A-18                                                                                                            Cell physiology                                                                                    19-41

                                Plasma membrane and membrane potential                                     43-69

                                Introduction to neural and hormonal                                                71-99                                                                                                                       communication

                                The CNS                                                                                                109-143

                                The PNS Afferent division                                                                 145-150

                                The PNS Efferent division                                                                  185-201

                                Muscle Physiology                                                                             203-239

                                Cardiac Physiology                                                                             241-273

                                Blood vessels and blood pressure                                                    274-308

                                Body defenses                                                                                     315-363

                                The respiratory system                                                                       365-403

                                The digestive system                                                                          465-508

                                The storage, replication, and expression of genetic material        A-19 – A-30

                                The urinary system                                                                              404-441

                                Fluid/ acid-base balance                                                                     442-463

                                The endocrine System                                                                        95-107

                                                                                                                                                529-581                                                                                                                   Energy balance and Temperature regulation                                   510-527

                                Reproductive system                                                                          582-629