HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
(BIOLOGY 1020)
Fall 2006
Instructor: Barbara Van Sciver
Phone: 423-0605
E-mail- bvansciver@ccri.edu
Text: Sherwood L. 2006. Fundamentals of Physiology: A Human
Perspective. Third Edition: Thompson
Brooks/Cole,
Laboratory Text: Moberg, P. Copyright
1998. Customized Laboratory Manual
for Human Physiology. McGraw-Hill
Companies Inc.,
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Course Description
Human Physiology is a fifteen
week course. We meet Mondays from
9:00 to 11:30 for lecture and 9:00 to 12:00 for lab on Thursdays. The lecture portion provides the fundamental
concepts of physiology, focusing on the mechanisms of human body functions. The concept of homeostasis is a major theme of this course. The laboratory portion reinforces the
lectures and provides a means for the student to gain a hands -on examination of basic physiological concepts. It is necessary
to pass both the lecture portion and the lab portion in order to pass the
course.
Course Objectives
The intention of this course
is to provide the student with the knowledge and the understanding of the organization, function, and coordination
of the human body from cells, to tissues, to organs, to body systems, to the
overall organism. The course discusses the cell as the basic
unit of life. As stated above the concept of homeostasis, how the body
maintains a relatively stable internal environment, is emphasized. Each body system, and its contribution to
homeostasis, is discussed.
Outlines of each lecture will
be provided.
GRADING:
The lecture portion will be 75 % of the final
grade, while the lab portion will be 25%.
Students are expected to
attend all lectures, it is important and encouraged to take good notes. There will be three lecture exams and a final
exam, these will be based on lecture and on reading assignments. The final exam will be approximately 25%
cumulative and 75% based on the lectures subsequent to the third exam.
Lecture:
Exam I - 100 points
Exam II-
100 points
Exam III- 100 points
Final exam-100 points
Total possible points- 400