Bio 349 Human Physiology (most files require Adobe Acrobat)

Prereq: Biology 348 or 206; and Chem 115 or higher

Registration in this course is restricted to a select number of majors in PEHR and Bio/Anth. If you are not officially declared in a major that requires Bio 349, you will not be allowed to register for this course without an instructor-issued override. Please submit your override requests at least 3 weeks before registration opens.

A comprehensive introduction to the study of integrated functions of cells, organs and organ systems in humans; with lab.

Learning Resources:

• Please complete this brief Introductory Student Assessment, which will help me get to know you better (as a class) and to create the best possible learning experience.
• You are welcome to use this Self-Assessment form to periodically reflect on your performance in the class and to evaluate possible strategies to improve you understanding of course material. This tool is designed primarily for your personal use, but you can click the "submit" button to send your comments to me. (There are no course points awarded for completing this form.)
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Course Announcements:

• This page was current in Spring 2008, when I last taught the class. I've left some materials posted so that you can see some of my teaching tools and other course information. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about this Bio 349 class. Thanks.
• Here for the list of proposed essay questions submitted for the FINAL EXAM. A forum has been opened on the Bb Discussion Board for you to exchange study questions. Thank you for the time and energy you have already invested to do well on your final exam!
• Please return equipment ASAP!
• Please consult your packet for research paper guidelines and the grading rubric. As an additional resource, you are encouraged to use this checklist to help organize the required tasks among your group members, and to double check that your project paper is complete.
• Click on this link to view the official call for Research Posters . Please use the poster template provided below, in the section on Laboratory Information. Sign-up sheets for presentation times and for your potluck contribution will be posted in the lab.
• Welcome to the first day of Bio 349 Human Physiology. Our first meeting will be on Wednesday, April 2nd. There are no labs during the first week of class.
• Bio 349 Human Physiology Syllabus - Spring 2008
• View the Learning Objectives for both the lecture and lab portions of the course here.
• Please review this handout containing Essay Tips and the Grading Rubric for student essays. Practice your answers to the proposed essay questions before the exams, and use the remainder of the questions as a study guide.
• Note: If you are interested in TAing for Bio 348 next year, please submit an application, available from the Biology office, BI 315. (Please include summer contact information.) Thanks!
• Final scores are calculated and posted. The class average on the final exam is 76%, with a high score of 93%. The overall class average (all evaluations) is 84%. Well done! Your SCORES can be accessed from this link. Just enter your student number (W#).

  Laboratory Information:

• Please return equipment ASAP!
• In order to meet the printing requirements in the STC, please download this poster template and use to create the poster for your research project. Email a DRAFT to your TA before your print your poster, preferably during or before the week of May 27th.
• Be sure to review the grading rubrics in your packet for both the research paper and the poster, so that you can meet the expectations for both of these assignments.
• Class Data for the Muscle Physiology lab is posted here. Please see the Excel Tips on page 30 of your packet for instructions on conducting a t-test. The bulk of the instructions for using this data are found on pp. 81 & 82 in your packet.
• If you have not yet purchased the course packet, the first lab assignment on The Scientific Process is posted here. Also download and print this homework assignment on Statistical Analysis for Student Projects .
• Download and complete this proposal form describing the details of your group research project. Email the completed form (including at least 3 abstracts) to your TA on or before the due date.

Lecture Presentations & Library of Figures:

• Powerpoint presentation for Week 1: Introduction and Review.
• Powerpoint presentations for Week 2: Cell Membranes , Intercellular Communication, and Endocrine Function.
• Powerpoint presentation for Week 3: Electrochemical Signaling and Afferent Division of the Nervous System
• Powerpoint presentations for Week 4:Efferent Division of the Nervous System.
• Powerpoint presentation for Week 5: Skeletal Muscle Physiology.
  • Online animation of the Interaction between Thin and Thick Filaments.
• Powerpoint presentation for Week 6: Cardiac Physiology.
  • For a different presentation of normal and abnormal rhythms, this doctor dances to the cardiac cycle.
• Powerpoint presentation for Week 7: Physiology of Blood.
• Powerpoint presentations for Week 8: Respiratory Physiology, and Urinary Physiology. Note: Portions of Ch. 20 are included in this series of lectures (pp. 663-671).
• Powerpoint presentation for Week 9: Digestive Physiology.

Student Panel Assignments:

• Guide to Bio 349 Panel Presentations.
• Student Panel Assignment #1 .
• Student Panel Assignment #2 .
• Student Panel Assignment #3 .
• Student Panel Assignment #4 .
• Student Panel Assignment #5 .
• Student Panel Assignment #6 .
• Student Panel Assignment #7 .

Student Panel Presentations and associated links are posted below:

MIDTERM EXAM
• "Blue Light Special on Aisle 3": Flow Cytometry in Diagnosis and Treatment of HIV .
• "Volume Control" in Asthma: Blocking the Effects of Leukotrienes .
• Shining the Light on: Vitamin D .
• Back from Gilligan's Island: A Bad Disembarquement .
• Too Much of a Good Thing?: Amyloid Precursor Protein .
• When World's Collide: Conscious & Unconscious Control of Skeletal Muscles .
• The Attacking Defense Strategy: Atropine and Organophosphate Poisoning .
• Reinforcing Maladaptive Behaviors: Cocaine Addiction .
• But I am smiling... Botulinum Toxin A .
• Muscle Heat: "That's Hot!" ~ Paris H. .

FINAL EXAM
• A Tale of Two Hardwares: Treating Coronary Artery Disease.
• You can mend a Broken Heart! .
• This is not your sister's PE class!
• FUBA: A Friar's Underwater Breathing Apparatus.
• Calling all backup! Problems in the pH department.
• "Ace of Cakes" Special Edition: Kidneys

Other Links:

• Have a go at these online games in Human Anatomy and Imaging Techniques.
• On this site, Heart Center Online, enter 'patent foramen ovale' or other terms for good information about normal and abnormal heart function.
• Bio 349 Textbook Web Site (Silverthorn: Human Physiology)