Human Physiology / Lab                                                                                      Spring 2023

4 Credit Hours

BIO 434-01     

Lecture / Lab (Separate lab schedule will be provided in lab)

 

Instructor:  Dr. Carl Gilbert

                                   

Contact Information: 

Phone:  479-670-3098 (for text only)

Email:  cgilbert@cofo.edu

                                   

 

Text:  Physiology by Berne and Levy.  Seventh edition.  Publisher:  Elsevier

 

Prerequisites

BIO 384; prerequisite requires a grade of C- or better.

 

Course Description

The function of human organ systems with an emphasis on the molecular mechanisms of homeostasis. Topics include: neuro-, muscular, endocrine, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal and gastrointestinal physiology. This course is intended for students majoring in Human/Molecular Biology or who plan to enroll in a graduate program in the biological or medical sciences. Three hours of lecture, and one three-hour laboratory each week. 

 

Course Objectives

1. The students will be able to discuss the molecular and cellular mechanisms that underlie the normal physiological processes of all human organ systems.
2. The students will be able to identify and describe the pathology of disease states without formal coursework in pathophysiology. (You will learn many disease states in this course, and with your strong command of normal physiology, you will have the capacity to evaluate diseases and propose mechanistic bases for the pathology. Moreover, with your understanding of molecular and cellular mechanisms, you will be able to scientifically rationalize drug therapies employed to treat these conditions
3. The students will be able to confidently communicate, both written and verbally, with proper terminology and pronunciation, all aspects of normal human physiology with your peers, your physician, your pharmacist, and your future professors.
4. The students will be able to excel on biology/physiology sections on pre-health, professional school and graduate school exams (e.g., PCAT, MCAT, etc.).
5. The students will be able to apply basic principles of biology, chemistry, and physics to the discipline of human biology, with a primary focus on organismal physiology. 
6. The students will be able to generate hypotheses about physiological processes and design experiments to test hypotheses.

 

My Philosophy

As your instructor, my goal is to help you learn – a process that I enjoy. So, please feel welcome to ask me questions about the course material. If you have a question that I cannot answer, I will do my best, within reason, to find an answer for you. Please feel free to contact me and to ask me questions about the material any time.  I will gladly discuss course materials with you.

 

As a student in this course, you are expected to learn the material that I present to you, including information in your textbook/lab manual, and be able to apply that material to “real life” problems and questions. It is vital that you establish good study habits early in the semester. I encourage you to set time aside for studying the course materials, form study groups with your classmates, and visit me during office hours if you have questions.

 

Academic Honesty

The C of O policy on academic integrity applies in this course.

 

ADA Statement

• College of the Ozarks is committed to providing equal access to educational opportunities to qualified students with physical or mental disabilities as intended by section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
• Section 504 states that “no qualified individual with a disability in the United States shall be excluded from, denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under” any program or activity that either receives Federal financial assistance or is conducted by any Executive agency or the United States Postal Service.
• Agencies that provide Federal financial assistance also have section 504 regulations covering entities that receive Federal aid. Requirements common to these regulations include reasonable accommodation for employees with disabilities; program accessibility; effective communication with people who have hearing or vision disabilities; and accessible new construction and alterations.
• A disability is defined by the ADA as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a person who has a history or record of such an impairment, or a person who is perceived by others as having such an impairment.
• Students interested in accommodations should contact the Coordinator of Student Support Services in the Dean of the College Office at accommodations@cofo.edu; 417-690-2396.

 

Assignments

There will be assignments, and most will be associated with lecture activities.  The assignments will be due electronically (explained at the time of the assignment) by 8:00AM on Tuesday of the week following the assignment of the activity.  Some weeks there may be multiple assignments, and they all will be due the Tuesday of the week following the assignment of the activity.  No late weekly assignments will be accepted.    In addition, each student is required to schedule a time to visit with the instructor to discuss a reading of the student’s choice.  While the student has the freedom to choose the reading, it must be associated with biology, the Bible, or the focus of combining biological understanding with Biblical studies.   This meeting will be counted as one of the assignments. It is the student’s responsibility to make sure that the signature page is signed for this assignment.  Credit may not be given if this is not done.

 

Pop quizzes

The instructors reserve the right to assign quizzes at any time during the course.  The quizzes will always cover material previously covered in the course.  These points will count toward the Pop Quizzes percentage (see Grading Policy above).  

 

Exams

All exams will cover information previously discussed in class or in the assigned readings.  This includes information that may have been covered on previous exams in the course.  It will be important to be able to use information covered at the beginning of the course to answer question and discuss topics at the end of the course.  In lecture, there will be three (3) regular exams (composed of a multiple choice section and a take-home / essay section) and one (1) final exam.  The final exam will be multiple choice only and will be comprehensive.    It is the student’s responsibility to make sure that the signature page is signed for the multiple choice portion of the exams.  Credit may not be given if this is not done.

  

Make-up Exams:  Make up exams will be in an in-class format, may not follow the regular exam format, and will be administered during the month of April at a time agreed upon by both the student and the instructor.  Failure to make-up an exam at the agreed upon time will result in a 0% for the exam score unless the student provides evidence of an excused absence for the make-up.  Illness is an example of an excusable absence.  Forgetting, over-sleeping, and working are not considered excusable.  Decide on a time that you will be available. 

 

Grading Policy

The final grade for the course will be calculated from the exam grades and the homework assignments. 

                        Lecture Exams (multiple choice):  20% of the final grade

                        Lecture Exam (Take-home / Essay):  40% of the final grade

                        Lab:  25% of the final grade

                        Assignment:  10% - 15% of the final grade 

                        Pop Quizzes:  0% - 5% of the final grade

The total percentage will equal 100%.  Therefore, as the pop quiz weight increases, the assignment weight will decrease.

                                               

Grading Scale:  Note: All final grades are rounded up to the next whole number

            90% - 100%                  A

            80% - 89%                   B

            70% - 79%                   C

            60% - 69%                   D

            59% and below             F

Attention:  Regular (daily, weekly, monthly, etc.) grades may be reported to the College.

 

Student Decorum

Attendance

Student attendance will be taken on a daily basis.  Since student performance is consistently linked to attendance, students expecting to be successful need to attend class regularly.  College policies regarding class attendance will be followed. 

 

College Policy Regarding Class Attendance

Excused absences are granted for students participating in officially sanctioned (Dean of the College approved) college activities and for students with a valid health clinic excuse. Students with an excused absence are allowed to make up missed class work. The classwork missed as a result of a planned activity may be due prior to the absence or by a specific date following the excused absence, as determined by the instructor. The names of students who are frequently absent from classes will be reported to the Dean of the College. Continued absenteeism may constitute grounds for suspension.

 

Cell Phones

Cell phones and other electronic devices are disruptive to classroom activities. Thus, the use of cell phones and other electronic devices will NOT be permitted in my classroom unless the instructor has given prior approval.  At all times, ALL cell phones, pagers, and other electronic devices must be out of sight AND in the OFF (or quiet) position. If you are using a cell phone during class, you will be asked to leave. So, please turn off the cell phones and keep them stored away.  You can last 50 min without looking at it.

Also, Cell phones provide opportunities for cheating. If I see a cell phone out during a quiz or exam, I will report you to your academic dean, and you will receive a ‘0’ score for the exam or quiz.  If you are waiting for an emergency call, please leave the phone at my desk.  I will make you aware, if you receive a call.

 

Policy on the use of email:

I will not address issues of grades or absences through email. If you do email me about setting up an appointment, please include your name in the subject heading.  Please DO NOT email me an apology for missing class. Feel free to give me evidence for excused absences (by text, email, in person etc.), but you are not required to apologize for missing class.  Your absence is not a personal attack on me.  Therefore, you do not owe me an apology. 

 

Policy on talking during class:

Discussion with peers during lecture is rude and distracting. It is distracting to me and to other students. If your inappropriate talking becomes disruptive, you will be asked to leave.

 

Good luck with this course!!! Again, please feel free to ask questions!!! More than anything, I want you and your peers to have a good learning experience.

 

SUGGESTED STUDY HABITS:

I strongly recommend that you develop good study habitats EARLY in the semester.  Most of you will not do well in this course if you simply study the notes night before the exam. I recommend that you study 2-3 hr outside of class (in a quiet place with cell phones off) for every 1 hr of lecture. That is about 6-8 hrs a week!  I recommend that you do the following:

(1) Skim the text/lab manual the night before lecture/lab. Get a general sense of the information that we will cover in lecture and lab.

(2) Print out the notes for lecture and lab from the LMS.  Review them.

(3) Attend lecture and lab. Arrive a few minutes early so that you are ready when we start class. Be attentive and interactive – i.e. ask questions. Take some notes that supplement the printouts/text/lab manual.

(4) Within 24 hr of lecture, re-write your lecture notes.  Study the notes as you write them, committing some information to memory. This step is critical!

(5) Contact me if you do not understand some material. We can review some concepts you do not understand.  

(6) Very Important!!  Remember, lab and lecture are tied together in this course.  Fee free to ask questions about lecture during the lab meetings and vice versa.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lecture Course Outline with Assigned Readings (Subject to change):

Week 1: 

Introduction

Basic Nutrition

Getting Nutrients into the Blood Stream 

 

Week 2: 

Getting Nutrients into the Blood Stream

 

Week 3: 

Getting Oxygen into the Blood Stream

Carrying Oxygen and Nutrients to the Tissues/Cells

 

Week 4: 

Carrying Oxygen and Nutrients to the Tissues/Cells (End of Information for Exam 1)

Getting Nutrients and Oxygen into the Cells

 

Week 5: 

Exam 1

Basic Cellular Utilization of Nutrients and Oxygen

 

Week 6: 

Getting Waste Products out of the Cells

Extra Exam over Cellular Utilization of Oxygen (Counts as Multiple Choice Exam Weighted Assessment)

 

Week 7: 

Carrying Waste Products to Excretion Sites and Excretion of Waste

 

Week 8: 

Carrying Waste Products to Excretion Sites and Excretion of Waste

Movement and Support for the Human Body:  Skeleton (primarily storage and maintenance of mineral nutrients in the human body)

 

Week 9: 

Movement and Support for the Human Body:  Skeleton (primarily storage and maintenance of mineral nutrients in the human body)

Movement and Support for the Human Body:  Muscles and ancillary structures (Including Skin)

 

Week 10: 

Movement and Support for the Human Body:  Muscles and ancillary structures (Including Skin) (End of Material for Exam 2)

Exam 2

 

Week 11: 

Physiology of Neuro- Monitoring and Control (including senses)

 

Week 12: 

Physiology of Chemical/Hormonal Monitoring and Control

 

Week 13:

Physiology of Reproduction

 

Week 14: 

Physiology of Reproduction (End of Material for Exam 3)

Exam 3

Basic Processes of Immunity 

 

Week 15: 

“Catch-up” or Pathophysiology