ZO 421 -- Physiology
Schedule, Spring 2008
NCSU Department of Zoology

Schedule -- last updated 29 April 2008 4:00 PM
*This schedule is subject to change, except for exam dates; exam dates will not change once the semester has started. If topics change, the associated readings and assignments will also change. Any such changes will be announced in class.

*In-class and homework assignments are not typically listed below until they have been distributed in class, but links will be posted afterward (in case you lose yours or miss class). Check this page regularly for updated links to homework assignments, cases discussed in class, answer keys, etc. You are responsible for turning in homework assignments at the start of class on the day due. In-class assignments must be completed within that class session for credit.

*All exams are cumulative, but will emphasize material not previously tested.

*Chapter numbers refer to the textbook (Fox, Human Physiology-- see syllabus).

*PDF files of the SLIDES for each class will be made available before each class as pdf files -- to access them, click on the "slides" link for the day of interest below.
DATE TOPIC ASSIGNMENTS
January 9
Wednesday 		Introduction to Physiology and to this Course
 slides (pdf)
Ch 1
January 11
Friday 		Quick overview of some basics slides (pdf)
Ch 1-5
January 14
Monday 		Quick overview of some basics slides (pdf)
Ch 2-5
January 16
Wednesday 		Quick overview of some basics slides (pdf)
Quiz 1 today (Quiz 1 answer key)
Ch 2-5
January 18
Friday		 Cells and their Environment

slides (pdf)
Ch 6
Case 1
January 21
Monday
no class -- Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday
January 23
Wednesday

Cellular Signaling and Neurons

slides (pdf)
Ch 6, 7
resting membrane potential handout
January 25
Friday		 Cellular Signaling and Neurons slides (pdf)
Quiz 2 today (Quiz 2 answer key)
Ch 7
January 28
Monday 		Neurophysiology slides (pdf)
Ch 7, 8, 10
January 30
Wednesday		 Neurophysiology -- Sensory Physiology slides (pdf)
Ch 8, 10
February 1
Friday		 Neurophysiology -- Sensory Physiology slides (pdf)
Ch 10
February 4
Monday 		Case Discussions Case Set 1
Ch 1-8, 10
February 6
Wednesday

***MIDTERM EXAM 1***
answer key

 covers Ch 1-8, 10;
Jan. 9 - Feb. 4
February 8
Friday 		Neurophysiology -- Motor Physiology slides (pdf) -- 1 per page / 6 per page
Ch 12
February 11
Monday		 Neurophysiology -- Autonomic Nervous System slides (pdf) --6 per page (corrected slide 30)
Ch 9
February 13
Wednesday		 no class  
February 15
Friday 		Endocrinology

slides (pdf) -- 6 per page
Ch 9, 11
February 18
Monday		 Endocrinology slides (pdf) -- 6 per page
Ch 11
Case 2
February 20
Wednesday		 Endocrinology slides (pdf) -- 1 per page / 6 per page
Ch 11, 20
February 22
Friday 		Reproductive Physiology slides (pdf) -- 1 per page / 6 per page
Ch 20
February 25
Monday		 Reproductive Physiology slides (pdf) -- 1 per page / 6 per page
Ch 20
February 27
Wednesday		 Case Discussions Case Set 2
Ch 6-9, 11-12, 20
February 29
Friday		 ***MIDTERM EXAM 2***
answer key		 covers Ch 1-12, 20; Jan. 9 - Feb. 27
March 3
Monday		 no class -- Spring Break

March 5
Wednesday

 no class -- Spring Break
March 7
Friday 		no class -- Spring Break
March 10
Monday		 Cardiovascular Physiology slides (pdf) -- 1 per page / 6 per page
in-class exercise
Ch 13-14
March 12
Wednesday		 Cardiovascular Physiology slides (pdf) -- 1 per page / 6 per page
Ch 13-14
March 14
Friday 		Cardiovascular Physiology slides (pdf) -- 1 per page / 6 per page
Ch 13-14
March 17
Monday		 Respiratory Physiology slides (pdf) -- 1 per page / 6 per page
Ch 14, 16
March 19
Wednesday		 Respiratory Physiology slides (pdf) -- 1 per page / 6 per page
Ch 16
March 21
Friday 		no class
March 24
Monday

Clinical Interpretation of Blood Gases
Dr. Kristen Hibbetts

Quiz 3 (Quiz 3 answer key)
slides (pdf) -- 1 per page / 6 per page with answers
Ch 13-14, 16
March 26
Wednesday		 Renal Physiology slides (pdf) -- 1 per page / 6 per page
Ch 17
March 28
Friday 		Renal Physiology slides (pdf) -- 1 per page / 6 per page
Ch 17
March 31
Monday		 Cardiovascular - Respiratory - Renal slides (pdf) -- new and improved -- 1 per page / 6 per page

Ch 14, 16, 17
April 2
Wednesday		 Case Discussions Case Set 3
Ch 8-9, 11-14, 16-17
April 4
Friday		 ***MIDTERM EXAM 3***
answer key		 covers Ch 1-14, 16-17, 20;
Jan. 9 - April 2
April 7
Monday		 Digestive System slides (pdf) -- 1 per page / 6 per page
Ch 18
April 9
Wednesday		 Digestive System slides (pdf) -- 1 per page / 6 per page
Ch 18, 19
April 11
Friday		 Regulation of Metabolism Case Set 4
Questions on Case Set 4 (we will go over these in class on Monday, April 14)
Ch 19
April 14
Monday		 Regulation of Metabolism slides (pdf) -- 1 per page / 6 per page
Ch 19
April 16
Wednesday		 ***MIDTERM EXAM 4***
answer key

covers Ch 1-7, 9, 11-14, 17-19;
Jan. 9 - April 16
**topics of focus: digestive system, regulation of metabolism, ANS, action potentials, muscle types, endocrinology (endo relevant to regulation of metabolism)**
April 18
Friday		 Immune System slides (pdf) -- 1 per page / 6 per page
Ch 15
April 21
Monday		 Immune System slides (pdf) -- 1 per page / 6 per page
Ch 15
April 23
Wednesday		 Immune-Mediated Diseases
Dr. Jonathan Fogle
 slides (pdf) -- 1 per page / 6 per page
Ch 13-16, 18
April 25
Friday		 Case Discussions Case Set 5
Ch 1-20
notes from slides (pdf) --1 per / 6 per page
May 2
Friday		 ***FINAL EXAM***
8:00-11:00 (that's AM)

covers Ch 1-20;
Jan. 9 - April 25
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