physiology syllabus

Date	Topic	HW Assigned (Due next class unless otherwise noted)
Sept 3	Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology	Find one example of a cool physiology or anatomy fact. Be prepared to decribe to class. Turn in (email!) 2-3 sentence summary and at least one reliable reference. Read Course Outline on website.
Sept 5	Fun Physiology Facts; Question 1: Why do we care about anatomy?; Horse Evolution exercise	Read Jared Diamond article Evolving Backward ; Discover, Sept 1998.
Sept 8	Senior Retreat - NO CLASS
Sept 10	Human evolution skull lab	1. Read Beyond Stones & Bones (Newsweek) for Friday. (on the Souk) 2. Make a graphical timeline (on your computer) showing (a) when each of the hominids from our lab was extant and (b) summary of major characteristics of each species. Use www.becominghuman.org website for information. Due Monday, Sept. 15
Sept 12	Skull lab continued	1. Finish hominid timeline. 2. Read Carl Zimmer article A Fin is a Limb is a Wing; National Geographic Nov. 2006. http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0611/feature4/index.html
Sept 15	Case studies in A&P evolution	None
Sept 17	Question 2: How do animals move? Introduction to locomotin & muscles	Read: (1) These Butts Were Made for Walking, and (2) schmidt-nielsen_skeletons.pdf Both on the Souk.
Sept 19	How muscles work - day 2	Read Campbell_muscle_structure.pdf on Souk Study for quiz on Monday on Anatomy unit + 1st day of muscles / locomotion (not the material from class on Friday, other than how earthworms move!)
Sept 22	Quiz (Anatomy & Muscle Intro) Muscle contractions (Powerpoint of images from class available on the Souk - Muscle_Contraction_Images_studentfile.ppt)	Read campbell_sliding_filament_model.pdf (on Souk). Study the figure and make sure you understand the details.
Sept 24	Group exploration of the details of crossbridging ("So you think you want to be a doctor...")	Pick one of the scenarios from the worksheet and come to class ready to explain it to you colleagues. Know terms from the worksheet.
Sept 26	Small group work, then presentations of findings to class	Read Vander_muscle_ATP. Terms to know: phosphorylation, oxidative phosphorylation, glycolysis,
Sept 29	Review details of muscle depolarization & contraction. Sources of ATP in cell (cellular respiration, creatine phosphate, glycolysis)	Complete Muscle Contraction Review worksheet (click here). Quiz key...available here!
Oct 1	Glycerinated muscle lab; fast vs. slow twitch fibers; types of muscle contraction	oops - none
Oct 3	Effects of exercise on muscles; motor memory; biomechanics	Read two articles (on Souk): (1) Building the Unbeatable Body (Nat. Geo); (2) Shrimp Strikes Nature. (They are on these - I promise!)
Oct 6	Finish biomechanics (cockroaches & robots); Review for test; raptor flight (long block)	Study for test
Oct 8	Test on muscles (long block)	None.
Oct 10	No class - professional development day
Oct 13	Raptor Force!	Read two articles on the Souk: (1) The Man Who Fell Out of Bed; (2) The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
Oct 15	Question 3: Feeling Nervous? Introduction to nerves & the nervous system	Read these webpages to further understand the experiments we did today. Feel free to explore too - the site has lots of online tests to measure response time, left vs. right confusion, memory, etc. Right vs. Left: http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/split.html 2-point Discrimination: read the "Background Concepts" section: http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/twopt.html
Oct 17	Left & Right Hemispheres; 2-point discrimination	Complete "Brain Structures" worksheet - on the Souk. Email to me before class on Monday. (Remember: "loopy!" in subject line of the email, and your name as part of the Word doc file name.)
Oct 20	Brain structure & function	Read two articles: (1) Link between emotion and memory: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071004121045.htm; (2) Memory Code: available on the Souk.
Oct 22	Sheep brain dissection!	Finish Brain Worksheet from class (Development, His & Hers); Finish reading two articles above.
Oct 24	Brains: sleep	Warm Hands Warm Hearts articles: listen to / read NPR story; read Science article emailed to clss.
Oct 27	Memory formation	Complete Neuron Basics Worksheet; come to class with questions
Oct 29	The details of nerve anatomy & action potentials	Read (re-read?) Cambell & Vander nerve articles (on Souk)
Oct 31	Refractory periods & Neurotransmitters	Read chili pepper summary article (and Nature article, if interested)
Nov 3	Virtual Leech Dissection	Review notes & articles; come to class Weds with any questions before Take-Home Exam
Nov 5	Neurology Review / Heart & Circulation Brainstorming	Complete Take Home Exam - please read instructions carefully. Due to me before the start of class on Friday.
Nov 7	Unit #3: Hearts & Circulation Intro	None
Nov 10	Heart structure & blood flow	Read "heart_Campbell.pdf" on the Souk, and fill in any gaps in your notes
Nov 12	Heart Dissection!	HW: re-read the last section of Campbell article (see above) about heart depolarization. Also read the New Yorker article "Small & Thin" on the Souk. Come to class prepared to discuss.
Nov 14	Heart depolarization & start of disorders	See my email for detailed instructions. Short version: see this website: http://www.med.yale.edu/library/heartbk/encyclo.pdf. Choose three. Write brief summary of each. Be prepared to explain one in class on Monday.
Nov 17	Discussion of heart disorders
Nov 19	Virtual Cardiology Lab	Organize notes - In class assessment on Friday
Nov 21	Heart & Circulation Assessment (open-notes)	Read summary articles (click here) about the eye and vision...in preparation for the cow eye dissection (!!) on Monday
Nov 24	Cow eye dissection	Read about the adaptations of animals to extreme temperatures. Everyone read the article about adaptations to cold environments (JUST the section on animals) . Also read either about adaptations of reptiles & amphibians to living in deserts, OR adaptations of mammals and birds to living in deserts. Come to class prepared to discuss specific examples for each.
Nov 26	Plant Earth: living in extreme temperatures	None!
Nov 28	Break - no class
Dec 1	Break - no class
Dec 3
Dec 5
Dec 8
Dec 10
Dec 12
Dec 15
Dec 17
Dec 19

Jan 5	Student's Choice: Independent Projects
Jan 7
Jan 9
Jan 12
Jan 14
Jan 16

Date

Topic

HW Assigned

(Due next class unless otherwise noted)

Sept 3

Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology

Find one example of a cool physiology or anatomy fact. Be prepared to decribe to class. Turn in (email!) 2-3 sentence summary and at least one reliable reference. Read Course Outline on website.

Sept 5

Fun Physiology Facts;

Question 1: Why do we care about anatomy?;

Horse Evolution exercise

Read Jared Diamond article Evolving Backward ; Discover, Sept 1998.

Sept 8

Senior Retreat - NO CLASS

Sept 10

Human evolution skull lab

1. Read Beyond Stones & Bones (Newsweek) for Friday. (on the Souk) 2. Make a graphical timeline (on your computer) showing (a) when each of the hominids from our lab was extant and (b) summary of major characteristics of each species. Use www.becominghuman.org website for information. Due Monday, Sept. 15

Sept 12

Skull lab continued

1. Finish hominid timeline. 2. Read Carl Zimmer article A Fin is a Limb is a Wing; National Geographic Nov. 2006.

http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0611/feature4/index.html

Sept 15

Case studies in A&P evolution

None

Sept 17

Question 2: How do animals move? Introduction to locomotin & muscles

Read: (1) These Butts Were Made for Walking, and

(2) schmidt-nielsen_skeletons.pdf

Both on the Souk.

Sept 19

How muscles work - day 2

Read Campbell_muscle_structure.pdf on Souk

Study for quiz on Monday on Anatomy unit + 1st day of muscles / locomotion (not the material from class on Friday, other than how earthworms move!)

Sept 22

Quiz (Anatomy & Muscle Intro)

Muscle contractions (Powerpoint of images from class available on the Souk - Muscle_Contraction_Images_studentfile.ppt)

Read campbell_sliding_filament_model.pdf (on Souk). Study the figure and make sure you understand the details.

Sept 24

Group exploration of the details of crossbridging ("So you think you want to be a doctor...")

Pick one of the scenarios from the worksheet and come to class ready to explain it to you colleagues. Know terms from the worksheet.

Sept 26

Small group work, then presentations of findings to class

Read Vander_muscle_ATP. Terms to know: phosphorylation, oxidative phosphorylation, glycolysis,

Sept 29

Review details of muscle depolarization & contraction. Sources of ATP in cell (cellular respiration, creatine phosphate, glycolysis)

Complete Muscle Contraction Review worksheet (click here).

Quiz key...available here!

Oct 1

Glycerinated muscle lab; fast vs. slow twitch fibers; types of muscle contraction

oops - none

Oct 3

Effects of exercise on muscles; motor memory; biomechanics

Read two articles (on Souk): (1) Building the Unbeatable Body (Nat. Geo); (2) Shrimp Strikes Nature. (They are on these - I promise!)

Oct 6

Finish biomechanics (cockroaches & robots); Review for test; raptor flight (long block)

Study for test

Oct 8

Test on muscles (long block)

None.

Oct 10

No class - professional development day

Oct 13

Raptor Force!

Read two articles on the Souk:

(1) The Man Who Fell Out of Bed; (2) The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat

Oct 15

Question 3: Feeling Nervous?

Introduction to nerves & the nervous system

Read these webpages to further understand the experiments we did today. Feel free to explore too - the site has lots of online tests to measure response time, left vs. right confusion, memory, etc.

Right vs. Left: http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/split.html

2-point Discrimination: read the "Background Concepts" section: http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/twopt.html

Oct 17

Left & Right Hemispheres; 2-point discrimination

Complete "Brain Structures" worksheet - on the Souk. Email to me before class on Monday. (Remember: "loopy!" in subject line of the email, and your name as part of the Word doc file name.)

Oct 20

Brain structure & function

Read two articles: (1) Link between emotion and memory: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071004121045.htm; (2) Memory Code: available on the Souk.

Oct 22

Sheep brain dissection!

Finish Brain Worksheet from class (Development, His & Hers); Finish reading two articles above.

Oct 24

Brains: sleep

Warm Hands Warm Hearts articles: listen to / read NPR story; read Science article emailed to clss.

Oct 27

Memory formation

Complete Neuron Basics Worksheet; come to class with questions

Oct 29

The details of nerve anatomy & action potentials

Read (re-read?) Cambell & Vander nerve articles (on Souk)

Oct 31

Refractory periods & Neurotransmitters

Read chili pepper summary article (and Nature article, if interested)

Nov 3

Virtual Leech Dissection

Review notes & articles; come to class Weds with any questions before Take-Home Exam

Nov 5

Neurology Review / Heart & Circulation Brainstorming

Complete Take Home Exam - please read instructions carefully. Due to me before the start of class on Friday.

Nov 7

Unit #3: Hearts & Circulation Intro

None

Nov 10

Heart structure & blood flow

Read "heart_Campbell.pdf" on the Souk, and fill in any gaps in your notes

Nov 12

Heart Dissection!

HW: re-read the last section of Campbell article (see above) about heart depolarization. Also read the New Yorker article "Small & Thin" on the Souk. Come to class prepared to discuss.

Nov 14

Heart depolarization & start of disorders

See my email for detailed instructions. Short version: see this website: http://www.med.yale.edu/library/heartbk/encyclo.pdf. Choose three. Write brief summary of each. Be prepared to explain one in class on Monday.

Nov 17

Discussion of heart disorders

Nov 19

Virtual Cardiology Lab

Organize notes - In class assessment on Friday

Nov 21

Heart & Circulation Assessment (open-notes)

Read summary articles (click here) about the eye and vision...in preparation for the cow eye dissection (!!) on Monday

Nov 24

Cow eye dissection

Read about the adaptations of animals to extreme temperatures. Everyone read the article about adaptations to cold environments (JUST the section on animals) . Also read either about adaptations of reptiles & amphibians to living in deserts, OR adaptations of mammals and birds to living in deserts. Come to class prepared to discuss specific examples for each.

Nov 26

Plant Earth: living in extreme temperatures

None!

Nov 28

Break - no class

Dec 1

Break - no class

Dec 3

Dec 5

Dec 8

Dec 10

Dec 12

Dec 15

Dec 17

Dec 19

Jan 5

Student's Choice: Independent Projects

Jan 7

Jan 9

Jan 12

Jan 14

Jan 16