4 Credit hours
Spring Semester -- (Indianapolis campus)

Instructor(s):
	D. Peavy

Prerequisite(s):
Introductory biology (K101, K103), organic chemistry (C341, C342), and physics (P201, P202), or equivalent

Description:
An advanced course in human physiology designed for students with no prior exposure to the discipline.  Emphasis on basic physiological mechanisms of control with regard to membrane, neural, endocrine, reproductive, muscle, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, renal and multisystems physiology.

Text:
	Guyton, A. C., Human Physiolosy and Mechanisms of Disease, Fifth edition, W. B. 	Sauders Company, Philadelphia, 1992 and various articles.

Outline:   LECTURE NO.     DESCRIPTION
	1		Course introduction & introduction to the science of physiology
	2		Components and structure of the membrane
	3		Movement of substances through the membrane I - osmosis, simple 
			diffusion, and facilitated diffusion
	4		Movement of substances through the membrane II - active transport
	5		Cell to cell signaling - gap junctions and second messengers
	6		Functional organization of the nervous system
	7		Resting membrane potential
	8		The action potential
	9		Synaptic transmission
	10		Sensory systems I
	11		Sensory systems II
	12		Motor control systems - spinal cord
	13		Motor control systems - the brain
	14		The autonomic nervous system
	15		Endocrine control mechanisms & the pituitary gland
	16		Growth hormone and the thyroid gland
	17		The adrenal glands
	18		The endocrine pancreas
	19		Calcium and bone metabolism
	20		Reproductive Physiology - Male
	21		Reproductive Physiology - Female
	22		Pregnancy & lactation
	23		Sexual determination and differentiation
	24		Muscle classification and structure
	25		Regulations of skeletal muscle contraction
	26		Contractile properties of skeletal muscle
	27		Properties of cardiac and smooth muscle
	28		Overview of the cardiovascular system
	29		Electrical and mechanical properties of the heart
	30		The cardiac cycle
	31		The EKG
	32		The peripheral circulation - arteries, arterioles, & capillaries
	33		The peripheral circulation - veins & lymphatics
	34		Regulation of blood pressure
	35		Blood & hemostasis
	36		The immune system
	37		Lung structure, lung volumes, air movement
	38		Mechanics of breathing
	39		Pulmonary circulation and gas transport
	40		The control of breathing
	41		Exercise physiology
	42		Exercise physiology
	43		Temperature regulation
	44		Chewing, saliva, swallowing
	45		Digestion and absorption in the stomach
	46		The exocrine pancreas and biliary system
	47		Digestion and absorption in the small intestine
	48		Absorption and secretion in the large intestine
	49		Functional anatomy of the kidney
	50		Blood flow and glomerular filtration
	51		Tubular reabsorption & secretion
	52		Fluid balance
	53		Electrolyte balance
	54		Acid-base balance

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