Biology 155

LECTURE OUTLINE
Fall Term 2008

Week Date Topic Text Reference

1 Sept 10 Introduction

Chap. 1
Review of basic chemistry Chap. 2
2 14 Cell structure and function Chap.
3
Basic tissue structure and histology
Integument: Structure and function
Nervous
System:
Organization;
Nervous
Tissue

Chap.
12,15,17
Resting Membrane Potentials and Graded Potentials
3 21 Action Potentials
Refractory Periods; Propagation of Action Potentials
Synapses and Synaptic Transmission
4 28 Integration at Postsynaptic Membranes
Neural Integration; Neuronal Circuits
Special senses
5 Oct. 5 Special senses cont.

Skeletal
Muscle:
Anatomy;
Mechanism of
Contraction

Chap.10,13
(reflexes)
Cellular Mechanism of Contraction - continued
6 12 Mechanism of Contraction - continued
Contraction in Whole Muscles
Factors Affecting the Force of Contraction
7 Oct 15 MIDTERM EXAM
19 Reflex Activity
Review and practice exam
8 26 Reflex Activity - continued
Endocrine System: Overview; Hormones Chap. 18

1
 Mechanisms of Hormone Action
9 Nov 2 Mechanisms of Hormone Action - continued
The Pituitary Gland and Its Hormones
The Pituitary Gland and Its Hormones - continued
10 9 The Pituitary Gland and Its Hormones - continued
The Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands
The Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands – continued
11 16 The Adrenal Gland
The Endocrine Pancreas
Endocrine Pancreas - continued
12 23 Reproductive System Chap. 28-29

Endocrinology of Male Reproduction

Endocrinology of the Ovarian Cycle
13 30
Pregnancy
Endocrinology of
Pregnancy

Endocrinology of Pregnancy – continued

Midterm Review (time permitting)
Dec 4 End of Term 1

2
1 Jan 4 Cardiovascular System: Heart Physiology; Chap. 20
Cardiac Action Potential and Cardiac Contraction
2 11 Conduction Pathway and Pacemaker Cells
Cardiac Cycle and Cardiac Output
Regulation of Cardiac Output
3 18 Control of Blood Pressure

Physiology of
the
Circulation;
Physical
Principles

Chap.
19,21
of Blood Flow
4 25 Capillary Exchange
Physiology of the Circulation
Capillary Exchange -
continued

5 Feb 1 Control of Tissue Blood Flow

Short Term Regulation of Blood Pressure
6 8 Respiratory System Mechanics of Breathing Chap. 23
Boyle's Law and Pulmonary Ventilation,
Airway Resistance and Breathing
Feb 15-26 Extended Midterm Break – 2010 Olympics no classes!
7 Mar 1 Law of Laplace, Alveolar Surface Tension, and the Role of Surfactant
Gas Exchanges in the Body
8 8 Gas Exchanges Between the Blood, Lungs, and Tissues
Transport of Oxygen and CO2 by Blood
Mar 11 MIDTERM EXAM
9 15 Digestive System Chap.
24-25
Regulation of Gastric Secretion
10 22 Gastric Motility and Emptying
Role of the Small and Large Intestines in Digestion
11 29 Chemical Digestion and Absorption
Metabolic Evens of the Absorptive State
Role of the Liver in Metabolism
12 Apr

Urinar
y
Syste
m
Glome

3
 rular
Filtrati
on

Chap.
26, 27

Regula
tion of
Glome
rular
Filtrati
on
Tubular Re-absorption
13 12 Regulation of Urine Concentration and Volume
Creation and Role of the Medullary Osmotic Gradient
Review (time permitting)
15 End of Term 2