Physiology Lecture Schedule

Lecture

1

Introduction
1.  Course Objectives
2.   Basic concepts; Homeostasis, etc.
Chemical Composition 
of the Body
1.   Atoms and Compounds
2.  Inorganic and Organic Compounds

Preface

2-12

A1-2

A2-12

2

Chemical Composition of the Body
2.   Inorganic and Organic Compounds
Cell Structure and Function
1.   Cell Structure and Composition
2.   Movement of Molecules and Ions Across Cell Membranes

A2-12

15-23; 29-35

38-54

3

Cell Structure and Function
2.  Movement of Molecules and Ions  Across Cell Membranes
Cell Metabolism
1.     Energy and Enzyme Activity

38-54



 33-29

4

Cell Metabolism
2.  ATP, Energy Transfer and Metabolic Pathways
3.  Protein Synthesis, Heredity and   Development

23-27

5

Cell Metabolism
3.  Protein Synthesis, Heredity and Development
Control Systems
1.   Membrane Potentials
2.  Neuron Structure and Function, Synaptic Transmission

A10-12; B1-14

 54-59

59-79

6

Control Systems
3.   Neural Control Mechanisms
4.  Hormone-Target Specificity, Mechanisms of Hormone Action and Control
Muscle
1.  Structure of Skeletal Muscle

479-489

 169-172

7

Muscle
1.     Molecular Basis of Muscle Contraction
3.  Transmission of Nerve-Muscle   Impulses
4. Smooth Muscle

172-179

 179-184; 187-192

 192-198

8

Blood and Immunity
1.     Composition of Blood
2.  The Prevention of Blood Loss: Hemostasis
3. Immunology and Defense

277-282

282-287

9

Lecture Exam - (Topics I - IV)

10

Blood and Immunity
4.  Resistance to Stress, Aging
Circulation
1.   General Considerations
2.  Origin of the Heartbeat, the Electrocardiogram
3.   Mechanical Events of the Heart Cycle, Heart Sounds
4.   Cardiac Output; Heart Rate, Stroke Volume

311

204-211

211-219

220-223

11

Circulation
5.  The Vascular System; Structure, Arterial Pressure
6.  Capillary Blood Flow, Capillary- Tissue Exchange
7.   Venous Pressure and Flow, the Lymphatic System
8.   Regulation of Systemic Arterial Pressure
9.   Cardiovascular Patterns in Health and Disease

238-251

251-258

258-265

265-272

229-233

12

Respiration
1.  Organization of the Respiratory System; Mechanics of Ventilation
2.  Exchanges and Transport of Gases; Respiratory Function of the Blood
3.   Control of Respiration
4.   Pulmonary Disorders
Regulation of Water
 and Electrolyte Balance
1.   Function and Structure of the Kidney
2.  Basic Renal Processes; the Nephron

322-339

339-353

353-357

362-365

365-372

13

Regulation of Water 
and Electrolyte Balance
3.  Electrolyte and Water Balance
4.  Acid-Base Balance

Digestion and Absorption of Food
1.   Structure, Secretions, Absorption, and Motility of the Gastrointestinal Tract

372-378; 397-407

378-379; 407-414

419-458

14

Digestion and Absorption of Food
1.  Structure, Secretions, Absorption, and Motility of the Gastrointestinal Tract
2.  Disorders
Review

15

Final Exam (comprehensive)