Course Description
Human physiology with an emphasis on cell membranes/transporters and organ systems as targets and modifiers of drug action.
Athena Title
Human Physiology Honors
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in PMCY 4020, PMCY 6020, PMCY 4020E, PMCY 6020E
Prerequisite
(BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1107E or BIOL 2107H) and (BIOL 1107L or BIOL 2107L) and permission of Honors
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
- The student will be able to understand and explain the physiology of the major organ systems of the human body covered in this course.
- The student will be able to understand the role membranes and transporters play in the function of the major organ systems.
Topical Outline
- Intro to Cells and Biological Membranes
- Membrane Transport I
- Membrane Transport Ion Channels
- Action Potential
- Excitable Cells, Synapses, and Neuromuscular Junction
- Muscle I (Power stroke/EC coupling)
- Muscle II (Mechanics, metabolism, smooth muscle)
- Motor System
- Autonomic Nervous System I
- Autonomic Nervous System II
- CNS I
- CNS II
- Sensory Systems I (Overview, mechanosensation, thermosensation, nociception)
- Sensory Systems II (Hearing, balance, taste)
- Sensory Systems III (Vision and smell)
- Cardiac I (Overview, anatomy, electrophysiology)
- Cardiac II (Electrophysiology + pump)
- Circulation I (Peripheral, microcirculation)
- Circulation II (Blood pressure, regulation)
- Renal I (Overview, anatomy and filtration)
- Renal II (Tubular reabsorption & secretion)
- Renal III (Secretion and urine concentration)
- GI I (intro/anat/Motility)
- GI II (Digestion, absorption)
- GI III (Liver function)
- Pulmonary I (Overview, ventilation and mechanics and blood flow)
- Pulmonary II (Ventilation-perfusion and gas exchange)
- Pulmonary III (O2 and CO2 transport, regulation)
- Endocrine I (Pituitary, hypothalamus, growth)
- Endocrine II (Thyroid, adrenal, pancreatic)
- Endocrine III (Female reproduction, pregnancy, male reproduction)
Syllabus
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