Mammalian Physiology 03 230 It s All About Life Course Outline The following is a list of units that will be addressed in order they will be covered I Levels of Organization Basic Cellular Metabolism and the Endocrine System II Control and Regulation Nervous Systems III Support and Movement Muscle and Skeletal Systems IV Fluids and Transport Circulatory Respiratory and Urinary Systems V Environmental Exchange Digestive Reproductive and Immune Systems How to Succeed in the Course A end class A6ending class is the single most important thing that you can do to be successful in this class Take careful notes and review oAen Be on Cme Ask ques3ons in class Whether these are for clari caCon repeCCon or because you re interested and want to know more student quesCons make for a be6er learning environment for all Review think about talk about what was covered in class In addiCon to simply showing up for class spend Cme between lectures looking over your notes and thinking about what was discussed This daily review of material is an immensely helpful way of preparing for the next lecture having quesCons answered in a Cmely fashion and learning the material You should expect to spend on average 6 hours week outside class preparing for lectures 3 units means 3 hours in class 6 hours outside class Read the textbook as we progress Base your readings on the lecture notes because this material is considered to be central to the course Further understanding of the informaCon that is covered in the lectures can be obtained by reading the text or other assigned sources How to Succeed in the Course Contact me if you are having problems with the material Call or visit during o ce hours for help with any aspect of the course Ask ques3ons on Piazza and take advantage of the posted material on blackboard This material will also be covered directly on the exams Find our class page at h6ps piazza com qatar cmu spring2013 03230 home Visit Raji Ka3be the TA during o ce hours and for review sessions Success in this course is about more than your grade I want you to learn to think scienC cally about all aspects of your body This will serve you well long aAer you stop caring about your transcript Grading Student performance will be evaluated by the following assessments Total points possible 1 Three in class 100 point exams 300 TentaCve exam dates are Feb 3 Feb 28 April 4 Make up exams will NOT be given 2 10 10 point weekly quizzes 100 Make up quizzes will NOT be given but the lowest two quiz grades can be dropped 3 5 in class 20 point lab modules 100 Make up modules will NOT be given Points awarded will be based on a6endance and parCcipaCon in class 4 CumulaCve nal exam to be scheduled 100 One exam either the in class or the nal exam may be dropped It is the responsibility of the student to insure that they take at least three exams and travel plans must be made accordingly I strongly advise all students to take the rst three exams and reserve the drop for unanCcipated complicaCons illness family obligaCons accidental oversleeping etc There are no make up exams quizzes or lab modules for the course and no excepCons will be made to this policy Final grade will be determined based on the percentage of 500 possible points A6endance class parCcipaCon and parCcipaCon with Piazza will be considered for borderline grades Grades will be assigned on an absolute scale where 90 100 A 80 89 B 70 79 C 60 69 D Chapter 1 Introduc3on to Physiology How is the human body able to survive such a dazzling variety of environmental condiCons INTRODUCTION Our bodies have a remarkable ability to adapt to changes in the environment thereby minimizing internal changes The body s ability to maintain a normal internal environment is called homeostasis Homeostasis is the major theme in every chapter of the book PHYSIOLOGY DEFINED Physiology the study of how body structures funcCon Subdivisions of physiology include cell physiology systems physiology pathophysiology exercise physiology neurophysiology endocrinology cardiovascular physiology immunophysiology respiratory physiology renal physiology and reproducCve physiology Levels of OrganizaCon Chemical Cellular Tissue Organs System Level Organismal Level LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION The The h human uman b body ody cconsists onsists o of f sseveral everal llevels evels o of f sstructural tructural organizaCon chemical reacCons and molecules two or more atoms joined together Cells the basic structural and funcConal units of an organism Tissues groups of similarly specialized cells and the substances LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION Tissues groups of similarly specialized cells and the substances surrounding them that usually arise from a common Tissues groups of similarly specialized cells and the substances surrounding them that usually arise from a common Organs Systems related organs that have a common funcCon Overall Plan of the Human Body Organ Systems ReproducCve Muscular Immune Respiratory Principles of Human Anatomy and Physiology 11e Urinary Integumentary GastrointesCnal 13 Nervous Endocrine Skeletal Cardiovascular HOMEOSTASIS Homeostasis is a condiCon of equilibrium in the body s internal environment produced by the ceaseless interplay of all the body s regulatory processes Control of Homeostasis Homeostasis is conCnually being disrupted by external sCmuli intense heat cold and lack of oxygen internal sCmuli psychological stresses exercise DisrupCons are usually mild temporary If homeostasis is not maintained death may result HOMEOSTASIS