1) Chemical Composition of the body
a) Atoms, Ions, and Chemical Bonds
b) Carbohydrates and Lipids
c) Proteins
d) Nucleic Acids
2) Cell Structure and Genetic Control
a) Plasma Membrane and Associated Structures
b) Cytoplasm and the Organelles
c) Molecular dogma
3) Cell Division
a) Mitosis
b) Meiosis
4) Enzymology and Energetics.
a) Enzymes as Catalysts
b) Controlling enzymatic activity
c) Bioenergetics
5) Cell Respiration and Metabolism
a) Glycolysis and Lactic Acid Fermentation
b) Aerobic Respiration
c) Metabolism of Proteins and Lipids
6) Cells and the Extracellular Environment
a) Diffusion and Osmosis
b) Carrier Mediated Transport
c) Membrane potential
d) Cell Signaling
7) The Nervous System
a) Neurons and Supporting Cells
b) Electrical Activity in Axons
c) The Synapse
d) Neurotransmitters
e) Synaptic Integration
8) The Central Nervous System
a) Cerebrum
b) Diencephalon
c) Midbrain and Hindbrain
d) Spinal Cord Tracts
e) Cranial and Spinal Nerves
9) The Autonomic Nervous System
a) Involuntary Effectors
b) Divisions of the Autonomic Nervous System
c) Functions of the Autonomic Nervous System
10) Sensory Physiology
a) Characteristics of Sensory Receptors
b) Cutaneous Sensations
c) Taste and Smell
d) Vestibular Apparatus and Equilibrium
e) The Ears and Hearing
f) The Eyes and Vision
g) Retina
h) Neural Processing of Visual Information
11) Endocrine Glands
a) Glands and Hormones
b) Mechanisms of Hormone Action
c) Pituitary Gland
d) Adrenal Glands
e) Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands
f) Pancreas
g) Autocrine and Paracrine Regulation
12) Muscle
a) Skeletal Muscles
b) Mechanisms of Contraction
c) Contractions of Skeletal Muscles
d) Energy requirements of Skeletal Muscles
e) Neural Control of Skeletal Muscles
f) Cardiac and Smooth Muscles
13) Heart and Circulation
a) Functions and Components of the Circulatory System
b) Composition of the Blood
c) Blood pH
d) Structure of the Heart
e) Cardiac Cycle and Heart Sounds
f) Electrical Activity of the Heart and Electrocardiogram
g) Blood Vessels
h) Atherosclerosis and Cardiac Arrhythmias
i) Lymphatic System
14) Cardiac Output, blood Flow, and Blood Pressure
a) Cardiac Output
b) Blood Volume
c) Vascular Resistance to Blood Flow
d) Blood Flow and the Heart and Skeletal Muscles
e) Blood Flow to the Brain
f) Blood Pressure
g) Hypertension, Shock, and Congestive Heart Failure
15) The Immune System
a) Non-specific and Specific Responses
b) Active and Passive Immunity
c) Tumor Immunology
d) Diseases Caused by the Immune System
16) Respiratory Physiology
a) The Respiratory System
b) Physical Aspects of Ventilation
c) Mechanics of Breathing
d) Gas Exchange in the Lungs
e) Regulation of Breathing
f) Hemoglobin and Oxygen Transport
g) Carbon Dioxide transport
h) Effects of High Altitude and Exercise on Respiratory Function
17) Kidneys
a)Structure and Function
b)Glomerular Filtration
c)Reabsorption of Salt and Water
d) Renal Plasma Cleatance
e) Renal Control of Electrolyte and pH
18) The Digestive System
a) Esophagus and Stomach
b) Small Intestine
c) Large Intestine
d) Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreas
e) Neural and Endocrine Regulation
f) Digestion and Absorption of Carbohydrates, Lipids, and Proteins
19) Reproduction
a) Sexual Reproduction
b) Endocrine Regulation of Reproduction
c) Male reproductive System
d) Female Reproductive System
e) Menstrual Cycle
f) Fertilization, Pregnancy, and Parturition
Lab:
1. Chemistry
2. Biochemistry
3. Energy and Cellular Respiration
4. Diffusion and Osmosis
5. Nervouse System
6. Sensory Physiology
7. Endocrine System and Muscle Contraction
8. Blood and the Heart
9. Circulation
10. Respiratory Physiology
11. Physiology of the Renal System
12. Digestion
13. Metabolism and Glycemic Index
14. Reproductive Systems
Laboratory exercises are designed to reinforce lecture topics. Laboratory exercises also introduce students to proper laboratory report formating and hypothesis driven inquirey.