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SPRING  2012

 GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY (5013)

 Course Director:  Parimal (Perry) Chowdhury, Ph.D. – 686-5443

Lecture Slides and Readings on ERES are located HERE

Class Updates

1/9 Welcome to General Physiology
   

 GENERAL COMMENTS

All Lectures will be held: 

Monday, Wednesday and Friday

9:00 – 10:00 am

Rayford Auditorium

Biomedical Research Center Two

Room 106-2

   Four Midterm Exams:  Exam 1 = 21%; Exam 2 = 30%; Exam 3 = 28%;
Exam 4 = 21%

Exam 1

60

21%

Exam 2

84

30%

Exam 3

78

28%

Exam 4

60

21%

Total Points:    282       100%

Textbook:  Medical Physiology, Principles for Clinical Medicine by Rodney A. Rhoades and David R. Bell, Third Edition.  Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (Publishers), 2009.

Other readings may be suggested by instructors.

Exams:  Exam questions are multiple choice with choices ranging from a through e.  Each question is worth two (2) points.

 All exams are two hours long and will be held:

Rayford Auditorium                                     EXAM #1 - 02/06      

Biomedical Research Center Two           EXAM #2 - 03/16       

Room 106-2                                                    EXAM #3 - 04/25       

9:00 – 11:00 am                                             EXAM #4 - 05/18

Grading: 90 - 100%        A
                  80 - 89%          B
                  70 - 79%          C

The above scale of grades is meant to be a general guideline.  Letter grades may be adjusted to a lower percentage score.

DATE

LECTURE

INSTRUCTOR

1/09/12

 GP01     Overview of Cell Physiology: Structure/Function

Chowdhury
Jennings

1/11/12

 GP02     Brain Imaging – Introduction to Nervous System

Dienel

1/13/12

 GP03     Electrophysiology of Neuronal Signaling

Dobretsov

1/16/12

Holiday  (Martin Luther King’s Birthday)

 

1/18/12

 GP04     Somatosensory Nervous System

Dobretsov

1/20/12

 GP05     Physiological and Neuropathic Pain

Dobretsov

1/23/12

 GP06    Motor Nervous System:  Skeletal Muscle

Skinner

1/25/12

 GP07    Motor Nervous System: Motor Neurons,  Neuromuscular Junction, and Neuronal Control of Muscle Contraction

Skinner

1/27/12

 GP08    Somatosensory and Motor Systems

Dienel

1/30/12

 GP09    Autonomic Nervous System

Dienel

2/01/12

 GP10    Physiology of Eye and Ear: an overview

Skinner

2/03/12

 GP11    Introduction and Hemodynamics

Soulsby

2/06/12

EXAM 1  (Rayford Auditorium  9:00 – 11:00 a.m.)
Includes lectures by Jennings, Dobretsov, Dienel, Skinner

2 hours

2/08/12

 GP12    Electrical Activity of the Heart

Soulsby

2/10/12

 GP13    Cardiac Mechanics and Energetics

Soulsby

2/13/12

 GP14    The Systemic Circulation

Soulsby

2/15/12

 GP15     The Microcirculation

Soulsby

2/17/12

 GP16     Special Circulations

Soulsby

2/20/12

Holiday  (President’s Day)

 

2/22/12

 GP17   Intrinsic and Extrinsic Control 

Soulsby

2/24/12

 GP18   Hematopoiesis and Blood

Soulsby

2/27/12

 GP19   Organization of the Respiratory System

Chowdhury

2/29/12

 GP20   Ventilation and Mechanics of Breathing

Chowdhury

3/02/12

 GP21   Pulmonary circulation and the Ventilation-perfusion ratio

Chowdhury

3/05/12

 GP22   Gas transfer and Transport

Chowdhury

3/07/12

 GP23   Control of Ventilation

Chowdhury

3/09/12

  GP24   Respiration in Unusual Environment

Chowdhury

3/12/12

  GP25   Glomerular Filtration

Kurten

 3/14/12

  GP26  Renal Blood Flow and Ion Transport

Kurten

3/16/12

EXAM 2  (Rayford Auditorium   9:00 – 11:00 a.m.)Includes lectures by Soulsby and Chowdhury

2 hours

 

SPRING  BREAK   3/17/12 – 3/25/12

 

 3/26/12

  GP27  Na+ and K+ Balance

Kurten

3/28/12

  GP28   Water Balance

Kurten

 3/30/12

  GP29   Acid-base balance

Wight

4/02/12

  GP30   Acid-base disturbances

Wight

4/04/12

  GP31   Acid-base laboratory

Wight

4/06/12

  GP32   GI Physiology

Miller

4/09/12

  GP33   Mouth And Esophagus

Miller

4/11/12

  GP34   Stomach

Miller

4/13/12

  GP35   Small and Large Intestine

Miller

4/16/12

  GP36   Pancreas and Gall Bladder

Miller

4/18/12

  GP37   Digestion & Absorption 

Miller

4/20/12

  GP38   Energy Balance, Obesity

Conaway

4/23/12

  GP39   Temperature Regulation

Conaway

4/25/12

EXAM 3  (Rayford Auditorium   9:00 – 11:00 a.m.)Includes lectures by Kurten, Wight and Miller

2 hours

4/27/12

  GP40   Female Reproduction

Simmen

4/30/12

  GP41     Male Reproduction

Simmen

5/02/12

  GP42     Pituitary 

Conaway

5/04/12

  GP43    Calcium Metabolism

Conaway

5/07/12

  GP44     Pancreas I

Conaway

5/09/12

  GP45      Pancreas II

Conaway

5/11/12

  GP46     Thyroid

        Conaway

5/14/12

  GP47     Adrenal

Conway

5/18/12

EXAM 4   (Rayford Auditorium   9:00 – 11:00 a.m.)Includes lectures by  Simmen and Conaway

2 hours

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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