HP Lab Syllabus MW Sp 15

Ventura College
Department of Biology
Human Physiology Lab (MW)
Professor Terry Pardee
Class Syllabus
Spring 2015

Lecture Class Hours: MW 8:00-9:15 Room: Sci-313 (Not Nearly Enough Time)
Lab Class Hours: M or W 9:30-12:20 Room Sci 316
Office Hours: M 12:30-1:30; T 10:00-11:00 & 12:30-1:30; W 12:30-1:30; Th 12:30-1:30 Study Group: Th 12:30-2:00 in Conference Room Sci-333
Supplemental Instruction: tba
Office: Sci 339
Phone: [phone] email: [e-mail] (Do not use D2L email).
Text: Human Physiology by Stuart Ira Fox Laboratory Experiments for Human Physiology by T. Pardee
Desire2Learn
PhysioEx Book/CD

Date (TTh)
Tentative Laboratory Topic (expect deviations from this schedule)
1/12, 1/14
Introduction; Skills for Laboratory
H, 1/21(Wed) pH and Buffers
Homework
Physio Ex #10
1/26 (Mon) pH and Buffers
1/28 (Wed)
Spectrophotometric Determination of Glucose & Protein
2/2, 2/4
Spectrophotometric Determination of Glucose & Protein (contd)
Homework
PhysioEx#1: Cellular Transport
2/9, 2/11
Measurement of Enzyme Activity
H, 2/18
Exam #1; Notebooks Due Unit 1 Notebook Score:
2/23 (Mon)
Exam #1; Notebooks Due Unit 1 Notebook Score:
Exam followed by Reflexes & Sensory Phenomena

2/23, 2/25
Reflexes; Sensory Phenomena
Homework
PhysioEx #3: Neurophysiology of Nerve Impulses
3/2, 3/4
Sensory Phenomena Lab (contd)
3/9, 3/11
Exam #2; Notebooks Due Unit 2 Notebook Score:

3/16, 3/18
Muscle Physiology (Biopac)
Homework
PhysioEx #2: Skeletal Muscle Physiology
3/23, 3/25
Electrocardiogram (Biopac)
Homework
PhysioEx #5 and #6: Cardiovascular Dynamics and Cardiovascular Physiology

Lecture
Poiseuelle’s Law: Cardiovascular System of the Froggy

3/30-4/5
Spring Break

4/6, 4/8
Exam #3; Notebooks Due Unit 3 Notebook Score:

4/13, 4/15
Digestion of Food
4/20, 4/22
Respiratory Measurements (Biopac)
Homework
PhysioEx #9: Renal System Physiology
4/27, 4/29
Oral Pathophysiology Presentations
5/4, 5/6
Oral