El Camino College
Physiology 31: Human Physiology
Spring 2008
Instructor Information
Instructor: J.A. Padilla
E Mail Address: jpadilla@elcamino.edu
Voice Mail: (310) 660- 3359
Office Location: NATS 108
Office Hours: Monday & Wednesday 11:50am -12:20pm
Tuesday & Thursday
12:20 – 1:00pm
Instructor Webpage: http://www.elcamino.edu/faculty/jpadilla/index.html
Course Description
Prerequisite: Anatomy 30 or 32 and Chemistry 20, 21A, or 4 with a minimum grade of C.
This is a 4 unit course transferable to CSU and UC schools. Lecture and lab will cover physiology
principles of the following systems: nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory, muscular, digestive, endocrine,
urinary, reproductive, and immune. Pathology and concepts of cellular and molecular biology are also
introduced. This course is primarily designed for students majoring in the Health Sciences.
Course Objectives
At the completion of the course students should:
1) Understand the relationship between anatomical structure and normal physiological function
2) Be able to explain the physiological processes as they occur in all systems studied.
3) Understand how reactions at a cellular and chemical level affect system level physiology
4) Be able to relate lab experimental concepts to normal physiological function
5) Be able to predict the effect on other physiological functions when one system’s physiology fails.
6) Have a solid foundation in preparations for a health profession
Course Requirements
Textbook: Human Physiology An Intergrated Approach 4thEd by Dee Unglaub Silverthorn
bundled with:
Interactive Physiology CD-ROM
Custom Website access code (online)
AW Tutor Center (online)
The Physiology Place (online)
Lab Manual: Human Anatomy and Physiology 9th edition by Marieb
BIOPAC student kit (may share with lab group- purchase after week 3)
For Exams please purchase:
#2 pencils
whiteout pens
6 scantrons for lecture exams (# 884-E )
8 scantrons for quizzes and lab tests (100 answers # 882-E)
Other Materials:
3-ring binder for lecture note handouts
Flash cards and metal rings to secure cards
Colored pencils or pens
Two- Light weight folders with pocket and 3 prongs for submitting lab reports- see class
sample. Lab reports will not be accepted if not submitted in the right type of folder.
Grading Policy (Grades will be determined on a straight scale).
Lecture exams
7 @ 120-150 points = 840-1050 points
Lab exams
4 @ 100
points = 400 points
Quizzes
1 @ 30
points = 30 points
SLO worksheets
2 @ 10
points = 20 points
Lab preps
1 @ 100
points = 100 points
Reference Notebook 1 @ 100
points = 100 points
A minimum of 1490 and a maximum of 1700 total points
Grading Scale for Semester
Letter Grade Percent
A
100 - 90%
B
89 - 80%
C
79 - 70%
D
69 - 60%
F
58 - 0%
All assignments and your class grade will be based on the scale above.
THERE IS NO EXTRA CREDIT FOR THIS COURSE!!!!!! (Please don’t beg for any extra credit)
Total number of points may change depending on overall test/assignment results.
Exams, Quiz, and Assignment Policy
You are required to attend all exams. 1 Missed exam may be made-up before graded exams have been
returned (usually by the next meeting). MAKE SURE TO CONTACT ME IF YOU MISS A TEST TO
TELL ME WHY YOU ARE NOT THERE AND TO SET UP A MAKE UP TIME.
If you know ahead of time that you will miss class on an exam day, you can arrange to take a test early
without penalty.
You may drop one lecture test as long as the test IS NOT LOWER THAN 55%.
10% per school day of total earned grade will be deducted from assignments turned in late.
THERE ARE NO MAKE-UP QUIZZES: if you are absent on a quiz day your score will be zero.
Quizzes may be given either before or after lecture. If you arrive while a quiz is being administered you
may take the quiz but will not have additional time.
Attendance Policy
Attendance is taken on a daily basis- please stay in assigned seats. After four absences you will be
warned that at your fifth absence you will be dropped from the class. Three tardies equals one absence.
Time missed from class due to tardiness or leaving early will count toward absence time. Friends,
relatives, children, or other acquaintances may not attend class. It is your responsibility to drop the class
if you decide to stop coming. It is not the instructor’s responsibility to drop you from the class. If you stop
attending class and do not drop yourself or instructor does not drop you and your name appears on the
grade sheet at the end of the semester, you will earn an F in the class. To drop the class, obtain a
laboratory clearance slip from the lab technician and take it to the registration office.