Physiology 31 - Lecture & Lab
Course Overview – Spring 2016
Mission Statement: El Camino College offers quality, comprehensive educational programs and services to ensure
the educational success of students from our diverse community.
Instructor: Margaret Steinberg
Message Phone: (310) 660-3593, ext. 3361
Office Hours: M & W 4:00-5:00 p.m. in NATS-106
E-mail: MSteinb165@aol.com
Ticket #: 1704
Room: NATS 123
Times: Lec.- M, W 5:30-6:20 p.m.
Lab – M, W 6:30-9:40 p.m.
Welcome to the Physiology lecture and lab! We have an exciting semester planned for you.
This course is a study of cellular physiology and the functional aspects of the following human
body systems: circulatory, immune, respiratory, digestive, excretory, reproductive, muscular,
nervous, and endocrine. In the laboratory, experiments are performed to demonstrate principles
discussed in lecture. Prerequisites are Anatomy 32 and Chemistry 20, 21A or 4 with a minimum
grade of C in the prerequisites. This course is designed primarily for those majoring in the
Health Sciences, and is a prerequisite for a BSN degree and for other health professions. I will
do my best to make this class as interesting and understandable for you as possible. In return, I
expect you to do your best to learn. Please don’t hesitate to ask questions about anything you
don’t understand. I am here to help you to succeed.
Required Lecture & Lab Textbooks and Materials:
1. Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach, 7th ed., 2016, by D. E. Silverthorn
2. Integrate ECC Custom Physiology Laboratory Manual with PhysioEx CD ROM, 2016,
by Marieb & Smith, Pearson Publishing.
3. BIOPAC Student Kit
4. Bound composition notebook with graph paper for lab data.
5. A #2 pencil to be used for quizzes and exams.
6. 18 blank scantrons (Form #882).
Other Recommended Materials:
1. Two 3” diameter metal rings and package of 3” x 5” cards for making flash cards.
2. Four color pen for drawing board diagrams.
3. Three ring notebook with pockets inside the front and back covers and paper for notes.
4. Lab coat or apron, safety glasses and surgical gloves for protection during labs.
Course Objectives: upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Explain the major functions of human body systems.
2. Compare and contrast the different cell types, tissues, and organs that compose the body
systems and their functions.
3. Explain the basic types of chemical reactions and interactions among and within cells that
occur in the body.
4. Explain how the body systems work together as a whole.
5. Compare and contrast the methods whereby the body maintains homeostasis.
6. Describe clinical disorders related to the topics discussed, as well as current treatments.
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7. Analyze case studies related to these disorders.
Student Learning Outcomes: upon completion of this course, students should be able to do the
following:
1. Use language appropriate to physiological functions and the health sciences.
2. Demonstrate the use of instruments to gather physiological data.
3. Describe mechanisms and explain physiological processes that occur in the human body on
cellular, organ, systemic, and organismal levels.
Lecture Exams: A total of five lecture exams will be given during the semester. Lecture exam
questions will be based on material from the lectures, textbook, handouts and presentations, with
an emphasis on information from the lectures. Lecture exams will consist primarily of multiple
choice questions. Make-up lecture exams are strongly discouraged and will be granted only with
verification of an emergency situation, and at the discretion of the instructor. If granted, make-up
exams will be graded with an automatic 10-point deduction and may consist entirely of essay
questions.
Lab Exams: Five lab exams will be given. Lab exams will be mostly fill-ins and short answers
and may include the identification of structures, as well as their functions. No make-up exams
can be given for lab exams. If some emergency prevents you from taking an exam on the
scheduled date, please let me know beforehand if possible, or call or email me on the day of the
exam to inform me about your situation.
Quizzes: Quizzes will be given about once a week at the beginning of lab. No make-up quizzes
will be given. Quiz questions will cover information from the preceding lectures, labs, handouts,
presentations, and reading assignments. Quizzes will be primarily multiple-choice matching.
We will discuss the answers to each quiz immediately after the quizzes are collected. So, if you
arrive after the rest of the class has finished the quiz, you will not be permitted to take that quiz.
If you arrive during the quiz, you will be able to take the quiz but you will have to turn it in at the
same time as the rest of the class. The purpose of these quizzes is to encourage you to keep up
with the material in the class. I really do want each of you to learn as much as you can and to
earn the best grade possible.
Lab Manual Requirements: The Integrate Physiology Laboratory Manual contains exercises
and questions to answer within each lab exercise, and additional Review Sheets for the exercises
at the end of each lab. Show your completed exercises to me during the following lab and I will
check them off. This will be included as part of your lab grade. I will only be spot-checking
each manual. It is your responsibility to check your answers in your manual and textbook, and
compare answers with your lab partners to ensure that you have the correct answers. Naturally,
you are also welcome to ask me about anything you don’t understand.
Other Assignments: You will have an opportunity to earn up to 40 points for other work to be
announced throughout the semester. These points may include completed assignments, 3 x 5
study cards, solutions to clinical problems, and other possibilities. One 10 point extra credit quiz
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will be given at the end of the semester. I will also give 5 extra credit points to students who
have attended and participated in all lectures and labs the entire semester.
Points Possible (does not include extra credit points): Lecture points are worth 50% and lab
points are worth 50% of your grade in this class. The breakdown for lecture and lab points is as
follows.
*Lecture Points
My Score
Lab Points
My Score
Exam I:
100
________
Practical Exam 1
100
________
Exam II:
100
________
Practical Exam 2:
100
________
Exam III:
100
________
Practical Exam 3:
100
________
Exam IV
100
________
Practical Exam 4:
100
________
Final Exam V:
100
________
Practical Exam 5:
100
________
5 – 10 pt. Quizzes
50
________
5 – 10 pt. Quizzes:
50
________
Totals
550
________
550
________
(*Note that the above points will include homework assignments, as well as test scores.)
Grade Scale:
A
B
C
D
F
90 - 100%
80 - 89%
65 - 79%
50 - 64%
50%
990 - 1100 pts
880 - 989 pts
715 - 879 pts
550 - 714 pts
 549 pts
Academic Integrity: I encourage all of you to study in groups. We will be working in small
groups during labs. Research has shown that most students learn more when they study in small
groups. Quizzes and exams, however, are evaluations of how much you personally have learned.
Anyone caught talking, looking at another student’s paper, or doing anything that might be
considered cheating during a quiz, exam, or other work will receive an automatic zero and may
be expelled from the class and receive an “F” grade. The cheating incident will also be reported
to the Dean of the Natural Sciences Division for further disciplinary actions. Also, please be
considerate of your fellow students by not talking during lecture and by turning your cell phone
off during class. Disruptive talking or cell phone use in class, as well as leaving class early, may
result in a loss of points on quizzes or exams.
Attendance: Regular attendance is required by college regulations and is your only access to
additional materials such as handouts, videos, etc. for which you are responsible. Students who
attend classes every day usually achieve better grades than those who miss classes. If you miss
three lectures or if you miss an exam, you may be dropped from the class. Three tardys or three
early departures from class count as an absence. So if you must be absent for some unavoidable
reason, please let me know. Also, if you want to add this class and I give you an add slip, be sure
to register before Friday, January 29, 2016.
Withdrawals: If some situation causes you to stop attending class, you must go to the
Admissions Office and withdraw officially before the deadline on Friday, April 15, 2016. In
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addition, you must complete a laboratory drop card filed with the lab technician. Failure to do so
will result in an “F” grade rather than a “W.”
Free Tutoring: Excellent tutors are available free of charge in the Learning Resources Center
Tutorial Program in the library. Visit or call (310) 660-3511 to make an appointment.
Disabilities: If you have a specific learning disability, please contact the Special Resource
Center at (310) 660-3295 for documentation and let me know ASAP so that we can suitably
accommodate your learning needs.
Study Tips for More Powerful Learning:
1. Read the assigned text and lab chapters before class if possible. It will help you to better
understand the lecture and lab.
2. Learn the definitions of bold type terms in each chapter, as well as the word roots inside the
front cover of the textbook.
3. Answer the Concept Check questions and Running Problems within the chapters, as well
as the questions at the end of each assigned chapter. Some of these questions may appear on
your quizzes and/or exams.
4. Answer the questions in the study guides that will be provided for each unit. This will help
you to review what we cover in class and aid your understanding of the concepts.
5. Use the Interactive Physiology CD ROM included with your lab manual to help you review
each chapter. It includes animations of physiological processes that I will describe in class.
6. Complete all exercises and Review Sheets for each lab in your Laboratory Manual. Some of
these questions will appear on quizzes and exams too.
7. Attend every class and take complete lecture notes. It will also help you to visualize
physiological functions if you refer to the corresponding figures in your textbook.
8. Review your notes as soon as possible after class. Auditory learners find it helpful to record
the lectures and listen to them again. For kinesthetic learners, rewriting the notes is helpful.
Visual learners are aided by drawing concept maps diagramming physiological processes. To
discover your learning style, visit the VARK website at http://www.vark-learn.com/.
9. Develop concept maps to better understand complex physiological processes.
10. Once you have studied on your own, get together with a small study group to share ideas.
11. Visit the class web site at:
http://www.elcamino.edu/faculty/msteinberg/physio.index.html for links to helpful
physiology websites, class handouts, and other useful information.
12. If you purchased a new textbook or Pearson’s access package, you can access the textbook
publisher’s website at:
http://www.pearsonmylabandmastering.com/northamerica/masteringaandp/. It
contains many tutorials, interactive activities, self-tests, etc. Use the code provided in your
textbook.
13. If you have difficulty understanding something, ask me during class (I don’t bite) or come to
see me during my office hours (see page 1).
14. Make up 3” x 5” physiology flash cards in the following format:
a. The first card must be a different color and have your name and student ID number on it.
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b. You can put anything on your study cards as long as it is handwritten (not typed) and
diagrams that are hand-drawn (not photocopied).
c. It is helpful to make up definition cards in which you write one word, concept, or
question on the front and define the word, explain the concept, or answer the question on
the back.
d. It is also helpful to make diagram cards in which you draw a diagram and number its
parts on one side and write the answer key for the numbered parts on the back.
e. Bring your cards with you on quiz days so you can turn them in for extra credit.
Physiology 31 Tentative Lecture & Lab Schedule, Spring 2016
(Note: this schedule is approximate and subject to change.)
Date
Lecture Topic
Chapters Laboratory Topic
M, 1/18
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Holiday
W, 1/20
Introduction to Physiology
1
Scientific Method &
Metric Measurements
M, 1/25
Molecular Interactions and
2&3
Molecules of Living
Cell Review
Systems (models)
W, 1/27
Energy & Cellular Metabolism 4
Quiz 1; Molecules of
Living Systems (wet lab)
M, 2/01
Cell Membrane Dynamics
5
Cell Transport
Mechanisms (wet lab)
W, 2/03
Communication, Integration,
6
Quiz 2; PhysioEx Cell
& Homeostasis
Transport Mechanisms
M, 2/08
*Introduction to the Endocrine 7
*PhysioEx Endocrine
System
Simulation
W, 2/10
1-6
Lecture Exam #1
Lab Exam #1
23
M, 2/22
President’s Day
Endocrine Control of Growth
& Metabolism
Neurons: Cellular Properties
W, 2/24
Neurons: Network Properties
8
M, 2/29
Central Nervous System
9
Holiday
Human Reflex
Physiology
Quiz 3; PhysioEx
Neurophysiology.
General Sensation (wet
lab)
Quiz 4; Cranial Nerves
W, 3/02
Sensory Physiology
10
Special Senses: Vision
M, 3/07
Efferent Division: Autonomic
& Somatic Control
*Muscles and Integrative
Physiology I
Spring Recess
Lecture Exam #2
11
M, 2/15
W, 2/17
W, 3/09
3/12-3/18
M, 3/21
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Quiz 5; Special Senses:
Hearing & Equilibrium
12 & 13
*PhysioEx Skeletal
Muscle Physiology
Fun in the sun!
7-11 & 23 Lab Exam #2
Exercises
Handouts
Handout
Handout
Lab 1, p. 5
Lab 15, p.
225
Lab 18, p.
301
Labs 1/202/03
Lab 2, p. 19
Lab 17, p.
269
Handout
Handout
Lab 10, p.
157
Lab 11, p.
177
Lab 16,
p.241
Labs 2/08-
6
Date
W, 3/23
Lecture Topic
Blood
Chapters
16
Laboratory Topic
Blood and PhysioEx
Blood Analysis
M, 3/28
Cardiovascular Physiology
14
W, 3/30
15
M, 4/04
Blood Flow & Control of
Blood Pressure
Immune System
Quiz 6; BIOPAC
Electrocardiography
PhysioEx Frog
Cardio.Simulation
Quiz 7; Blood Pressure
& PhysioEx Cardio.
W, 4/06
*Mechanics of Breathing
17
M, 4/11
Lecture Exam #3
W, 4/13
Gas Exchange & Transport
12-16 &
24
18
M, 4/18
The Kidneys
19
W, 4/20
20
M, 4/25
Integrative Physiology II:
Fluid & Electrolyte Balance
*The Digestive System
W, 4/27
Lecture Exam #4
17-20
M, 5/02
Metabolism & Energy Balance 22
W, 5/04
Human Genetics
Handout
M, 5/09
Reproduction & Development
26
W, 5/11
Final Lecture Exam
21, 22,
26, &
Genetics
24
21
*PhysioEx Respiratory
System Mechanics
Lab Exam #3
BIOPAC Respiratory
Physiology
Quiz 8; Urinalysis (wet
lab) & PhysioEx Renal
Physiology
PhysioEx Acid-Base
Balance
*Quiz 9; Chemical &
Physical Processes of
Digestion (wet lab)
Lab Exam #4
PhysioEx Chemical &
Physical Processes of
Digestion
Quiz 10; Human
Genetic Traits &
Genetics Problems
Quiz 11; Genetics:
Protein Synthesis &
Review
Final Lab Exam
(Note: An asterisk * indicates that the material will be covered on the next exam.)
3/07
Exercises
Lab 3, p.33
Lab 25,
p.409
Lab 4, p.53
Lab 20,
p.337
Lab 5, p.73
Lab 19,
p.319
Lab 21,
p.351
Labs 3/094/04
Lab 7, p.107
Lab 8, p.147
Lab 23,
p.377
Lab 24,
p.397
Lab 8,
p.131
Labs 4/064/20
Lab 22,
p.365 &
Handout
Lab 14,
p.213 &
Handout
Handout
Labs 4/255/09
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