PACIFIC COLLEGE OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE
Course No. WS514 (3 units/ 45 Hours)
Course Title: Human Physiology
[Fall 2010]
Instructor: [Dr. Michael P. Gillespie]
Phone: [347.334.2826]
Email: [DrG@healingartscenter.info]
www.healingartscenter.info
PURPOSE OF THE COURSE:
This course will introduce the students of Oriental Medicine to a comprehensive overview of the human
physiology. This course is designed to emphasize broad concepts and principles in medical physiology.
The student will understand how each organ in the body functions individually and also the physiological
relationships between different organs of the human body. Although this course emphasizes normal
human physiology, some basic pathological processes will be discussed. This course forms an important
bridge between human anatomy and pathophysiology.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
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Understand basic homeostatic mechanisms, cell structure and how substances are transported
across cell membranes.
Understand and differentiate between resting and action potentials in nerve and muscle cells.
Differentiate between skeletal and smooth muscle regarding anatomy and physiology of
contraction.
Recognize how the heart functions; what the cardiac cycle is and how it relates to the heart
sounds and understand the conduction system of the heart.
Distinguish between the anatomy and physiology of arteries versus veins; understand the
mechanisms that control blood flow and regulate blood pressure.
Contrast the concepts of cardiac output and venous return.
Understand how urine is formed, what controls urine output, and how the kidneys concentrate and
dilute the urine.
Identify the mechanism of lung inflation; how oxygen and carbon dioxide are carried in the blood
and how respiration is regulated.
Recall the physiology of digestion and absorption in the gastrointestinal tract.
Recall the physiology of both the male and female reproductive systems and the role that various
hormones play in each.
Understand the physiological mechanisms which enable the human to see, hear and smell.
REQUIRED TEXT:
Tortora and Derrickson: Principles of Human Anatomy and Physiology; Harper Collins, pub.; ISBN 0471-41501-4. Please, note that the page numbers given in the course outline only refer to the 10th edition.
You will need to find the relevant sections yourself in case you are using subsequent editions.
RECOMMENDED TEXT:
Textbook of Medical Physiology; Arthur C. Guyton; Latest edition. W.B. Saunders Company
Principles of Physiology: Robert M. Berne and Matthew N. Levy. Fourth edition. Mosby Co.
GRADING:
Quizzes
Midterm
Final
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PACIFIC COLLEGE OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE
Course No. WS514 (3 units/ 45 Hours)
Course Title: Human Physiology
[Fall 2010]
Lowest Quiz Grade automatically dropped
A=94-100
C+=77-79
A-=90-93
C=70-76
Instructor: [Dr. Michael P. Gillespie]
Phone: [347.334.2826]
Email: [DrG@healingartscenter.info]
www.healingartscenter.info
B+=87-89
B=84-86
F=69 or lower I=Incomplete
B-=80-83
There will be ten (10) quizzes, plus a midterm and final examination. One quiz grade will be dropped, so
only grades from nine quizzes will be used to calculate your final grade. Minimum passing grade is 70%.
The midterm covers the material from the first half of the course, while the final covers material from the
midterm. Only 1 quiz can be made up.
AUTHORIZATION FOR INCOMPLETE GRADE: Any student seeking authorization an “I”
(incomplete) grade in any class, must first present a written petition to the Academic Dean. It is the
responsibility of the student to bring pertinent information to the instructor and the Dean to reach an
agreement on the means by which the remaining course requirements will be satisfied. An incomplete
shall not be assigned when the only way a student can make up the work would be attend a major portion
of the course when it is next offered. An ”I” may not be assigned when the student’s GPA in the class is
less than 70%. A student receiving an “I” must make up the specified deficiency and receive a
grade by the end of the second week of the next semester, or the “I” automatically becomes an “F” on the
first day of the third week of the term and the course must be retaken at normal tuition rates. There are no
extensions to this policy. It is the student’s responsibility to ascertain that the instructor has delivered the
final grade change to the administration before the third week of the term begins.
COURSE OUTLINE:
WEEK
TOPICS
Chapter
1
Basic homeostatic mechanisms
Cell structure
Membrane transport
1.4
2.4
2.6
2
QUIZ 1
Resting and action potentials
3.1,18.2
3
QUIZ 2
Anatomy of skeletal muscle
chapter 2.6(pg 94)
Physiology of skeletal muscle contraction
pg. 94
Types of skeletal muscle contraction
Types of skeletal muscle fibers
Anatomy and physiology of smooth muscle/contraction
PACIFIC COLLEGE OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE
Course No. WS514 (3 units/ 45 Hours)
Course Title: Human Physiology
[Fall 2010]
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Instructor: [Dr. Michael P. Gillespie]
Phone: [347.334.2826]
Email: [DrG@healingartscenter.info]
www.healingartscenter.info
QUIZ 3
Anatomy of the heart
Cardiac action potential
Cardiac cycle
Function of ventricles/atria as pumps
Heart sounds
Conduction system of the heart
Nervous system control of the heart
chapter 7.2
pg. 311,312
pg. 322
pg. 303,321
pg. 311
pg. 315
QUIZ 4
Vessels of the circulatory system
Pulse pressure/pulse waves
Control of blood flow
Short and long term regulation
of arterial pressure
chapter 7.1
pg. 333,334
chapter 7.4
pg. 339
QUIZ 5
Cardiac output/venous return
Mean systemic filling pressure
Exercise and cardiac output
Pulmonary circulation
Coronary circulation
7
QUIZ 6
Review
8
MIDTERM
9
Kidneys: Review the nephron
Glomerular filtration and Glomerular
Filtration rate
Kidneys cont’d: Concentrating/diluting
the urine
Acid/base balance
10
11
QUIZ 7
Pulmonary Ventilation
Diffusion between alveoli and blood
Transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood
Regulation of respiration
chapter 7.4
pg.337
chapter 22
pg. 373
Pg. 310
chapter 9.2, 9.4
9.5
chapters: 9.7,10.2,10.4
8.4
8.3
8.3
8.2
QUIZ 8
Movements/secretions of the gastrointestinal tract
5.2, 5.9
Digestion/absorption in the gastrointestinal tract 5.4, 5.5. 5.6, 5.7
PACIFIC COLLEGE OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE
Course No. WS514 (3 units/ 45 Hours)
Course Title: Human Physiology
[Fall 2010]
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Thanksgiving
13
QUIZ 9
Male/Female Reproductive Systems
14
FINAL EXAM (non-cumulative)
Instructor: [Dr. Michael P. Gillespie]
Phone: [347.334.2826]
Email: [DrG@healingartscenter.info]
www.healingartscenter.info
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