Biology 3408 - ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY- Spring 2016
Dr. Jon A. Baskin
Office: Kleberg Hall 116 -- Telephone: 361 593-3580 -- e-mail: kfjab02@tamuk.edu
Baskin's home page: http://users.tamuk.edu/kfjab02/
Office Hours: 10-11:30 M, W, F; 9:30-11:30, 1:30-3:30 TR; or by appointment. I may be available
during the animal physiology laboratory (BESB 208) Thursday afternoon, if time permits.
University duties may prevent me from being in my office. If you have any questions or concerns,
please talk to me before or after class or phone or email me at the office for an appointment.
Course Description: A study of the fundamental process of the animal systems. Prerequisites: 12
semester hours of Biology and 6 semester hours of Chemistry.
Required Lecture Text: Richard W. Hill, Gordon A. Wyse, and Margaret Anderson. 2012. 3rd edition
Animal Physiology. Sinauer Associates, Inc. (ISBN-10 0-87893-559-2). This is also available as a
Looseleaf Textbook (ISBN 978-0-87893-898-8) so that you can take just the sections needed to
class. It is also available as an e-book. (ISBN 978-0-87893-879-7,180-day subscription)
www.coursesmart.com/9780878935598
Most of the material covered in lecture can also be found in the previous edition.
Required Laboratory Text: See laboratory schedule below.
THE INTERNET: You should visit the course website regularly for updates, further information,
outlines, handouts, and links to other sites of interest:
http://users.tamuk.edu/kfjab02/Biology/AnimalPhysiology/BIOL3408.htm
OBJECTIVES: This course provides students with an understanding of how animals adapt
physiologically to environmental challenges and addresses the basic physical and chemical
principles that underlie physiological processes. Several biological systems are considered,
including respiratory, circulatory, digestive and metabolic, thermoregulatory, osmoregulatory, renal,
nervous, musculoskeletal, neural, hormonal, and sensory. The weekly laboratory session will
complement the lecture, mainly by providing hands-on experience in observation, data collection,
measurement, and problem-solving skills.
Learning outcomes: Upon completion of this course, the successful student should
1. Appreciate the diversity of physiological adaptations in animals.
2. Understand how cells, organs, and organ systems function in a variety of invertebrates and
vertebrates.
3. As a result of the lecture and laboratory experience be able to record, interpret, and draw
conclusions from experimental data and relate these to theoretical concepts.
The lecture exams will assess outcomes 1 and 2. Exam 1 will assess your understanding of the
physiology of respiration and circulation. Exam 2 will assess your understanding of metabolism and
control of metabolic rates. Exam 3 will assess your understanding of the physiology of osmoregulation,
excretion and muscle function. Exam 4 will assess your understanding of the physiology of neurons, the
nervous system, and the endocrine system. Laboratory reports and tests will assess outcome 3.
When you have finished this course, if you have come to class regularly, spent the full amount of time in
the laboratory, and taken complete and understandable notes and have studied for at least an hour a
night, including reading the textbook and utilizing the learning resources at the website, you should be
able to earn a passing grade on the exams. See the schedule for the material you will be expected to
know.
Grading: Your grade will be determined in the following manner
Exam 1 ............................ 100 points
Exam 2 ............................ 100 points
Exam 3 ............................ 100 points
Exam 4 ............................ 100 points
Final Exam ………………………….. *
Problem sets….................
50 points
Laboratory ...................... 100 points
Total…..……………….. 550 points
Please keep all of your tests and assignments, in case there is a question concerning your grade in the
course. Grades will be awarded according to the regulations on pages 67-68 of the 2014-2016 catalog.
The last day to drop the course with an automatic grade of Q is April 1. After April 1, you cannot be
awarded a Q and you will receive a grade based on your average. It is up to you to take care of all the
necessary paperwork. Before dropping a course you should consult tamuk.edu/registrar/drop_policy/.
*Lecture Exams: The FOUR lecture exams will cover notes given in class and pertinent information from the
textbook. Some notes will come from sources other than the text. The examinations will consist mainly of short
answer questions, definitions, characterizations, lists, and annotated classifications. The first four exams will be
over material covered during the exam period. *The final exam is comprehensive. It you take it, it will replace
your lowest exam grade, for better or worse.
Laboratory grade: See below for information.
Lab Safety: You are required to complete the current version of on-line safety training. You will be dropped from
the course on the 12th class day if you have completed the training. Follow the instructions on the course web
page to access Blackboard.
MAKE UP POLICY: The makeup will be a comprehensive final exam. You will only be allowed to make up one
exam; you will receive a zero for each exam beyond that.
OTHER: There is no policy of required attendance. However, it is unlikely that you will earn an acceptable grade if
you do not attend class regularly. Attendance will be considered in the final grade, especially in borderline cases.
Attendance alone does not guarantee a passing grade. It is important that you take complete and comprehensive
notes of the lecture material. It is also essential that you study regularly. Reading the material in the textbook
beforehand will help you better understand the lecture material. Shortly after each lecture you should reread
and/or rewrite your notes and read the material in the textbook to make sure that you correctly took the notes and
fully understand the material that was covered.
The student handbook is available online. http://www.tamuk.edu/dean/dean_files/studenthandbook.pdf
Academic misconduct (See Student Handbook): Academic dishonesty includes giving, receiving, or using unauthorized
aid on any academic work. This includes a person who has taken a test discussing what was on a test with a person
who has not taken the test. Any student guilty of cheating or plagiarism will receive a grade of F.
Nonacademic misconduct (See Student Handbook): Turn off your cell phones. Talking or other disruptive behavior during
lecture will not be tolerated. “The university respects the rights of instructors to teach and students to learn.
Maintenance of these rights requires campus conditions that do not impede their exercise. Campus behavior that
interferes with either 1) The instructor’s ability to conduct the class 2) The inability of other students to profit from the
instructional program, or 3) Campus behavior that interferes with the rights of others will not be tolerated. An individual
engaging in such disruptive behavior may be subject to disciplinary action. Such incidents will be adjudicated by the
Dean of Students under nonacademic procedures.”
Sexual misconduct (See Student Handbook): “Sexual harassment of students and employers at Texas A&M UniversityKingsville is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Any member of the university community violating this policy will be
subject to disciplinary action.”
Students with disabilities, including learning disabilities, who wish to request accommodations in this class, should notify
the Services for Students with Disabilities Office early in the semester so that appropriate arrangements can be made
(see Student Handbook).
6 drop rule: If you enrolled Fall 2007 or later and you drop more than 6 courses during your undergraduate career, the
state legislature has mandated that in most instances you will be punished.
http://www.tamuk.edu/registrar/drop_policy.htm provides information on Senate Bill 1231 that you should consult
before you drop a course.
Tentative Lecture Schedule
Chapter Lecture Lecture
Readings Outline Outline
Review
3rd ed
pdf 3
pdf 6 Questions
slides
slides
Week of
TOPIC
Jan 18
Introduction
Allometry Problem set 1
Jan 25
Neurons
11
D, E, F
1
1
1 graph to
practice
Problem set 2
12
12
12
12
Feb 1
Synapses Problem set 2a
13
13
13
13
Feb 8
Movement and Muscle
EXAM 1
20
20, 8
20, 8
20
Feb 15
Movement and Muscle
20
Feb 22
Intro to Respiration Problem set 3
External Respiration
22
23
22
23
22
23
22
23
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
Feb 29
CO2 and O2 transport
Problem set 4
Mar 7
Circulation Problem set 5:
EXAM 2
Mar 14
SPRING BREAK
Mar 21
Circulation; Diving Problem set 6 bp:
25, 26
26
26
26
Mar 28
Osmoregulation I
Osmoregulation II
27
28
27
28
27
.28
27
28
April 1
April 4
25
Last day to drop a course or withdraw from the university. Course dropped will receive a Q.
EXAM 3
Excretion Problem set 7 GFR:
29
April 11
Excretion
Desert Mammals
29,
30
April 18
Energetics Problem set 8:
Problem set 9 Drug dosage:
7
Thermal Relations
10
April 25
Thermal Relations
Problem set 10 physiological time:
EXAM 4
May 2
Adaptations to Cold
May 7
8: am Final EXAM for TR class
May 10
8: am Final EXAM for MWF class
29
29
29
29
30
29
30
29
30
7
7
7
10
10
10
11
11
11/
11
check the final exam schedule
Animal Physiology Laboratory
Laboratory
Wednesday 1-3:50PM, 4-6:50 PM
KLBH 120 (Both
tentative to change)
Friday
1-3:50PM, 4-6:50 PM
BESB 208
Most of the material for this syllabus can be found at the following URL, BUT please note
differences:
http://users.tamuk.edu/kfjab02/Biology/AnimalPhysiology/BIOL3408.htm . Please, also see
the lecture syllabus for other important information concerning this course.
Instructor Information
Name
Richard Wilson Patrock, Ph.D.
Telephone number 361-593-3847
Email address
Richard.WilsonPatrock@tamuk.edu
Office Location
KLBH 118A (Insect Collection)
Office hours:
MWF: 10-12 AM, or by Appointment
If you have questions or concerns, please email me or see me prior to, or after lecture or
laboratory concerning an appointment.
Textbook and/or Resource Material
Laboratory Text: Text resources for the laboratory material are available on Blackboard:
Course Contents:
Attendance and Make-up Policies: IN LECTURE OR LAB: Be courteous and respectful.
Please, silence cell phones before laboratory.
For further information about attendance policies, see: http://student-rules.tamu.edu/rule07
Attendance in laboratory is required and appreciated. One missed laboratory will mean a 10
point reduction in your total score, two absences will mean a 30 point reduction, three
absences will mean a 50 point reduction, four absences will mean a 75 point reduction and
five absences will mean a 100 point reduction.
If you will be unable to attend a lab based upon a University accepted excuse, such as a
DOCUMENTED illness, please contact me in advance, when possible, as soon as possible, to
make arrangements for an alternative assignment. Requests for exemption from attendance
are not automatically approved. Switching among the laboratories is not allowed without
EXPRESS CONSENT of the Instructor. For further information about attendance policies,
see: http://student-rules.tamu.edu/rule07
Lab Safety: For Animal Physiology, you must complete the entire safety module or you will be
dropped from the class after the 12th class day.
Laboratory Component of the Course grade
The laboratory component of the course is 100 points of the total 550 points allotted for the
course. The breakdown of the assignments for the laboratory is as follows
Laboratory ......................
100 points
Laboratory reports (8 reports) 100 points
Problems arise in assigning grades. Please keep all of your tests and assignments, in case
there is are any questions concerning your grade in the course. The last day to drop the
course with an automatic grade of Q is October 29, 2015. You are responsible for all the
necessary paperwork to obtain the Q. After October 29, you cannot be awarded a Q and you
will receive a grade based on your overall score. Before dropping a course you should
consult http://www.tamuk.edu/registrar/add-drop.html.
You are required to turn in all laboratory exercises, though only 8 scores will be counted
towards your grade. Each is worth up to 12.5 points. Lab reports will be due the week
following the assigned laboratory. If turned in late, 1 point will be docked for each 2 business
days (M-F) delayed to a minimum of six points (if turned in by the end of the semester). I will
count the top 8 scores of your returned laboratory exercises, if you submit all your laboratory
exercises. Any missing reports will be given a zero and these will count towards your score.
For instance, if you are missing 2 lab reports, I will use only the top six of your remaining
grades and add 2 zeroes to this sum for your laboratory grades.
Here are important considerations concerning the lab reports.
1) Do not turn in the laboratory methods handout with your report.
2) For paper copies, PLEASE feed the beast by stapling all your pages into a single set. I
may lose pages of unstapled reports and that will diminish your score.
3) When turning in email copies of your reports, please name the document with your name
and the lab number or name. Example: Patrock Wed 4-7-Lab 1.doc
Labs without your name will NOT be accepted for grading.
4) Answer ALL assigned questions carefully and to the best of your ability.
5) Answer the questions according to the results of your experience in laboratory first.
Where and how your results differ from what might be expected according to theory
should be accounted for following your description of the laboratory results.
Tentative Lab Schedule
Lab No.
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
7
8
9
TOPIC
Lab Safety ,Laboratory 1 Synaptic Density
Allometric Relationships (Laboratory 2)
Tutorial, Lab questions to be answered, Statistics
Stretch Receptors and Reflexes with Plethysmograph
Stimulus Response, Work, Summation, and Tetanus in Human Muscle
Grip Strength and Electromyogram (EMG) Activity
Electromyogram Activity in Antagonistic Muscles
Breathing Parameters at Rest and after Exercise
Breathing and Gravity
Factors that Affect Breath Patterns
HH-1: Electrocardiogram (ECG) and Peripheral Circulation
HH-2: ECG and Heart Sounds with Stethoscope
HH-3: Exercise, the ECG and Peripheral Circulation, Exercise and Heart Rate
10
HH-5A: The Diving Reflex
11
Hand, foot, ear and eye Reflex speeds
Week 12
Lie Detection and Galvinic Skin Response
13
Urinalysis