INSTRUCTOR:
Dr. Craig W. Clifford, Professor. Office: Science 314B.
Office Hours:9:00 MWF, 2:00 W, 3:00 M, 11:00 MThF and by appointment at other times.
Telephone: 918-456-5511 ext. 3827.
FAX: 918-458-2396
E-mail: clifford@nsuok.edu
COURSE
TITLE AND NUMBER: CLASS
DAYS & TIME:
Zool. 3304 Animal Physiology Lec. 10:00 a.m. M W F
Lab 10:00 -11:50 a.m T
PREREQUISITES:
Chem. 1123, 1131 and Zool. 1123, 1132
CATALOG DESCRIPTION OF COURSE:
A basic conceptual program dealing with animal functions. Common functional adaptations made by various animal groups in the solution of environmental problems will be discussed. Lecture, Laboratory. Prerequisites: Zoology 1123, 1132, Chem 1223, 1231, with a course in anatomy recommended.
COURSE PURPOSE:
This course has been designated as an approved physiology course for students
in the Biology-Organismic degree program. It is also a course required in the
Biology-Fisheries and Wildlife degree
EXPECTED COURSE OUTCOMES:
This course will cover the vast
array of topics that can be considered animal physiology. We will endeavor to
take a comparative approach to show how the major invertebrate and vertebrate
groups deal with common environmental problems. The lab will be just a sampling
of exercises to help us better understand basic physiological concepts and techniques.
This course will cover the following objectives:
1. Understand the chemical and biochemical basis of living systems.
2. Appreciate the control mechanisms of organisms by studying the nervous
system and how understanding its integrative abilities.
3. Understand energy production
pathways that allow organisms to mobilize the chemical energy available in food.
Appreciate the significance of the various cellular respiratory pathways as
a means to process or produce feeder stock for the many catabolic and anabolic
activities of cells.
4. Develop an understanding of
circulatory systems and how they have evolved to meet the needs of ever more
active animals.
5. See the relationship between the respiratory and circulatory systems and understand how the respiratory systems functions to deliver oxygen to the tissues and rid the body of carbon dioxide.
6. Understand the molecular and
gross levels of muscular contraction. Appreciate the difference in the three
types of muscle and how they compare.
7. Develop an understanding of
digestion processes and how nutritional needs are met. Understand how feeding
mechanisms have adapted to meet the energy requirements of many different animals.
8. Appreciate the significance of the water regulatory and excretory mechanisms and how they allow animals to exist in the marine, freshwater and terrestrial environments.
INSTRUCTIONAL
MATERIALS: (Required Textbook)
Eckert Animal Physiology: Mechanisms and Adaptations by Randall,Burggren
and French, 4th ed., W.H. Freeman and Company, New York, 1997.
There is no specific lab manual.
There will be handouts describing the exercises each week.
INSTRUCTIONAL
PROCEDURES:
LECTURE TOPICS:
1. Physical Principles
General introduction to physiology
Biochemistry
(Basic cellular structure and function)
Ionic composition of the intra- and extracellular environments
Equilibrium across the membrane and associated potentials such as membrane potentials, equilibrium potentials and resting potentials
Action potentials
3. Neurophysiology
Neurons
Action potential conduction and processing
Synapses and transmitter substances
Reflexes
Sensory processing
EXAM 1
4. Movement and muscular activity
Structure and function of muscle
Gross functioning of muscle
5. Circulation and Respiration
Evolution of the circulatory system
Essentials of the circulatory system
Respiratory systems
Respiratory pigments and their function
6. Osmoregulation and Excretion
Osmotic Pressure
Water balance
Structure and function of the kidneys
Nitrogenous waste products of the excretory system
EXAM 2
7. Metabolism
Glycolysis, Krebs Cycle
Electron transport chain
Modes of feeding
Digestion
Nutritional requirements
9. Endocrinology
Modes of hormone action
STUDENT PERFORMANCE ACTIVITIES:
(Attendance)
Attendance at all labs is expected of all students even if all required lab reports have been completed.
ASSIGNMENT DUE DATES:
Assignments (lab reports)are due on the day of the next lab unless otherwise
specified.
STUDENT EVALUATION:
Grades will be based upon formal written examinations and lab reports.
Written Examinations................................66%
Lab reports................................................33%
Performance on examinations and subsequent cumulative course averages will
be based upon standard definitive grade values as indicated below:
90 - 100 = A 60 - 69 = D
80 - 89 = B Below 60 = F
70 - 79 = C
The final examination will be administered at:
Monday, Dec. 11, 11:00 a.m. - 12:50 p.m.
Students are advised that the last date during the semester when they may drop
a course with an automatic "W" will be FRIDAY,
SEPT. 29, 2000. If you decide to drop after this date,
you will receive the grade you have earned up to the drop date. The grade of
"W" will be assigned if your grade is a "D" or higher; and an "F" will be assigned
if you stop attending and have not turned in assignments or have not taken scheduled
exams prior to the drop date.
ADA COMPLIANCE:
If any member of the class feels that he/she has a disability and needs special
accommodations of any nature whatsoever, the instructor will work with you and
the University's Office of Student Affairs to provide reasonable accommodations
to ensure that you have a fair opportunity to perform in this class. Please
advise the instructor of such disability and the desired accommodations at the
first class attended.
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policy at Northeastern State University:
1. Classes are expected to be held if at all possible.
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