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SCHEDULE BIO AND POLICIES: MAMMALIAN PHYSIOLOGY
FALL 2010
Class: 12:50 2:10 pm on Tuesday / Thursday, Javits Lecture Center, Room 100
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TITLE Homeostasis Membrane Potential: Pumps / Transporters Membrane Potential: Ion Channels Rosh Hashanah Neuronal Action Potential Synaptic Transmission 1 Synaptic Transmission 2 Electrophysiological Properties of Neurons 1 Electrophysiological Properties of Neurons 2 Exam 1: Lectures 1-8 How a real neuron works: Sympathetic neurons Cardiac Action Potentials Human Genetics Evolution of Physiological Systems Regulation of Electrophysiological Phenotypes Introduction to CNS Organization & Function Selected CNS Topics: Spinal Cord Motor Reflexes Endocrine Systems: Insulin & Diabetes, Thyroid Hormones & Autoimmune Diseases Exam 2: Lectures 9-15 Cardiovascular System: Cardiac Output and Smooth Muscle Cardiovascular System: Vascular System, Capillary Fluid Exchange Cardiovascular System: Cardiac Failure, Hemorrhage, Shock, Exercise Respiratory Physiology: Mechanics of Air Exchange, Asthma, COPD Respiratory Physiology: Chemoreceptors, Regulation of Body pH Renal Physiology: Anatomy, Function of the Nephron, Micturition Thanksgiving Renal Physiology: Integrated Kidney Function Exam 3: Lectures 16-21 Reproduction: An Overview of Reproduction. Male Reproductive Physiology Reproduction: Female Reproductive Physiology Final Exam: 5:15-7:45 pm GYM
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BIO 328
SCHEDULE AND POLICIES: MAMMALIAN PHYSIOLOGY
FALL 2010
Americans with Disabilities Act If you have a physical, psychological, medical or learning disability that may impact your course work, please contact Disability Support Services, ECC (Educational Communications Center) Building, room 128, [phone]. They will determine with you what accommodations are necessary and appropriate. All information and documentation is confidential. Students requiring emergency evacuation are encouraged to discuss their needs with their professors and Disability Support Services. For procedures and information, go to the following web site: http://www.ehs.sunysb.edu/fire/disabilities/asp SUNY Critical Management Policy: Stony Brook University expects students to maintain standards of personal integrity that are in harmony with the educational goals of the institution; to observe national, state, and local laws and University regulations; and to respect the rights, privileges, and property of other people. Faculty are required to report to the Office of Judicial Affairs any disruptive behavior that interrupts their ability to teach, compromises the safety of the learning environment, and/or inhibits students ability to learn. Content: This will be a course on the general principles of physiology. It will cover the major organ systems and their control mechanisms. Staff: The course is taught jointly by Professors David McKinnon and John Cabot of the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, and by Professor Barbara Rosati of the Department of Physiology and Biophysics. Professor McKinnon is the course director and his office is in the Basic Science Tower, room 124, Level 6; telephone number 631-444-7334 . Office Hours: Office hours for the teaching assistants will be posted on Blackboard and will be held Life in Sciences basement Room 026. Faculty office hours will be posted on Blackboard and will be held in faculty offices and by appointment. Dr. McKinnon: 4-7334 BST 6-124, HSC Dr. Cabot: 2-8644 RM 576, Life Sciences Dr. Rosati: 4-7350, BST 6-124, HSC Textbook: The textbook for this course is Widmaier, E.P., H. Raff and K.T. Strang Vanders Human Physiology: The Mechanisms of Body Function, 11th edition, New York: McGraw Hill. Lectures: Class meets Tuesday and Thursday from 12:50 2:10 pm in Javits Lecture Center, Room 100. Examinations: There will be 3 in-class examinations over the course of the semester, as noted in the syllabus. The final examination will be on a time and at a place yet to be announced. Note that the time for the final exam is DIFFERENT from the regular class time. Each examination during the semester will be given during the regular class period and each will count 20% of your final grade; the final exam counts 40%. If you are caught cheating on any examination, you will be assigned a grade of F for the entire course and reported to the Academic Judiciary Committee. If you miss an exam, a written excuse must be submitted within 48 hours of the scheduled date of the exam. If you miss more than 1 exam, FOR ANY REASON, you fail the entire course. For this reason it is very important not to miss exams for trivial reasons. The results from each exam are normalized so that every exam will have exactly the same mean for final grading. As a 2
BIO 328
SCHEDULE AND POLICIES: MAMMALIAN PHYSIOLOGY
FALL 2010
consequence, there is no advantage to missing an exam and the potential for a significant disadvantage if you genuinely fall ill. Do not bring any valuables to exams, as all belongings (including purses) are required to be set to the sides, front or back of Javits Lecture Hall 100. No cell phones are allowed on your person during any examination, and all cell phones must be turned off. All medical excuses must be accompanied by a medical information act waiver, which can be obtained from the Biology office, stating the physician will VERIFY that the student in question visited the office and was treated as stated in the excuse. Without a medical information act waiver, the excuse will NOT BE ACCEPTED. All exams are multiple choices and will involve the selection of an INCORRECT statement from among a group of correct statements. BRING A PICTURE ID AND A NO.2 PENCIL TO EVERY EXAMINATION. No answer sheet will be accepted from individuals who do not present an ID card with picture and signature. For all examinations your ID number is the one assigned you by SBU and NOT your social security #. Answers to each exam will be posted on the BIO 328 Blackboard site. All exams are graded by computer. The grades will be posted on the BIO 328 Blackboard site. If you believe that an error was made in scoring, see the appropriate faculty instructor within 1 week of the posting of the scores. No changes will be made after this one week interval. Letter grades will not be assigned for each individual examination; rather grades will be determined from the cumulative curve based on the weighted sum of scores from all four exams. However, a frequency distribution of scores for each exam will be posted so that you may monitor your relative standing as the semester progresses. Cell Phones: All cell phones are to be turned OFF while you are in class. Cell phones are NOT allowed on your person during an exam. Fire Alarms: During each exam, the corridors of the Lecture Center will be patrolled to monitor the fire alarms. If a false alarm is nevertheless pulled during an exam, STUDENTS WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TO LEAVE THE ROOM AND THE EXAM WILL CONTINUE. The score for the exam will receive its full and usual weight in determining the final grade for the course.
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