Biology 3408 - ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY
Spring 2014
Dr. Jon A. Baskin
Office: Kleberg Hall 116 -- Telephone: 361 593-3580 -- e-mail:
Baskin's home page: http://users.tamuk.edu/kfjab02/
Office Hours: 10-11:30 M, W, F; 2-3:30 M, W; 9:30-11:30, 1:30-3:30 T; or by appointment. I may be available during the animal physiology laboratory (BESB 208) Thursday afternoon, if time permits. University duties, such as committee meetings, 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: Will be provided in lab. In the unlikely case you want to prepare in advance, you can download lab exercises from iWorx. 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 ………………………….. *
Quizzes, etc…...... 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 page 65 of the 2012-2014 catalog. The last day to drop the course with an automatic grade of Q is March 27. After March 27, you must talk to me before dropping the course. The last day to drop the course with a Q if you have a passing grade is April 30. 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: The 100 points will consist of quizzes (90 points) and one lab report (10 points). Ten points will be deducted for each laboratory that is missed. 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 University-Kingsville 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
Week of / TOPIC / Chapter Readings3rd ed / Lecture Outline
pdf 3 slides / Lecture Outline
pdf 6 slides / Review Questions
January 14
January 16 / Introduction
Allometry Problem set 1 / 11
D, E, F / 1 / 1 / 1
graphs to practice
January 21 / Neurons Problem set 2 / 12 / 12 / 12 / 12
January 28 / Synapses / 13 / 13 / 13 / 13
February 4
February 6 / Movement and Muscle
EXAM 1 /
20 /
20, 8 /
20, 8 /
20
February 11 / Movement and Muscle / 20
February 18 / Intro to Respiration Problem set 3
External Respiration / 22
23 / 22
23 / 22
23 / 22
23
February 25 / CO2 and O2 transport Problem set 4 / 24 / 24 / 24 / 24
Feb 27 / EXAM 2
March 4 / Circulation Problem set 5: / 25 / 25 / 25 / 25
SPRING BREAK
March 18 / Circulation; Diving / 25, 26 / 26 / 26 / 26
March 25 / Osmoregulation I
Osmoregulation II / 27
28 / 27
28 / 27
.28 / 27
28
April 1 / EXAM 3;
Excretion / 29 / 29 / 29 / 29
April 8 / Excretion
Desert Mammals; / 29,
30 / 29
30 / 29
30 / 29
30
April 15 / Energetics / 7 / 7 / 7 / 7
April 22 / Thermal Relations / 10 / 10 / 10 / 10
April 24 / EXAM 4
April 29 / Adaptations to Cold / 11 / 11 / 11
May 3 / 8 a.m. Final EXAM / (check the final exam schedule
Tentative Lab Schedule
Jan 16 / Lab Safety ,
Jan 23 / Allometry
Jan 30 / Tutorial, Lab questions to be answered, Statistics
Feb 6 / Stretch Receptors and Reflexes with Plethysmograph
Feb 13 / Stimulus Response, Work, Summation, and Tetanus in Human Muscle
Feb 20 / Grip Strength and Electromyogram (EMG) Activity
Electromyogram Activity in Antagonistic Muscles
Feb 27 / Breathing Parameters at Rest and after Exercise
March 6 / Breathing and Gravity
Factors that Affect Breath Patterns
March 20 / 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
March 27 / HH-5A: The Diving Reflex
April 3 / The Electrocardiogram and Peripheral Circulation
The Electrocardiogram and Heart Sounds with Stethoscope
April 10 / Urinalysis
April 17 / Make up
April 24 / Lab Final