Physiology - Spring 2003 - Calendar
Day Date Topic Sherwood Exams Assignment due
5th ed 4th ed

Individual differences

W Sept 3 Thermoregulation Ch 1; 664-662 Ch 1; 621-630    

Male and female

M Sept 8 Bioassay    
W Sept 10 Radioimmunoassay   Assignment #1
M Sept 15 Male reproductive system Fig 20-1;  756-766 Fig 20-1;  721-730 Mini-exam 1  
W Sept 17 Female reproductive system Fig 20-2;  770-780 Fig 20-2;  734-743    
M Sept 22 Female reproductive system 770-780 734-743  
W Sept 24 Sex differentiation 753-756 718-721
M Sept 29 Sex differentiation 753-756 718-721    

Calcium balance

W Oct 1 Bone structure 733-735 700-702 Mini-exam 2
M Oct 6 CLASS CANCELLED   (Yom Kippur)
W Oct 8 Calcium balance 689-697; 735-740 657-664; 702-706
M Oct 13 Vitamin D and skin 735-742;449-451 705-710; 425-427    

Stress and the immune system

W Oct 15 Adrenal & sympathetic NS 707-712; 527-529; 237-245; 675-679; 497-499; 222-229;    
M Oct 20 Inflammation 413-424; 451-452 390-400; 427-429   
W Oct 22 Immune response 424-445 402-421 Mini-exam 3
M Oct 27 Stress and immunity 445 421-422    
W Oct 29 Stress and immunity 716-719 684-685    
M Nov 3 NO CLASS - VOTE Tomorrow! 

Energy balance

W Nov 5 Digestive tract 591-603 560-573
M Nov 10 Nutrient breakdown 604-618 573-587 Mini-exam 4  
W Nov 12 Nutrient absorption 618-639 587-608    
M Nov 17 Endocrine regulation 719-725; 730-733 685-693; 698-699
W Nov 19 Blood lipids   313-318

Atherosclerosis

M Nov 24 Blood vessels 325-330; 351-359; 370-378 305-310; 330-337; 348-356  Mini-exam 5  
W Nov 26 Blood pressure 325-330; 351-359; 370-378 305-309; 330-337; 348-356     
M Dec 1 Blood pressure 325-330; 351-359; 370-378 305-309; 330-337; 348-356 
W Dec 3 Diet & heart disease  
M Dec 8 Diet & heart disease        
 
W Dec  17 Final exam is 1:10-4 pm in our regular classroom Final Exam