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Tulsa Community College Northeast Campus
Human Physiology Course Syllabus
Fall Semester, 2007
Course: BIO 2154 Instructor: Dr. Ledy Rivas, MD, MHA
Course Name: Human Physiology. 4 credits Office: A 151 Evening Program
Days/times: Lecture: Monday - Wednesday: Room: Office Phone:
5:30 – 6:50 PM (918) 595-7542
Lecture: 1418
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Laboratory: Monday: Lab: 2101
7:00-9:50 PM
Dates: August 20 – December 12, 2007 Office Hour: By appointment
E-mail address lrivas@tulsacc.edu, lrivas@cox.net
Division: Science, Mathematics & Engineering Chairman: Dr. Dave Sollars
Technology Associate Dean
Office No: NEC 1130 Office phone: (918) 595-7542
Prerequisites
BIO1224, BIO2134, and CHEM1315 or BIO1604, BIO2134, and CHEM1315
Resource Materials:
TEXTBOOK: Human Physiology. An Integrated Approach, 4th Edition (Required)
Author: Dee Unglaub Silverthorn, Ph.D.
Publisher: Pearson/Benjamin Cummings/2007
ISBN: 0-8053-6849-3
LABORATORY: posted on Blackboard or given as handouts.
Catalog Description
This course covers function of mammalian organ systems including basic, cell-molecular
properties, maintenance systems, communication and control, reproduction and integration of
activities. Emphasis is placed on humans in homeostasis.
Course Objectives
To develop the vocabulary and conceptual framework necessary to understand the basic
concepts of human physiology
To develop an understanding of human physiological systems, including cellular
mechanism, interaction of various systems, feedback and homeostatic integration of all
systems to maintain normal health
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To provide insight into the basic physiological concepts governing not only the human
species, but the biosphere
To facilitate the understanding of the human body as an integrated set of systems and
processes interacting to keep the systems working
Teaching/Learning Methods
There are three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory each week. The lecture and
laboratory materials will correlate with each other as closely as possible. Power Point
presentations, films, and Internet resources may be used to supplement both lecture and reading
materials. The method of instruction will be primarily lecture using assigned reading material in
the text as the primary source of information.
All the material covered in lecture may not be present in the text, meaning attendance will
be important to obtaining all of the course content. The student is responsible for all lectures and
assigned text materials.
It is recommended to work through each lesson by:
o Reading and taking notes over the chapter material
o Performing virtual and actual lab activities
o Complete the Interactive Physiology 9-System Suite CD for each topic, completing the
quizzes
o Participating in group discussions
o Writing reports
o Utilize The Physiology Place if your textbooks provides a valid access code for that
website
ADA Policy
Students with Special Needs: Students with documented disabilities are provided academic
accommodations through the disabled Student Resource Center (918-595-7115) or Resource
Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (918-595-7428/TDD-TTY 918-595-7434).
If any student is in need of academic accommodations from either office, it is the student's
responsibility to advise the instructor so an appropriate referral can be made no later than the first
week of class. Students may also contact the disabled Student Services Offices directly at the
telephone numbers indicated.
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ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATIONS WILL NOT BE PROVIDED UNLESS APPROPRIATE
DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED TO THE DISABLED STUDENT SERVICES OFFICE
TO SUPPORT THE NEED.
Safety Requirements
Students must wear goggles and protective gloves during designated laboratories. These will
be provided for you. If you have a latex or talcum powder allergy, please bring your own gloves.
Students not wearing goggles and gloves will not be allowed to participate in the designated
laboratory and will forfeit all points associated with that laboratory exercise. Laboratory coats or
aprons are recommended during some lab exercises but are not required. These are also
available for your use in the laboratory room.
If you prefer to provide your own safety equipment, please be aware that goggles, gloves,
laboratory coats and aprons are available for sale at local vendors. Please do not wear contact
lenses to laboratory.
Attendance Policy
Students are encouraged to attend class on a regular basis. Quizzes and labs missed may not
be made-up. If a laboratory is missed, it is up to the student to contact the instructor and get the
lab exercise data from his/her lab partners. However, even if completed, the lab exercise may
not be turned in for points if the student was not present at the laboratory.
The instructor is available to any student who needs extra instruction. It is the student's
responsibility to make the instructor aware of the student's academic difficulties at the immediate
point at which assistance is needed. The instructor is available by special appointment.
Inclement Weather
If it is publicized that Tulsa Public Schools has cancelled classes due to inclement weather,
then the respective class and/or lab at TCC, NE campus is cancelled as well. If inclement
weather prevents you from safely traveling to campus even if Tulsa Public Schools has not
cancelled classes, please notify the instructor by phone or e-mail to arrange to make-up the work
missed. If the dangerous weather falls on a quiz or test day and you are unable to safely travel to
campus, you will be allowed to make up the work if you notify the instructor as immediately as
possible to arrange the make-up quiz/test.
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Examinations and Other Opportunities to Earn Points
o Four major exams will be given.
o Laboratory reports on the laboratory exercises will be required as directed. These reports
may be based on wet labs or virtual labs.
o Each class meeting, a pop quiz may be given at the instructor's discretion.
o One laboratory exam will be given at the final week
o Weekly reports will be turned in at the beginning of Monday's lecture period. These will
be based on any journal article or book covering any topic related to the Physiology
chapter studied. The articles will be chosen by you, the student. The completed report
will be 1 page in length, double spaced, 1 inch top and bottom margins and 1 inch left
and right margins.
Examinations
Examinations must be completed by the stated deadline and must be taken in one continuous
sitting. Exams will be proctored and closed resource exams. All cell phones and pagers must be
turned OFF, not just to silent/vibrate mode. Each exam will consist of a combination of multiple
choices, true/false, matching, fill in the blank, short answer, and essay questions. Approximately
20% of the value of each learning assessment will come from the essay portion.
Quizzes - There will be 3 lecture quizzes. Quizzes will be announced one class session
prior to the quiz. There may also be a few unannounced quizzes. You may substitute your
highest unannounced quiz score for your lowest announced quiz score. There will be no make-
up for missed lecture quizzes.
Assignments
Lab Exercises/Reports - Lab exercises and reports will be submitted for evaluation.
Some labs will be assessed individually and others will be graded by group participation.
Interactive Physiology CD Assignments – These will be assignments you complete on
your own time, individually. You will have various assignments to complete with the Interactive
Physiology CD that accompanied your textbook. These will total 150 points possible.
Grading scale
All test, quiz, examinations, and lab report scores will be added together for a cumulative
grade. The final grade is determined from the following point scale:
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Scoring System
Lecture Exams 40% of final grade
Laboratory Reports 15% "
Quizzes 15% "
Laboratory Exam 20% "
Article Reports 10% "
Final Grading System
A 89.5-100%
B 79.5-89.4%
C 69.5-79.4%
D 59.5-69.4%
F 0-59.4%
All Exams and Laboratory Assignments are added together for a cumulative grade. It is the
student’s responsibility to make arrangements to take a test prior to their absence should they not
be able to attend for any reason. Only one make-up test, for a prearranged absence may be
scheduled. Otherwise, the grade recorded for a missed test will be a zero.
If a student is not able to attend a lab then a chapter exercise assigned by the instructor may
be substituted for the grade. All Laboratory Assignments are due ONE WEEK (7 DAYS) from
the date of the lab. It is the student’s responsibility to make sure all Lab Assignments are turned
in on time. Late assignments will receive a zero. Lab Assignments may be turned into the
Evening Programs division prior to their due date, should the student be absent from class.
All exams will cover the most recent lecture material. The final exam will cover the most
recent material and thus is not a comprehensive exam. It is the responsibility of the student to
make the instructor aware of his/her academic difficulties at the immediate point at which
assistance is necessary.
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Tentative Schedule
Date Chapter Subject Laboratory
August 1 Syllabus
20 Introduction to Physiology
22 3 Compartments
29 2&4 Biological Molecules
Energy and Cellular
Metabolism
Sept 5&6 Membranes.
05 Communication/Integration/
Homeostasis
10 7 Endocrine System Intro
12 1st Exam
17 8 Neurons
19 9 The CNS
24 10 Sensory Physiology
26 11 Efferent Division
October 12 Muscles
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3 13 Body Movements
8 14 Cardiovascular
10 2nd Exam
15 15 Blood Flow & Pressure
17 16 Blood
22 17 Mechanics of Breathing
24 18 Gas Exchange & Transport
29 19 The Kidneys
31 20 Fluid & Electrolyte Balance
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Nov 21 The Digestive System
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7 3rd Exam
12 21 The Digestive System
17 22 Metabolism & Energy
19 23 Growth & Metabolism
21 23 Growth & Metabolism
26 24 The Immune System
28 24 The Immune System
Dec 25 Exercise Physiology
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5 26 Reproduction &
Development
10 26 Reproduction & Exam
Development
12 4th Exam