COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY 2008
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Instructor: Dr. Fernando Gabriel Noriega
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Lecture and Activities Schedule (subject to change)
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Date |
Topic |
Required Reading |
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Tu 8/26 |
Introduction (1) |
Chapter 1 |
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Th 8/28 |
Fundamentals of Physiology (2) |
Chapter 2 |
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Tu 9/2 |
Fundamentals of Physiology (3) |
Chapter 4 |
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Th 9/4 |
Comparative Physiology in the post-genomic era (4) |
Chapter 3 |
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II. Food, Energy and Temperature |
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Tu 9/9 |
Nutrition and feeding (5) |
Chapter 5 |
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Th 9/11 |
Digestion (6) |
Chapter 5 |
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Energy Metabolism I (7) |
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Th 9/18 |
Energy Metabolism II (8) |
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Tu 9/23 |
Thermoregulation I (9) |
Chapter 9 |
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Th 9/25 |
Thermoregulation II (10) |
Chapter 9 |
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III. Integrating Systems |
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Tu 9/30 |
Neurobiology I (11) |
Chapter 11,12 |
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Th 10/2 |
Neurobiology II (12) |
Chapter 11,12 |
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Th 10/9 |
MIDTERM EXAM (14) |
Chapter 1 to 12 |
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Tu 10/7 |
Sensory physiology (13) |
Chapter 13 |
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Tu 10/14 |
Endocrinology (15) |
Chapter 15 |
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Th 10/16 |
Muscle (16 ) |
Chapters 18-19 |
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Tu 10/21 |
Paper discussion: |
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Th 10/23 |
Paper discussion: |
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10/28 and 10/30 |
No class |
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Tu 11/4 |
Paper discussion |
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Th 11/6 |
Paper discussion |
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V. Gas exchange and internal transport |
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Th 11/13 |
Respiration (21) |
Chapter 21,22 |
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Tu 11/18 |
Circulation (22) |
Chapter 23,24 |
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VI. Water, Salt and Excretion |
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Th 11/20 |
Water and salt physiology 1 (23) |
Chapter 26 |
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Tu 11/25 |
Water and salt physiology 2 (24) |
Chapter 27 |
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Tu 12/2 |
Excretion (25) |
Chapter 28 |
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Next: Th 12/4 |
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Tu 12/9 |
FINAL EXAM (27) 9.45-11.45 AM |
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