Delta State
University

BIO 330 Mammalian Physiology I

Fall, 2008

Instructor: Dr. Yass
Kobayashi

Office: Caylor
136

Office Hours: Mondays 8-12,
2-5, Tuesdays 8-10, Thursdays 9-10

Phone: 846-4245

e-mail: [email-masked]

Lecture:          Tuesdays and Thursdays
10:50 AM-12:05 PM in Caylor 147

Lab:                 Wednesdays
2:00-4:50 PM in Caylor 122

Required Textbook: Textbook of medical
physiology by Guyton and Hall, 11th edition.

Recommended book for
background information:Biology by Brooker,
Windmaier, Graham, and Stiling

Laboratory Materials: Handouts from the
instructor

Course Description

This course is designed to introduce students to in-depth
study of fundamental mechanisms governing physiological processes in mammalian
system.  This course covers the function
of neural, muscle, cardiac, and renal function.  Students cannot receive credit from this
course if they have taken BIO 230.

.

Prerequisites: BIO 300

Credit hours: 4 (Lecture 3 hours,
laboratory 3 hours.)

Teaching philosophy and
Instructor’s Responsibilities:

My teaching philosophy is to challenge students to learn
beyond their expectations and help them develop problem-solving skills through
independent learning and thinking.
My goal is to do the best possible job of teaching this course. The
laboratory sessions have been designed to provide as much hands-on experience
as possible. I expect to come to each class well prepared and to clearly
communicate information that is relevant to this course. I strongly encourage
and welcome classroom discussion about the topics being presented. I am also
eager to answer any questions you may have during the lecture or laboratory
sessions.

Student’s
Responsibilities:

I expect you to come to each lecture and laboratory
session with a desire to learn. You are also expected to complete the reading
assignments, study the material thoroughly outside of class, and come to class
prepared to ask questions about subjects that are unclear to you. Remember,
learning is an active process and requires a significant amount of time and
effort!

Course Objectives:

After completing this course,
a student should be able to:

1.      Explain what homeostasis is and mechanisms involved in
its maintenance

2.      Understand the composition of body fluid and its
maintenance

3.      Understand the process of generation and propagation
of action potential

4.      Understand the role of action potential in muscle
contraction and nerve impulse transmission

5.      Explain the process of skeletal and smooth muscle
contraction

6.      Understand the role of autonomic nervous system on
regulation of organ function

7.      Understand structures involved in digestion and
absorption of nutrient and physiological process involved

8.      Understand the basics of endocrine system

Assessment of learning

Learning objectives will be
assessed by examination (4).
Additionally, students are graded based on their writing assignments and
case study presentations.

Communication with the
instructor via e-mail

Official
electronic communications regarding this class or any other courses that are
offered at Delta State University
will be conducted through OKRA mail.
You MUST use OKRA mail when you need to contact me about this
class.  I will not read or respond
to your e-mail if it comes from the account other than OKRA mail.  You are also responsible for maintaining
your OKRA mail account for the official communication with Delta State
University
officials.  If you have questions
about using OKRA mail, please contact the Office of Institutional Technology
(OIT) in Bailey Hall.

Exams

There
will be three hourly examinations plus one final examination.  Dates of the exams are indicated on the
syllabus.  Each exam is based on essays
and other written questions.  Final
exam is another hourly test and worth 100 points.  When the exam is in the closed book
format, the University of Mississippi Medical College policy will be applied on
the day of the exam.  You are
allowed to take only writing utensils and a scientific calculator to your
chair.  Your books, notes, cell
phones, and other electronic devises, as well as backpack and purses must be
placed on the tables located in front of the room as you enter the room during
the examination.  If you need to
dispute your exam scores because of mistake(s) on my grading such as marking
right answer as wrong or accidentally counting the points wrong, you must bring
the exam back with the written notice that clearly states the mistake and proof
for the right answer from your textbook and lecture notes (only proof allowed)
within seven (7) days after the exam is returned to you.

Literature review

There
will be a literature review during the semester worth 100 pts.  This review focuses on physiological
consequences of childhood obesity on quality of adult life.  You will be working on groups of
four.  Keep in mind that this is the
starting point for the research project that you will be conducting in
Mammalian Physiology II next semester so you need to begin focus on developing
questions and how you want to answer them through the process of writing this
review.

Case Studies

There
will be four case studies throughout this course.  You will be asked to make diagnosis of
the condition, identification of causes, and possible treatment options based
on the conditions presented in each case.
I will try to identify actual cases presented in scientific and medical
journals that are relevant to the subject being covered in the lecture and
laboratory.

Quizzes:

There
will be two laboratory quizzes (50 pts per quiz) during the semester.  There will not be a quiz on the week of
examination.

Grading

Based upon hourly examinations (4), writing assignment (4 per
semester), a literature review, and weekly quizzes.

Hourly
exams: 400 pts (100 pts per exam)

Literature
review: 100 pts

Case
study: 200 pts (50 pts per, 4 per semester)

Lab
quiz: 100 pts

Grading Scale: >90 % = A, 80-89 % = B,
70-79 % = C, 60-69 % = D, <60 % = F

Make-up exams, practical,
and quizzes:

There
will be NO MAKE-UP EXAMS, PRACTICAL, OR
QUIZZES.  If
you know that you are going to miss the class because of University-sanctioned
events (Athletics, musical performances, etc), you MUST NOTIFY THE INTSRUCTOR AT LEAST ONE WEEK (5 WORKING DAYS) PRIOR TO THE
DAY OF EXAMINATION with written
documentation (notes from the coach, band director, etc).  Only then, you may take the make-up
examination and quizzes.  I will try
to schedule lab practical around so that you will not have to miss them. Other
emergencies such as illness, family emergency, and car problems must be
substantiated by written documents.
Otherwise, you will receive ZERO on your missed exams, practical, and
quizzes.  REGARDLESS OF THE SITUATION, YOU MUST INFORM THE INSTRUCTOR IMMEDIATELY
IF YOU ARE GOING TO MISS EXAMS.  ANY TYPE OF EXCUSES, LEGITIMATE OR NOT, WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED 48
HOURS AFTER THE EXAM IS DISTRIBUTED.

Class Attendance and Tardiness

Students
are expected to follow all University Policies.  Class attendance will be taken at the
beginning of each class.  It is YOUR responsibility to attend all class
and laboratory meetings.  Although I
am not very strict on class attendance as many other instructors are, I WILL NOT TOLERATE TARDINESS!  YOU WILL BE MARKED AS LATE ONCE I close the door.   The door in Caylor
147 automatically locks itself and you will not be allowed to enter. If you are
late for the day of the exam, YOU WILL
NOT BE ALLOWED TO ENTER THE ROOM IF YOU ARE LATE, AND YOU WILL RECEIVE ZERO (0)
ON THE EXAM.  If you are going
to miss class(es) or laboratory because of the
University sanctioned events, (Athletics, musical performances, etc), you MUST NOTIFY THE INTSRUCTOR AT LEAST ONE
WEEK (5 WORKING DAYS) PRIOR TO THE DAY OF EXAMINATION with written documentation (notes from the coach, band director,
etc).

Cell Phones and Other Electronic Devises

All
cell phones and other electronic devises such as i-pod
must be turned off and remain inactive during lecture
and laboratory.  Please turn them
off before entering the classroom or laboratory.  You will be asked to leave the room if
these devises become activated during lecture and laboratory. IF YOU LEAVE THE ROOM TO ANSWER YOUR CELL
PHONE, YOU WILL BE MARKED AS ABSENT AND WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO RE-ENTER THE
LECTURE.  Activation of these devises, as well as departure from the room to
answer the phone, during examination will result in automatic “F”
on the exam.

Disability Services at Delta
State University

Americans
with Disability Act is designed to provide necessary accommodations to ensure
equal opportunity for learning and prevent discrimination of students with
disability.   If you need
accommodations because of a disability, if you have emergency medical
information to share with me, or if you need special arrangements in case the
building must be evacuated, please inform Disability Service (Dr. Richard
Houston, coordinator) at Reilly
Student Health
Center (846-4690, [email-masked]) immediately.
It is the campus office responsible for reviewing documentation provided by
students requesting academic accommodations, and for accommodations planning in
cooperation with students and instructors, as needed and consistent with course
requirements.

Academic Dishonesty:

As
a member of academic community, you are expected to complete your own work
honorably.  Any
effort to gain unfair advantages over others, whether it is successful or not,
is considered as academic dishonesty.  We regard academic dishonesty as an
extremely serious matter, with serious consequences that range from probation
to expulsion. Cheating on exams and copying other’s laboratory
assignments and homeworks will not be tolerated.  According to the divisional policy,
students who are caught cheating will face following consequences:

Receive a failing grade
(F) on the exam and assignment after the first offense.  Divisional chairman and College
Dean will be notified.

Receive a failing grade
for the class after the second offense.  Divisional chairman, College Dean,
and the Dean of Student Affair will be notified.

Dismissal from the program and the University
after the third offense.

Tentative Lecture Schedule and Topics

Wk

Topic

1

Introduction,
Cells

2

2

Cellular
transport

4

3

Body
fluid

25

4

Membrane
potentials and action potentials

5

5

Skeletal
muscle contraction and excitation

6

6

Skeletal
muscle contraction and excitation

7

7

Smooth
muscle contraction

8

8

Autonomic
Nervous system

60

9

10

Digestive
system function I

Digestive
system function II

62

63

11

12

Gastric
secretion

Digestion
and absorption

64

65

13

Endocrinology

74

14

Pancreatic
hormones and diabetes

78

15

Final Examination

Tentative Laboratory Schedule

BIO 330 Mammalian Physiology I Laboratory

Tentative Schedule

Week 1            Introduction,
Lab Safety

Week 2            Library
Resources

Week 3            Tissues

Week 4            Organs
and systems

Week 5            Lab
Quiz 1

Week 6            Skeletal
muscles

Week 7            Skeletal
muscles, Case study #1

Week 8            Skeletal
system and joints

Week 9            Skeletal
system and joints, Case study #2

Week 10          Lab
quiz #2

Week 11          Digestive
system

Week 12          Digestive
system, Case study #3

Week 13
Endocrine system

Week 14
Endocrine system, Case study #4

Week 15          No
Lab

Student survey form

Term:                                      Class:

Name:                                     Major:

Year of study (Circle one): Freshman                 Sophomore  Junior  Senior  Other

Have you had BIO 100?      Yes  No

With whom? (Circle one)    Blackwell               Katembe                Kobayashi

McKinney             Tiftickjian              Sudbrink

Baghai-Riding
Duguay Other (specify)

Circle any other biology courses you have taken previously

BIO 101 BIO 103
(ZOOLOGY) BIO102 (BOTANY) BIO 217 (MICROBIOLOGY)

BIO 300 (CELL
BIOLOGY) BIO 301 (ECOLOGY) BIO 328
(GENETICS)

BIO 343
(COMPARATIVE ANATOMY) BIO 423
(HISTOLOGY)

BIO 427
(IMMUNOLOGY) BIO 442
(BIOTECHNOLOGY/DNA SCIENCE)

BIO 447
(PARASITOLOGY) Other (list)

Have you taken CHE 101/103 at Delta State
University?              Yes         No

If yes, when did you take it?

If yes, who was your instructor?       Bentley  Harper                    Steele

Other (specify)

If no to both questions, have you taken these courses or
their equivalent courses elsewhere?

Yes         No

If yes, where and when?

Have you had chemistry courses other than CHE101/103? If so,
list them below

Why are you taking this course? (Circle answers that are
applicable)

Degree requirement             Graduate/professional
school entrance requirement

Needs credit hour                Intellectual
curiosity

Instructor told me to            Advisor
told me to

Other (explain briefly)

Briefly describe what you expect from this class/instructor?