BIPN 100, Mammalian Physiology 1--SYLLABUS for Fall Quarter 2014 Page 1

This syllabus is a GUESS about the schedule for covering the course material. It can't be a contract about
the precise timing, because that depends on YOU and the other students in the class. However, exam times
and dates are fixed; they will NOT change except under catastrophic circumstances (fires, floods, etc).
Lecture Date Topic Assigned
reading in
Silverthorn, 6th
edition
1 October 3 Introduction to physiology; homeostasis and allostasis Pages 192 - 202

Control systems that regulate the rest of the body

2 October 6 Neuronal signal transmission: neurons and resting potentials
(Ohm's law, the Nernst equation, and the Goldman-Hodgkin-Katz
equation)
160 - 166 & 239
- 251
3 October 8 Neuronal signal transmission: action potentials 251 - 265
4 October 10 Communication between neurons: synaptic transmission 266 - 273
5 October 13 Information processing: reflex arcs 274 - 281 & 443
- 452
6 October 15 Organization of the nervous system: organizational principles, parts of
the central and peripheral nervous systems
291 - 311
7 October 17 Functional anatomy of the brain
8 October 20 Functional anatomy of the spinal cord 335 - 341
9 October 22 Sensory and motor pathways 452 - 459
10 October 24 The brainstem, the autonomic nervous system, and the limbic system 379 - 391
October 27 Tying off loose ends, practicing for the 1st midterm
October 29 FIRST HOUR EXAM: 8 P.M. TO 9:20 P.M. NO LECTURE
(The exam will cover material through the lecture on Monday,
October 27, unless you're told otherwise)

11 October 31 Control by hormones: endocrine function and the hypothalamic-
hypophyseal axis
207 - 211 &
216 - 227
12 November 3 The biochemistry and cell physiology of hormonal control 211 - 216

Muscular systems

13 November 5 Striated skeletal muscle: molecular mechanisms for generating force 399 - 416
14 November 7 Striated skeletal muscle: organ physiology 417 - 423
15 November 10 Smooth muscle

426 - 435
BIPN 100, Mammalian Physiology 1--SYLLABUS for Fall Quarter 2014 Page 2
Lecture Date Topic Silverthorn, 6th
edition

Cardiovascular system

16 November 12 Introduction to cardiovascular system; cardiac anatomy 463 - 466
17 November 14 Cellular cardiac physiology, myogenic contraction 471 - 482
18 November 17 Signal conduction through the heart; the electrocardiogram 483 - 490
19 November 19 More on the EKG; cardiac mechanics 491 - 501
20 November 21 Hemodynamics: The systemic and pulmonary circulatory loops; Ohm's
law for flow; linear velocity
466 - 471
November 24 SECOND HOUR EXAM, 8 P.M. TO 9:20 P.M. NO LECTURE
(No problem-solving session; exam covers material through the
lecture on Friday, November 21, unless you are told otherwise. )

21 There WILL
be a lecture on
November 26!!
Hemodynamics & transfer of materials between blood and tissues 528 - 533
November 28 THANKSGIVING DAY HOLIDAY NO LECTURE ,
DISCUSSION SECTIONS, OR OFFICE HOURS

22 December 1 Regulation of cardiac output 513 - 528
23 December 3 Regulation of blood pressure

Renal physiology and the regulation of body fluids

24 December 5 Body fluid compartments; structure and function of the kidneys 627 - 633
25 December 8 Renal cortex: filtration and reabsorption 634 - 650
26 December 10 Renal medulla: gradients, water permeability, and ADH 660 - 663
27 December 12 Other hormones that affect renal function 663 - 673

The final exam in this course is scheduled at 8 to 10:59 a.m. on Wednesday, December 17. See the General
Information link on the course Web site for what YOU MUST know about exams in this class.