BIOL 347 - General Physiology Laboratory Fall semester, 2006
Prof: Dr. Stark, starkws@slu.edu, 977-7151, 111 Macelwane
Office hours: Monday 1-2, Wednesday 10:30-11:30, Friday 10:30-11:30 (or by appointment)
TA: Mr. Cox, coxdp@slu.edu
Lab coordinator: Ms Zelle, zellecm@slu.edu
Lab course web site: http://starklab.slu.edu/PhysioLab/SyllabPhysio05.htm
A co-requisite is BIOL 454 (or a prerequisite is BIOL 346)

Syllabus
Items contributing to your grade are marked in bold

August 31 No Lab - Mass of the Holy Spirit and Welcome Home

Sept. 7
Neuro lecture
Electrophysiology
Excel
Library
Endnote and Photoshop
Safety contract
iWorx Tutorial
iWorxBreathGravity

Home work - Neuro Interactive physiology answer key
Worksheet answer keys are from Fall 2004 TA Nishant Kumar

An offering for nine eleven

Note: For the muscle lab: it will be useful for some students to wear shorts to connect recording electrodes to the legs

Sept. 14
Quiz on neuro (interactive physiology, lecture, electrophysiology, and computer), answers here, out of 10, average = 5.35, standard deviation = 2.65, high=9.5, low=1
Muscle lecture
iWorxElectromyograph
iWorxStretchReflex
Home work - Muscle Interactive physiology answer key

Sept. 21
Quiz on muscle (interactive physiology, lecture, and lab), answers here, out of 10, average=5.95. standard deviation=1.82, high=10, low=3.5
Eye and vision lecture
Physiological optics
iWorxReactionTimes
results
vision average=0.4, standard deviation= 0.088
auditory average=0.2, standard deviation=.051

Sept. 28
Quiz on optics, answers here, out of 10, average=6.1, SD=3.03, high=10, low=1
Sensory and eye dissection lecture
Sensory systems, Eye dissection,
Cardiac lecture

Oct. 5
Quiz on sensory and eye dissection, answers here, out of 10, mean = 7.8, SD=1.87, high=10, low=5
Endocrine lecture
Cardiac Physiology - EKG,
iWorxBloodPressure1
iWorxBloodPressure2
iWorxECG
iWorxECGLeads

Home work - Interactive Physiology - Cardiac Physiolgy - answers here,

Oct. 12 Endocrine control of blood glucose, here are the 2004 data, here are the 2005 data, here are the 2006 data
The Cardio quiz will be at the end of the period, answers here, out of 10, mean = 8.1, SD=1.85, high=10, low=4.5
No quiz on endocrine, instead, there will be double endocrine questions on the midterm

Oct. 19 Midterm exam, answers here, out of 88 points, mean=59.6, SD=16.4, high=86, low=35

Midterm grades were based on the sum of the quizzes and the midterm exam. Midterm grades were distributed from A to C- with a curve of 3.4. Final grades will be weighted after discussion and aggreement by the class, see below.

Oct. 26
Cardio lab reports due, expectations here.
Lecture on respiration
Respirometry,

iWorxBreathRestExer
iWorxBreathFactors
iWorxBreathGravity

Home work Interactive Physiology - Respirometry - answers here,

Nov. 2
Quiz on respiration, answers here, average=7, sd=2.4, high=10, low=2.5
Crayfish lecture,
Crayfish Q10, F 2006 data here,

Note, For Nov 9 and 16, come prepared to give a urine sample, and try to eat and drink the same those two mornings

Nov. 9
Quiz on crayfish, answers here, average=8.1, SD=1.26, high=10, low=5.5
Worksheets on crayfish due
Lecture on kidney
Excretion (part 1, the water control), Kidney Lab F04 data here, F05 data here, F06 water data here,

Home work Interactive Physiology - Kidney - answers here,

Note, For Nov 9 and 16, come prepared to give a urine sample, and try to eat and drink the same those two mornings

Nov. 16
Quiz on kidney, answers here, average=6.75, sd=2.1, high=10, low=2
Excretion (part 2, experimental fluids), data here,
Lecture on digestion

Home work Interactive Physiology - Digestion (no work sheet or answers available)

Nov. 23 Thanksgiving

Nov. 30
Quiz on digestion, answers here, average=7.38. SD= 2.15, high= 10, low=3.5
The diving response (Spring 04 data are in the outline), Diving data Fall 04, Diving data Fall 05, Diving data Fall 06, Lab report expectations here,
Lab report on kidney due, , Lab report expectations here,

iWorx diving

Home work - Interactive Physiology - Fluid and Electrolyte - answers here

Dec. 7 Final Exam, includes what would have been on diving and fluid quizes. answers here, out of 69, average = 54.55, sd=9.04, high=65, low=36.5

Thursday, Dec. 14, 12 noon (when the final exam would have been), Diving response worksheets due

The following grading scheme was approved by the class:
1. Count each quiz equally and drop lowest. 10% of grade.
2. Count both worksheets as 10% of grade each.
3. Count both tests (midterm and final) equally, 20% of grade each.
4. Count both lab reports equally, 15% of grade each.
Final grade curve for all 4 years I taught this lab, including 2006, was about 3.4

Catalogue description

Objectives hyperlink

For the Spring, 2004 semester, here is the Assessment report
For the Fall, 2004 semester, here is the Assessment report
For the Fall, 2005 semester, here is the Assessment report
For the Fall, 2006 semester, here is the Assessment report

There is a hyperlink to the academic honesty policy of the College and the statement that we are required by the administration to include in the syllabus. All suspicious incidents are reported to the Dean's office.

If you have special needs, these must be documented with the disabilities office:
Adam Meyer, Office of Disabilties Services, 977-8885, Room 36, DuBourg Hall, 221 No. Grand.
Thanks,; confidentiality will be observed in all inquiries.
I ask you to see me in the first two weeks of class to be certain I know what accomodations to make.

Spring 04 semester's lab
Fall 04 semester's lab
Fall 05 semester's lab

This page was last updated 12/6/06

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