Second of a two semester sequence covering the following areas of physiology: neuromuscular, heart and circulation, endocrine, brain and special senses, body fluids and kidney, respiration, digestion, temperature control and metabolism.

Prerequisites: Inorganic and organic chemistry, Physics 1210, 1211, 1240 or equivalent and one year of biological sciences, and permission of instructor for undergraduates.

By the end of this course, students should successfully be able to:

• Demonstrate content knowledge and understanding of the components of the human endocrine system and the mechanisms underlying their function.
• Demonstrate content knowledge and understanding of the components of the gastrointestinal system and the mechanisms underlying their function.
• Demonstrate content knowledge and understanding of the components of the pulmonary system and the mechanisms underlying their function.
• Demonstrate content knowledge and understanding of the components of the renal system and the mechanisms underlying their function.

RECOMMENDED TEXT: Vander’s Human Physiology- by Widmaier, Raff and Strang. McGraw-Hill, 16th edition, 2021. Two copies of this textbook are placed for closed reserve for our students at Health Science Library. You may purchase this textbook at OSU bookstore.

Exams

The grade in this course is determined by the 4 exams totaling 160 points. Letter grades are determined from the percent of points obtained out of 160 points.

Scores will be posted in the Grades area of the Physiology and Cell Biology 6102 Carmen website after each exam. Any questions regarding posted scores must be resolved within 7 calendar days of the posting date. After that time period scores will not be changed. If deemed necessary, the scores on an exam may be adjusted. Any disagreements with the posted exam or homework scores must be resolved within 7 calendar days of the posting date.

Should an exam be missed (with a legitimate excuse), a make-up exam must be taken. The make-up will be a multiple choice and/or short-answer exam that will be scheduled within 1 week of the exam. Once the make-up exam has been scheduled, it cannot be rescheduled.

Grading Scale

Final letter grades will be assigned based on 4 exam scores according to the following scale:

93–100: A

90–92.9: A-

87–89.9: B+

83–86.9: B

80–82.9: B-

77–79.9: C+

73–76.9: C

70 –72.9: C-

67 –69.9: D+

60 –66.9: D

Below 60: E