Instructor: Dr. Barry
D. Johnson
Office : BBS4/Annex
(3107 Horsebarn Hill Rd., U-156), Room 187/89
Telephone : 486-4493
E-mail : johnson@oracle.pnb.uconn.edu
Office Hours : Mon. & Wed. 10:30-11:30,
or by appointment
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Lecture Schedule for Part II. Animal
Structure And Function
(Click on chapter number under
"Reading links" below to see chapter study guides
and
Click on Lecture
notes to get the PowerPoint or Acrobat versions of the lecture notes)
| Date | Lecture Topics | Reading links |
| Mon. 25 Oct. | Intro to Animal Structure and Function. Body plans. Tissues, organs, and organ systems. Bioenergetics. Homeostasis. | Ch. 40 guide |
| Wed. 27 Oct. | Movement and Locomotion. Motor mechanisms. Musculoskeletal systems. Muscle types. Mechanism of muscle contraction. | Ch. 49 (pp. 1009-1020) |
| Fri. 29 Oct. | Nutrition I. Types of digestive systems. Stages of food processing. | Ch. 41 guide |
| Mon. 1 Nov. | Nutrition
II . Vertebrate digestive system. Digestive specializations. Hormones
& enzymes.
Note: Makeup exam #2 today at 4:30 p.m., TLS 79 |
Ch. 41 (cont) |
| Wed. 3 Nov. | Circulation I . Types of transport systems. Mammalian circulatory system: overall design, blood, heart. | Ch. 42 guide |
| Fri. 5 Nov. | Circulation II . Mammalian circulatory system: blood vessels. | Ch. 42 (cont) |
| Mon. 8 Nov. | Respiration. Factors controlling diffusion rate. Adaptations for gas exchange: skin, gills, lungs. Exchange and transport of gases. Control of breathing. | Ch. 42 (cont) |
| Wed. 10 Nov. | Defenses Against Disease I . Non-specific defenses. Specific defenses: the immune system. | Ch. 43 guide |
| Fri. 12 Nov. | Defenses Against Disease II . Immune system: antibodies, vaccines. AIDS. | Ch. 43 (cont) |
| Mon. 15 Nov. | Thermo-
& Osmoregulation. Regulation of temperature. Osmoregulatory systems
in different habitats: marine, freshwater, terrestrial.
Review session for Exam #3, 4:15 PM, TLS 154 |
Ch. 44 guide |
| Wed. 17 Nov. | Excretory Systems. Adaptations. Production of urine by the kidney. Hormonal regulation. | Ch. 44 (cont) |
| Fri. 19 Nov. | EXAM #3 — covers all material after Exam #2 | see chapter guides for links to practice questions |
| Mon. 22 Nov. | Chemical Signals I. Types of chemical communication. Mechanisms of hormone action. | Ch. 45 guide |
| Tue. 23 Nov. (Note: today is Friday!) | Chemical Signals II. Endocrine glands: pituitary, thyroid, pancreas, adrenals, gonads. | Ch. 45 (cont) |
| Wed.-Fri. 24-26 Nov | Thanksgiving recess – no classes | |
| Mon. 29 Nov. | Reproduction
I . Methods of asexual and sexual reproduction. Male reproductive system.
Note: Makeup for Exam #3, 4:30 p.m., TLS 79 |
Ch. 46 guide |
| Wed. 1 Dec. | Reproduction II . Female reproductive system. Birth control. | Ch. 46 (cont) |
| Fri. 3 Dec. | Animal Development. Fertilization, organogenesis, cellular signals. | Ch.
47 guide
see Ch. 21 for background Lecture notes |
| Mon. 6 Dec. | Lecture
and Lab evaluations: bring #2 pencil
Sensory Receptors. Types, roles, mechanisms of transduction. |
Ch. 49 (pp. 992-1009) |
| Wed. 8 Dec. | Nervous Systems II. Neurons and glial cells, resting potential, action potential. | Ch. 48 quide |
| Fri. 10 Dec. | Nervous Systems III. Synapses: synaptic communication, neurotransmitters, drugs. | Ch. 48 (cont) |
| Mon. 13 Dec. | Nervous
Systems IV. Organization of the vertebrate nervous system.
Review session for Exam #4 & Final, 4:15 PM, TLS 154 |
Ch. 48 (cont) |
| Thu. 16 Dec., 8-10 AM, TLS 154 & PB 36 | EXAM
#4 & FINAL (two exams)
1st hour: Exam #4, covers material after exam #3 2nd hour: Final, covers all material (cumulative) |
see chapter guides for links to practice questions |
