Instructors:
Prof. Diana Bautista (355 LSA, dbautista@berkeley.edu)
Prof. Terry Machen (231 LSA, tmachen@berkeley.edu)
Dr. James Crothers (241 LSA, crothers@berkeley.edu)
Textbook: Human Physiology, Silverthorn, Fifth Edition, 2009 (4th ed. OK)
Web sites: mcb.berkeley.edu/courses/mcb136 and bspace.berkeley.edu
Total of 400 points — Quizzes: 10 pts (lectures 1-9); 3 Midterms: 290 pts; Final: 100 pts
(Best three of four scores will be used for grade, with quizzes and Midterm 1 counted together as one of four.)
| Date | Lecture | Topic | Lecturer | Chapter(s) | |
| Cell Physiology | |||||
| Aug. | 27 | 1 | Homeostasis, fluids, diffusion, permeability, osmosis | Bautista | 5 |
| Sept. | 1 | 2 | Ion permeability | Bautista | 5, 6 |
| 3 | 3 | Cell signaling | Bautista | 6, 7 | |
| Neurophysiology | |||||
| 8 | 4 | Neurons: Intro to nervous system | Bautista | 8 | |
| 10 | 5 | Neurons: Action potential, GHK | Bautista | 8 | |
| 15 | 6 | CNS | Bautista | 9 | |
| 17 | 7 | Sensory systems I | Bautista | 10 | |
| 22 | 8 | Sensory systems II | Bautista | 10 | |
| 24 | 9 | Autonomic & somatic NS | Bautista | 11 | |
| 29 | Midterm #1 (90 pts, lectures 1-9) | ||||
| Endocrinology | |||||
| Oct. | 1 | 10 | Endocrine regulation: metabolism | Machen | 22 |
| 6 | 11 | Endocrine regulation of homeostasis | Machen | 23 | |
| Muscle and Cardiovascular (CV) Physiology | |||||
| 8 | 12 | Skeletal and smooth muscle (reflexes) | Machen | 12 | |
| 13 | 13 | Cardiac muscle and heart | Machen | 14 | |
| 15 | 14 | Blood vessels and lymphatics, incl. osmosis, water flux | Crothers | 15 | |
| 20 | 15 | CV regulation | Machen | 15 | |
| Lungs and Respiration | |||||
| 22 | 16 | Anatomy, mechanics of breathing, gas exchange | Machen | 17 | |
| 27 | 17 | Transport of O2 and CO2 | Machen | 18 | |
| 29 | 18 | Regulation of respiration | Machen | 18 | |
| Nov. | 3 | Midterm #2 (100 pts, lectures 10-18) | |||
| The Gastrointestinal (GI) System | |||||
| 5 | 19 | GI anatomy; digestion and motility overview | Crothers | 21 | |
| 10 | 20 | Secretion in the GI tract | Crothers | 21 | |
| 12 | 21 | Integration & control of GI function | Crothers | 21 | |
| 17 | 22 | Cellular mechanisms of secretion & absorption | Crothers | 21 | |
| Physiology of the Kidney & Body Fluids | |||||
| 19 | 23 | Functional anatomy & glomerular filtration | Crothers | 19 | |
| 24 | 24 | Proximal tubular mechanisms | Crothers | 19 | |
| 26 | Thanksgiving Holiday | ||||
| Dec. | 1 | 25 | Renal concentration & dilution mechanisms | Crothers | 19, 20 |
| 3 | 26 | Regulation of water/salt & acid/base balance | Crothers | 20 | |
| 8 | Review session | ||||
| 16 | (Wed.) | 12:30-3:30 Midterm #3 (100 pts, lec. 19-26) & Final Exam (100 pts) |
Academic honesty: In fairness to students who put in an honest effort, cheaters will be harshly treated. Any evidence of cheating will result in an "F" for the course. Incidents of cheating will be reported to Student Judicial Affairs, which may administer additional punishment.