Course Director: Roy Morello, Ph.D., Professor
Phone: 501-526-4090;
Office: Biomed Two 264.2
E-mail: rmorello@uams.edu
The course is designed to develop a foundation in human physiology by its focus on the functional activities and control mechanisms of cells, tissues and organs and the integration of organ systems to maintain homeostasis. Class lectures are supplemented with discussions of assigned papers as a forum for integrating research findings with basic concepts.
General Information
- All Classes will be held in person in the Rayford Auditorium (Biomed-2, first floor)
Monday (M), Wednesday (W) and Friday (F)
9:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. - Six Exams: Scheduled below from 8: 15 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.
All exams are in person in the Rayford Auditorium
Exam questions are short answer, essay, or multiple choice. Please write legibly!- Exam #1 – 1/29/2025
- Exam #2 – 2/14/2025
- Exam #3 – 3/05/2025
- Exam #4 – 4/02/2025
- Exam #5 – 4/16/2025
- Exam #6 – 5/05/2025
- Textbook: Suggested textbook is Textbook of Medical Physiology, Guyton and Hall, 13th/14th Edition. Copies of the textbook are available in the Department and UAMS library for consultation. Other readings will be assigned by individual Instructors.
- Grading: Students will be assigned a grade based on exam scores. Each teaching/learning event will have 10 points of exam question(s). Grades will be scaled, with the class average typically set at B.
- Course Evaluation: The course will be evaluated by the students following UAMS procedures. Each Instructor will be evaluated by the students at the end of the exam covering his/her specific course materials. Exam grades will not be released until instructor evaluations have been received.
Lecture Schedule – Spring 2025
General Physiology 51003
Department of Physiology and Cell Biology
9:00 am – 9:50 a.m.
| Date | Lecture | Instructor |
| 3/07/25 F | The Urinary System: Overview of Anatomy and Function | Joseph Alge 3 p.m. |
| 3/10/25 M | Renal Blood Flow and Glomerular Filtration | Joseph Alge |
| 3/12/25 W | Renal Tubular Solute Reabsorption and Secretion | Joseph Alge |
| 3/14/25 F | Discussion of Assigned Paper | Morello |
| 3/17/25 M | Urinary Concentration and Dilution: Osmoregulation vs Volume Regulation | Joseph Alge |
| 3/19/25 W | Control of Acid-Base Balance by Body Buffers and the Respiratory System | P. Wight |
| 3/21/25 F | Control of Acid-Base Balance by the Renal System | P. Wight |
| SPRING BREAK 3/24/25 – 3/28/25 | ||
| 3/31/25 M | Analysis of Acid-Base Disturbances (computer laboratory) | P. Wight |
| 4/02/25 W | Exam 4 (Rayford Auditorium 8:15 a.m. –9:50 a.m.) Includes 8 learning events by Drs. Alge and Wight | 2 hours |
| 4/04/25 F | Integrative Physiology of the GI Tract | R. Allen |
| 4/07/25 M | Neuro-gastroenterology and Gut Motility | R. Allen |
| 4/09/25 W | GI Organoids | R. Allen |
| 4/11/25 F | Hepatobiliary System and Exocrine Pancreas | R. Allen |
| 4/14/25 M | Student Discussion of Assigned Papers | R. Allen |
| 4/16/25 W | Exam 5 (Rayford Auditorium 8:15 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.) Includes 5 learning events by Dr. Allen | 2 hours |
| 4/18/25 F | Intro: Endocrine Systems-General Concepts and Control Mechanisms | N. Dole |
| 4/21/25 M | Developmental & Regulatory Links of the Endocrine & Nervous Systems:Hypothalamus–Posterior Pituitary and the Adrenal Medulla | A. Sato |
| 4/23/25 W | Endocrine Stress signaling and regulation: Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) axis | A. Sato |
| 4/25/25 F | Endocrine Regulation of Energy Balance | N. Dole |
| 4/28/25 M | Endocrine Regulation of Female Reproductive System | N. Dole |
| 4/30/25 W | Fundamental Concepts Male Reproductive Systems: (development/growth/endocrine regulation) and Physiology | A. Sato |
| 5/02//25 F | Student Discussion of Assigned Paper/s | A. Sato |
| 5/05/25 M | Exam 6 (Rayford Auditorium 8:15 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.)Includes 6 learning events by Drs. Dole and Sato | 2 hours |