Course Director: Roy Morello, Ph.D.
Email: MorelloRoy@uams.edu
Phone: 501 526-4090
Office Hours: TBA, email-accessible
Course Description
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.
Class Schedule
All Classes will be held in person at the Bio Med Bldg 1, Room 205/207
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
9:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.
Six Exams: Scheduled below from 8: 15 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.
Exam questions are short answer, essay, or multiple choice.
- Exam #1 – 1/29/2024
- Exam #2 – 2/16/2024
- Exam #3 – 3/06/2024
- Exam #4 – 4/03/2024
- Exam#5 – 04/17/2024
- Exam #6 – 5/08/2024
Textbook: Suggested textbook is Textbook of Medical Physiology, Guyton and Hall, 13th/14th Edition. 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.
General Physiology 51003 Lecture Schedule – Spring 2024
Department of Physiology and Cell Biology
9:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.
| DATE | LECTURE | INSTRUCTOR | |
| 1/08/24 M | Bone Biology and Metabolism | H. Kim | |
| 1/10/24 W | Calcium Phosphate and Bone Homeostasis | H. Kim | |
| 1/12/24 F | Skeletal Muscle- Structure and Regulation | R. Morello | |
| 1/15/24 | Holiday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) | ||
| 1/17/24 W | Smooth Muscle- Structure and Regulation | R. Morello | |
| 1/19/24 F | The Nervous System-Cell Types and Organization | M. Syed | |
| 1/22/24 M | Membrane Potential, Action Potential and Synaptic Transmission | M. Syed | |
| 1/24/24 W | Autonomic Nervous System | M. Syed | |
| 1/26/24 F | Discussion of Assigned Papers | Morello and Kim | |
| 1/29/24 M | EXAM 1 (Biomed I – Room 205/207 8:15 a.m. –9:50 a.m.) Includes 8 learning events by Drs. Kim, Syed and Morello | 2 hours | |
| 1/31/24 W | Overview of the Cardiovascular System and Hemodynamics; Electrical Activity of the Heart | M. Jennings | |
| 2/02/24 F | Excitation-Contraction Coupling; Normal Electrocardiogram | M. Jennings | |
| 2/05/24 M | Heart as a Pump; Cardiac Cycle | M. Jennings | |
| 2/07/24 W | Microcirculation; Local and Humoral Control | M. Jennings | |
| 2/09/24 F | Neural Control; Blood Pressure Regulation | M. Jennings | |
| 2/12/24 M | Cardiac Output, Venous Return and Exercise Muscle Blood Flow | M. Jennings | |
| 2/14/24 W | Cardiovascular Review and/or Practice Problem Sets | M. Jennings | |
| 2/16/24 F | EXAM 2 (Biomed I – Room 205/207 8:15 a.m. –9:50 a.m.) Includes 7 learning events by Dr. Jennings | 2 hours | |
| 2/19/24 | Holiday (President’s Day) | ||
| 2/21/24 W | Pulmonary Ventilation | M. Jennings | |
| 2/23/24 F | Pulmonary Circulation | M. Jennings | |
| 2/26/24 M | Principles of Gas Exchange | M. Jennings | |
| 2/28/24 W | Transport of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide in Blood and Tissue Fluids | M. Jennings | |
| 3/01/24 F | Regulation of Respiration | M. Jennings | |
| 3/04/24 M | Exercise Physiology | M. Jennings | |
| DATE | LECTURE | INSTRUCTOR |
| 3/06/24 W | EXAM 3 (Biomed I – Room 205/207 8:15 a.m. –9:50 a.m.) Includes 6 learning events by Dr. Jennings | 2 hours |
| 3/08/24 F | The Urinary System and Body Fluid Compartments | Joseph Alge – 2PM |
| 3/11/24 M | Renal Blood Flow and Glomerular Filtration | Joseph Alge |
| 3/13/24 W | Solute Reabsorption and Secretion | Joseph Alge |
| 3/15/24 F | Discussion of Assigned Papers | Morello and Wight |
| SPRING BREAK 3/18/24 – 3/22/24 | ||
| 3/25/24 M | Urinary Concentrating and Diluting Mechanisms; Regulation of Fluid Balance | Joseph Alge |
| 3/27/24 W | Control of Acid-Base Balance by Body Buffers and the Respiratory System | P. Wight |
| 3/29/24 F | Control of Acid-Base Balance by the Renal System | P. Wight |
| 4/01/24 M | Analysis of Acid-Base Disturbances (computer laboratory) | P. Wight |
| 4/03/24 W | EXAM 4 (Biomed I – Room 205/207 8:15 a.m. –9:50 a.m.) Includes 8 learning events by Drs. Alge and Wight | 2 hours |
| 4/05/24 F | Integrative Physiology of the GI Tract | R. Allen |
| 4/08/24 M | Neuro-gastroenterology and Gut Motility | R. Allen |
| 4/10/24 W | GI Organoids | R. Allen |
| 4/12/24 F | Hepatobiliary System and Exocrine Pancreas | R. Allen |
| 4/15/24 M | Student Discussion of Assigned Papers | R. Allen |
| 4/17/24 W | EXAM 5 (Biomed I – Room 205/207 8:15 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.) Includes 5 learning events by Dr. Allen | 2 hours |
| 4/19/24 F | Intro: Endocrine Systems-General Concepts and Control Mechanisms | N. Dole |
| 4/22/24 M | Endocrine Stress signaling and regulation: Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) axis | A. Sato |
| 4/24/24 W | Endocrine Regulation of Energy Balance | N. Dole |
| 4/26/24 F | Endocrine Regulation of Female Reproductive System | N. Dole |
| 4/29/24 M | Fundamental Concepts Male Reproductive Systems: (development/growth/endocrine regulation) and Physiology | A. Sato |
| 5/01//24 W | Student Discussion of Assigned Paper/s | A. Sato |
| 5/03/24 F | EXAM 6 (Biomed I – Room 205/207 8:15 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.) Includes 6 learning events by Drs. Dole and Sato | 2 hours |