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BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 305

Animal Physiology

Summer 2007 (1074)

Instructor: Julian Christians	Office: SSB8101 (on bridge from Shrum building to SSB; very close to Chemistry general office)
Email: julian_christians@sfu.ca	Phone: 778-782-5619

Course prerequisites: MBB221 & PHYS 102

Course description:

Physiology is about the “nuts and bolts” of how organisms work, from molecules through cells, tissues, organs, up to the level of the whole organism.

Outline of Topics:

General principles of physiology

Basic biochemistry and cell physiology (which will hopefully be review)

Nerves, sensory systems and nervous systems

Muscles

Circulatory and respiratory systems

Osmoregulation and nitrogen excretion

Digestion

Recommended textbook:

Principles of animal physiology by Christopher D. Moyes and Patricia M. Schulte.

San Francisco: Pearson Benjamin Cummings, 2006. ISBN 0805353518.

Mark distribution:

Midterm exam: 30%

Tutorial assignments: 20%

Final exam: 50%

The exams will be based entirely on material presented in lectures. However, the lectures will follow the textbook closely and therefore reading the text will probably help to understand the lecture material (there will be at least one copy of the text on reserve in the library). The slides used in lecture will be made available on the course website (prior to the relevant lecture, where possible), although the lecture slides and textbook should not be considered substitutes for attending lectures.