Biomedical Engineering 500:
Physiology for EngineersThis class will be taught again in the Fall of 2001.
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Syllabus and Schedule for Fall 2000
Sample Term Paper (from Berry Thompson)
Presentation Grading Sheets
Lecture 1 Cell Structure and Function
Lecture 2 Molecules of Life Protein Structure Handout Genetic Control
Lecture 3 Organelles Cell Membrane Chromosomes
Lecture 4 Cytoskeleton: Actin Microtubules Cell Signaling and the ECM
Lecture 5 Membrane and Action Potentials
Lecture 6 Skeletal Muscle
Lecture 7 Cardiac and Smooth Muscle Cardiac Potentials and the ECG
Lecture 8 Circulation and Blood Flow
Lecture 9 Microcirculation, Lymph, and Local Blood Flow Control
Lecture 10 Kidney and Nervous System Control of Arterial Pressure
Lecture 11 Cardiac Output and Circulatory Shock
Lecture 12 Cardiac Shock and Response to Exercise
Lectures 13, 14, and 15 Kidney Function
Lecture 16 Nervous System Organization and Sensory Receptors
Lecture 17 Neuromuscular Physiology
Lecture 18 Physiology of Behavior
Lecture 19 Autonomic Nervous System
Lecture 20 Somatic Sensations
Lecture 21 Physiology of the Eye
Lecture 22 Hearing, Taste, and Smell
Lecture 23 Respiration and Ventilation Lung Physiology
Lecture 24 Gas Transport
Lecture 25 Respiratory Control and Pathology
Lecture 26 Blood and Hemostasis
Lecture 27 Immunity and Resistance to Infection
Lecture 28 Gastrointestinal Function
Lecture 29 Digestion and Liver Function
Lecture 30 Endocrinology Overview
Review Sheets
Review Sheet for Exam 1
Review Sheet for Exam 2
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