Syllabus for First Half of Biology/MB&B
182—Spring 2014
Physiology and Development
Date |
Lecture |
Chapter
(topics) |
Jan. 24
|
40 (thermostats, Q10, heat balance, ÒhotÓ fish, torpor) |
|
Jan. 27 |
41 (chemical nature, receptors, insect molting, irisin) |
|
Jan. 29 |
41 (pituitary, thyroid, feedback loops, immunoassay) |
|
Jan. 31 |
45 (neurons, membrane potential, action potential) |
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Feb. 3 |
45, 46 (synapse, simple circuits, chemical sensory receptors) |
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Feb. 5 |
46, 47 (mechanical and light sense, retinal receptive fields) |
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Feb. 7 |
47 (cortical receptive fields, higher processing) |
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Feb. 10 |
53 (ethology, identification of behavioral genes, critical periods) |
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Feb. 12 |
7PM EXAM 1 |
Lectures 1 to 8 |
Feb. 12 |
42 (innate immunity, adaptive immunity) |
|
Feb. 14 |
42 (humoral response, cellular response) |
|
Feb. 17 |
49 (FickÕs law, adaptations, hemoglobin, myoglobin) |
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Feb. 19 |
50 (comparative circulatory and heart anatomy) |
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Feb. 21 |
50 (heartbeat, valves, pacemaker, blood vessels) |
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Feb. 24 |
52 (salt and excretory systems, compartiave |
|
Feb. 26 |
52 (nephron, loop of Henle, regulation of resorption) |
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Feb. 28 |
44 (activation, cell fate, generating multiple cell layers) |
|
Mar. 3 |
44 (organizer, segmentation, hox genes) |
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Mar. 5 |
7PM EXAM 2 |
Lectures 9 to 17 |
Mar. 5 |
18. Evo-Devo |
20 (conservation of genes, diversity of form, constraints) |
Mar. 8 |
19. Behavior and Evolution |
53 (ultimate/proximate, cost/benefit, social behavior) |