BIOL250-07S1 (C) Semester One 2007

Principles of Animal Physiology

22 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 26 February 2007
End Date: Sunday, 1 July 2007
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 11 March 2007
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 27 May 2007

Description

An introduction to the mechanisms of how the body works, concentrating on gas exchange, blood and circulation, osmoregulation, digestion, nervous and muscle systems, and endocrinology.

An introduction to how the body works, especially mechanisms of gas exchange, blood and circulation, kidneys and osmoregulation, digestion, nervous and muscle systems, endocrinology, and immunology.

Prerequisites

Restrictions

ZOOL206

Timetable Note

Laboratory sessions start the week of Monday 26 February 2007.
Afternoon labs start 2:10pm; Night labs start 6:10pm.
Lab coats are required for this laboratory class and can be purchased at the beginning of the year.

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Harry Taylor

Lecturers

Steven Gieseg , Malcolm Forster , Drusilla Mason and Bill Davison

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Course work 68%
Final examination 32%

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Sherwood, Lauralee. , Klandorf, Hillar, Yancey, Paul H; Animal physiology : from genes to organisms ; Thomson Brooks/Cole, 2005.

Recommended Reading

Campbell, Neil A. , Reece, Jane B; Biology ; 7th ed; Pearson/Benjamin Cummings, 2005.

Randall, David J. et al; Eckert animal physiology : mechanisms and adaptations ; Ed. 5; W.H. Freeman and Co, 2001.

Notes

It is compulsory to wear a lab coat in the laboratory.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $840.00

International fee $3,721.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Biological Sciences .

All BIOL250 Occurrences

  • BIOL250-07S1 (C) Semester One 2007