BIOL250-09S1 (C) Semester One 2009

Principles of Animal Physiology

22 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 23 February 2009
End Date: Sunday, 28 June 2009
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 8 March 2009
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 24 May 2009

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

Labs held in Biology building Room 414.  Lab sessions start the week of Monday 23 February 2009.

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

Bill Davison

Lecturers

Harry Taylor , Steven Gieseg , Malcolm Forster and Drusilla Mason

Lab Coordinator

Gavin Robinson

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Final Exam 35%
Mid Course Test 35%
Lab Write-ups 10%
Lab Test 27 Apr 2009 20%

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.

Silverthorn, Dee Unglaub et al; Human physiology : an integrated approach ; 4th ed; Pearson/Benjamin Cummings, 2007.

Course links

Course Outline

Notes

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

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $911.00

International fee $4,143.00

* 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 .

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