General Information
PHSL 208 is a 1 credit-hour course designed to introduce basic laboratory procedures and small animal experimentation to non-science and undecided students. There is one two-hour laboratory per week. Concurrent or prior enrollment in PHSL 201 or the equivalent is a prerequisite.
Instructor: Angela Raymer
Office: LS II Rm.151a
Phone: 453-7323
e-mail: araymer@siumed.edu
Text: Laboratory Exercises for PHSL 208 & PHSL 310, by A. Raymer, M. Youther, and S.I. Fox.
IMPORTANT TEXTBOOK INFORMATION- You can get the workbook at any of the bookstores in town. They are not available at Kopies & More.
Teaching Assistants:
Section 1-2 Josiah An
Section 3 Huyen Doan
Section 4-5 Erfan Eilati
Course Outline
Fall Semester 2009
Week of:
Aug. 24 Class Orientation and safety instruction ; Introduction to Microscopy; view prepared slide, make and view slides of human cheek cells.
Aug. 31 Homeostasis and negative feedback exercises, Introduction to Spectrophotometry; measurement of glucose concentration
Sept. 7 Demonstrate the principles of Diffusion, Osmosis, and Tonicity and a computer exercise 1.
Sept. 14 Measurement of Enzyme Activity and Computer Exercise 2.
Sept. 21 Frog dissection; observing and recording a compound action potential.
Sept. 28 Exercises to demonstrate reflexes and sensory perception.
Oct. 5 Frog dissection; demonstrate, observe, and record twitch, summation, tetanus and fatigue in a classic frog muscle preparation. Exercises to demonstrate reflexes and sensory perception.
Oct. 12 Frog dissection; observe and record effects of various drugs on frog heart prepartion.
Oct. 19 Take and record Electrocardiogram data on human subjects; learn to distinguish heart sounds
Oct. 26 Study human respiration using a Spirometer
Nov. 2 Study Renal System, microscopic examination of urine, use Chemstix SG10 to study properties of urine.
Nov. 9 No Lab due to Veteran's Day Holiday (Wed. Nov. 11)
Nov. 16 Study digestion of proteins by Pepsin and digestion of Starch by Amylase.
Nov. 23 No lab due to Thanksgiving Break
Nov. 30 Reproduction Lab: Anatomy of system, vaginal smears from rat (Final Lab Report Due)
Dec. 7 No Lab.
Dec. 14 Finals Week