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BIO 335 Syllabus
Fall 2000
M = McKinnon C = Cabot W = Walcott
Fall 2000
| Week of | Instr. | Lecture | Laboratory | Work Due |
| 9/11 | W | Introduction to equipment & measurements | Equipment for recording nerve action potentials |  |
| 9/18 | M | Recording of nerve action potentials | Compond AP in Frog nerve | Data Books for evaluation |
| 9/25 | M | Characteristics of single & compound action potentials | Single Aps: the Lobster nerve cord | Brief lab report: Frog nerve compound AP |
| 10/2 | M | Synaptic transmission & synaptic delay | Muscle compound Aps & junctional delay | |
| 10/9 | W | Muscle contraction: mechanics | No labs this week | |
| 10/16 | W | Muscle contraction: biochemistry | Frog muscle contraction | Brief lab report: Lobster nerve cord |
| 10/23 | W | Muscle contraction: control | Frog muscle contraction | |
| 10/30 | C | Cardiac cycle: mechanical & electrical properties & effects of ions & hormones | Frog heart: mechanical responses & ECG | Complete lab report: Frog muscle |
| 11/6 | | MIDTERM - Through Muscle | Frog heart: hormonal effects | |
| 11/13 | C | Human cardiovascular responses | Human cardiovascular system | Complete lab report: Frog heart |
| 11/20 | | Thanksgiving - no lecture | Thanksgiving - no labs | |
| 11/27 | C | Dynamics of breathing | Neural control of breathing | Brief lab report: Human cardiovascular response |
| 12/4 | C | Dynamics & neural control of breathing | Neural control of breathing | |
| 12/11 | | Review | No lab | |
| 12/18 Monday | | Final Exam 8:00 - 10:30 am | | |
