Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Julia Raftos
Contact via 9850 6275
E8A 207
Scientific Officer
Prasanth Subramani
Contact via 9850 8136
E8A 105
Scientific Officer
Monika King
Contact via 9850 8208
E8A 174
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
(BIOL247 and BIOL257) or (admission to BHumanSc and 6cp at 200 level including BIOL247)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
HLTH306 or HLTH310 or HLTH316 or HLTH317 or BIOL345 or BIOL367 or CBMS306 or CBMS335 or CBMS337 or PSY354 or STAT395
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit follows on from BIO257 and BIOL247. We will investigate the interaction of the renal and respiratory systems in the control of body pH. The next topic is the control of blood pressure leading to a discussion of hypertension and exercise. We continue with endocrinology discussing signal transduction and messenger pathways, and the role of hormones in the regulation of plasma potassium, calcium and glucose concentrations. A discussion of neuroendocrine systems and function of thyroid, sex, growth, mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid hormones leads into a discussion of stress and the stress hormones. As obesity is currently a major threat to human health we will consider energy balance and the neurological basis for homeostatic and hedonic control of appetite before investigating other factors involved in weight control including genetics, foetal programming, protein leverage and the gut microbiota. The final two lectures will be on the neurobiology of the reward systems involved in hedonic eating and drug addiction. Practical classes make use of computer-assisted learning, as well as laboratory experiments. We will measure physiological parameters such as blood pressure during exercise, acid and base in the urine and stress hormones in the saliva. In these classes students will act both as investigators and experimental subjects.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Due |
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Practical Assignment | 10% | Int 5/9/16; Ext 12/9/16 |
Mid-semester test | 10% | Int W7; Ext 22/9/16 |
Essay | 10% | 4/10/16 |
Seminar | 10% | Int w 9&10;Ext 22/9/16 |
Final exam | 60% | In formal examination period |
Due: Int 5/9/16; Ext 12/9/16
Weighting: 10%
Assignment on the acid base balance experiment
In this assignment results of the experiment will be plotted to compare the excretion rates and the urine pH of the three treatment groups and the control over the time course of the experiment. To complete the assignment students will answer a series of questions that are designed to probe the physiological mechanisms that produce the experimental results.
The assignment must be converted to PDF files and submitted through Turnitin.
Due: Int W7; Ext 22/9/16
Weighting: 10%
This test will include 30 multiple choice questions to be completed in 40 minutes. All the material in lectures 1-12 and the material presented in the practical classes will be included in the test.
Due: 4/10/16
Weighting: 10%
The essay will be of 1,500 words and the topic will be chosen from the list in your unit guide.The essay must be written in your own words.
Due: Int w 9&10;Ext 22/9/16
Weighting: 10%
Your seminar topics will be the same as your essay topic. You will present your seminar as part of a team of three students. There will be time during the practical sessions for you to decide on the distribution of tasks between team members. All three must present part of the seminar and answer questions at the end of the seminar.
The main criterion for marking will be the quality of presentation although the physiological content will also be considered and the rubric used to mark the seminar is included below.
Due: In formal examination period
Weighting: 60%
The exam is a three hour, closed-book paper. One third of the marks will be for multiple choice questions, and the rest from short answer questions (a paragraph or dot points or a diagram). There will be some choice for the short answer questions.
All the lecture and practical material is examinable. A non-programmable scientific calculator will be required in the exam but dictionaries are not allowed.
The textbook for this unit is “Principals of Human Physiology” 4th edition by Cindy L Stanfield, published in 2011 by Pearson. However, much of the material covered in BIOL376 is not available in text books. When this is the case I have included relevant references in the lecture graphics.
Your iLearn site will contain the unit outline, lecture graphics, lecture notes, practical manual, a link to Echo 360, announcements and discussion areas. Later, marks for in semester assessments tasks will be added. Please check this site and your student email regularly.
There will be two lectures each week and these will be on Tuesdays at 9 am in E7B T5 and on Friday at 9 am in the C5C Collaborative forum. All lectures will be recorded and available on iLean.
Each week students are expected attend one practical class at either Thursday from 1 pm to 4 pm or Friday from 10 am until 1 pm. All practical classes will be in F7B 102, 105 or 110.
Practical sessions for external students will be held on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th September and on Thursday and Friday the 22nd & 23rd September.
Lecture Timetable 2016
Week |
Beginning on |
Lecture |
1 |
1/8 |
1. Acid base regulation in the body |
2. Disturbances acid/base balance |
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2 |
8/8 |
3. Short term control of BP |
4. Long term control of BP |
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3 |
15/8 |
5. Hypertension |
6. Exercise I |
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4 |
22/8 |
7. Exercise II |
8. Hormones, signal transduction and cell messengers |
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5 |
29/8 |
9. Regulation of plasma K+ concentration |
10. Regulation of plasma Ca2+ concentration |
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6 |
5/9 |
11. Neuroendocrinology |
12. Regulation of plasma glucose concentration |
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7 |
12/9 |
Catch up lecture |
Mid-semester test in practical session |
Study break: 19/9/16 – 3/10/16
8 |
3/10 |
13. Stress hormones |
14. The obesity epidemic and energy balance |
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9 |
10/10 |
15. Homeostatic control of appetite |
16. Reward systems and hedonic eating |
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10 |
17/10 |
17. Genetics of obesity |
18. Foetal effects and epigenetics |
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11 |
24/10 |
19. Protein and energy balance |
20. The microbiota |
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12 |
31/10 |
21. TBA |
22. TBA |
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13 |
7/11 |
no lecture |
no lecture |
Internal Practical Timetable 2016
Wk |
Practical |
1 |
no practical |
2 |
Introduction to BIOL76 and acid-base balance computer tutorial (calculator with logs needed for this prac) Organise seminar groups Discuss ethics and protocol for the acid base prac, organise subjects and sign consent forms |
3 |
The effect of net acid or base ingestion on the pH and the hydrogen ion and bicarbonate excretion in the urine (lab coats) |
4 |
Measurement of urine bicarbonate and analysis of acid base practical results |
5 |
The effect of exercise on the cardiovascular system-planning and experimental |
6 |
The effect of exercise on the cardiovascular system- experimental, data analysis and presentation (acid base assignment due 9/9 for internal students,12/9 for external students) |
7 |
Mid-semester test at 1 pm Thursday and 10 am Friday in prac |
Study break: 19/9/16 – 3/10/16
8 |
Revision of the mid-semester test and case study ; seminar preparation (essay submission 4/10 internal and external students Saliva samples to Prasanth) |
9 |
Student Seminars |
10 |
Student seminars |
11 |
Salivary cortisol (lab coats), lactose/fructose intolerance and case studies |
12 |
Salivary cortisol results and revision session based on the 2013 exam paper |
13 |
No practical
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External Practical Timetable 2016
Practical sessions for external students will be held on Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th September and on Thursday and Friday the 22rd & 23rd September. The classes start promptly at 9.00 am and will be held in F7B 110.
Saturday 3/9/2016 |
Thursday 22/9/2016 |
Introduction |
Mid-semester test |
Acid-base balance computer tutorial and discuss ethics and protocol for the acid base pracs, organise subjects and sign consent forms |
Student seminars |
The effect of net acid or base ingestion on the pH, hydrogen ion and bicarbonate excretion in the urine (lab coats) |
Cortisol in the saliva |
Sunday 4/9/2016 |
Friday 23/9/2016 |
Analysis of the acid base prac results
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Analysis of cortisol results |
Exercise and the cardiovascular system |
Lactose and fructose intolerance |
Please note that for external students, the mid-semester test on the cardiovascular and renal systems, which is worth 10% of the marks, is on Thursday, 22/9/2016.
If you have any questions or difficulties during the semester please do not hesitate to contact Julia by email (preferred) or come and see me.
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The final exam in BIOL376 is now a hurdle requirement.
It is now University policy that that if you have made a serious attempt but failed to pass a hurdle requirement you will be given a second chance to attain a passing grade. The pass mark for the final exam is 45%. Students who have a mark of 35 to 44% will be able to sit the exam again. The exam papers for the first and second attempts will be the same in style (i.e. multiple choice and short answer questions) but the actual questions will be different.
Date | Description |
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11/07/2016 | Staff added to the Unit Guide |