BIOL 331

Wheaton College

Course Overview

Lessons & Practice

I. Welcome

1. Cellular and Membrane Physiology

1.6hr

1.1.1. Cellular Membrane Lesson Theory10 min

1.1.2. Practice: Cellular Membrane 11 min

1.1.3. Practice: Cellular Membrane 22 min

1.2.1. Diffusion Lesson Theory9 min

1.2.2. Types of Diffusion Lesson Theory7 min

1.2.3. Example: Diffusion 13 min

1.2.4. Practice: Diffusion 13 min

1.2.5. Practice: Diffusion 24 min

1.3.1. Intro to Mediated Transport Lesson Theory6 min

1.3.2. Types of Mediated Transport Lesson Theory8 min

1.3.3. Example: Mediated Transport

1.3.4. Practice: Mediated Transport 12 min

1.3.5. Practice: Mediated Transport 23 min

1.3.6. Practice: Mediated Transport 33 min

1.4.1. Transport Mechanisms Lesson Theory

1.4.2. Practice: Transport Mechanisms 13 min

1.4.3. Practice: Transport Mechanisms 21 min

1.5.1. Cellular Communication3 min

1.6.1. Osmosis Lesson Theory9 min

1.6.2. Osmosis Lesson Theory 26 min

1.6.3. Example: Osmosis 14 min

1.6.4. Example: Osmosis 23 min

1.6.5. Practice: Osmosis 13 min

1.6.6. Practice: Osmosis 23 min

1.Q. Checkpoint Quiz12 Qns

1.P.1. Practice: Protein Channels

1.P.2. Practice: Action Potential

1.P.3. Practice: Propagation

1.P.4. Practice: Osmolarity

2. Body Fluids

52min

2.1.1. Body Fluids Chapter Intro45 sec

2.2.1. Volume Theory Lesson10 min

2.2.2. Example: Total Body Water37 sec

2.2.3. Example: Total Body Water 21 min

2.2.4. Practice: Total Body Water 14 min

2.2.5. Example: Total Body Water 23 min

2.3.1. Body Fluid Distribution Theory Lesson8 min

2.3.2. Example: Fluid Distribution 11 min

2.3.3. Example: Fluid Distribution 22 min

2.3.4. Practice: Fluid Distribution 13 min

2.3.5. Practice: Fluid Distribution 24 min

2.4.1. Body Fluid Characteristics Theory Lesson5 min

2.4.2. Example: Characteristics 12 min

2.4.3. Example: Characteristics 22 min

2.4.4. Characteristics Practice Question 14 min

2.4.5. Characteristics Practice Question 22 min

2.4.6. Body Fluid Chapter Cheatsheet

2.Q. Checkpoint Quiz5 Qns

3. Blood

2.3hr

3.1.1. Blood Chapter Intro 41 sec

3.1.2. Blood Cheatsheet

3.2.1. Introduction Lesson Theory8 min

3.2.2. Example: Serum Electrophoresis2 min

3.2.3. Practice: Blood Proteins2 min

3.3.1. Capillary Wall Transport Lesson Theory12 min

3.3.2. Plasma Proteins Lesson Theory3 min

3.3.3. Edema Lesson Theory7 min

3.3.4. Example: Capillary Wall Transport2 min

3.3.5. Practice: Capillary Wall Transport 12 min

3.3.6. Practice: Capillary Wall Transport 23 min

3.3.7. Practice: Capillary Wall Transport 33 min

3.4.1. Blood Cells Lesson Theory6 min

3.4.2. Red Blood Cells and Platelets Theory7 min

3.4.3. Practice: Blood Cells 13 min

3.4.4. Practice: Blood Cells 22 min

3.4.5. Practice: Blood Cells 33 min

3.5.1. Erythropoiesis Lesson Theory4 min

3.5.2. Production and Destruction Lesson8 min

3.5.3. Jaundice Theory3 min

3.5.4. Example: Erythropoiesis1 min

3.5.5. Practice: Erythropoiesis 12 min

3.5.6. Practice: Erythropoiesis 24 min

3.5.7. Practice: Erythropoiesis 32 min

3.6.1. Anemia Lesson Theory9 min

3.6.2. Polycythemia Lesson Theory3 min

3.6.3. Example: Blood Disorders1 min

3.6.4. Practice: Blood Disorders 13 min

3.6.5. Practice: Blood Disorders 22 min

3.6.6. Practice: Blood Disorders 32 min

3.7.1. Primary Hemostasis Lesson5 min

3.7.2. Secondary Hemostasis Lesson7 min

3.7.3. Problems in Hemostasis Lesson4 min

3.7.4. Practice: Hemostasis 12 min

3.7.5. Practice: Hemostasis 22 min

3.7.6. Practice: Hemostasis 32 min

3.7.7. Practice: Hemostasis 43 min

3.Q. Checkpoint Quiz5 Qns

4. Immunology

1.4hr

4.1.1. Immunology Chapter Intro46 sec

4.1.2. Immunology Cheatsheet

4.2.1. Introduction to the Immune System Theory4 min

4.2.2. Practice: Introduction to the Immune System 156 sec

4.2.3. Practice: Introduction to the Immune System 251 sec

4.3.1. Microbial Recognition Lesson2 min

4.3.2. Cells of the Innate Immune System Lesson6 min

4.3.3. Humoral Factors of the Innate Immune System Theory5 min

4.3.4. Example: Innate Immune System2 min

4.3.5. Practice: Innate Immune System 12 min

4.3.6. Practice: Innate Immune System 23 min

4.3.7. Practice: Innate Immune System 337 sec

4.4.1. Adaptive Immune System Theory5 min

4.4.2. Major Histocompatibility Complex Theory7 min

4.4.3. T Cells Lesson7 min

4.4.4. Specific Interactions with T cells Lesson5 min

4.4.5. Example: Adaptive Immune System2 min

4.4.6. Practice: Adaptive Immune System 13 min

4.4.7. Practice: Adaptive Immune System 21 min

4.4.8. Practice: Adaptive Immune System 33 min

4.5.1. B Cells Lesson4 min

4.5.2. VDJ Recombination Lesson3 min

4.5.3. Types of Antibodies Theory8 min

4.5.4. Immunological Memory and Disorders Lesson2 min

4.5.5. Example: Antibodies3 min

4.5.6. Practice: Antibodies 12 min

4.5.7. Practice: Antibodies 21 min

4.5.8. Practice: Antibodies 31 min

4.Q. Checkpoint Quiz6 Qns

5. Cardiovascular Physiology

1.7hr

5.1.1. Cardio Intro4 min

5.2.1. Circulation Theory4 min

5.2.2. Example Problem - Circulation1 min

5.3.1. Heart - Structure and Function5 min

5.3.2. Practice Question - Blood Flow Through Heart1 min

5.3.3. Myocardial Cells and Conduction8 min

5.3.4. Practice Question - ECG2 min

5.4.1. Cardiac Cycle12 min

5.4.2. Cardiac Output9 min

5.4.3. Example Problem - Cardiac Output3 min

5.4.4. Example Problem - Cardiac Output2 min

5.4.5. Practice Question - cardiac output3 min

5.5.1. Pressure, Resistance and Blood Flow8 min

5.5.2. Practice Question - Pressure and Blood Flow3 min

5.5.3. Blood Vessels5 min

5.5.4. Practice Question - blood vessels2 min

5.5.5. Capillaries8 min

5.5.6. Practice Question- Starling Forces2 min

5.6.1. CV Regulation6 min

5.6.2. Example Problem - CV Regulation3 min

5.6.3. ANS reflexes5 min

5.6.4. Practice Question - baroreceptor reflex2 min

5.Q. Checkpoint Quiz8 Qns

6. Renal Physiology

1.1hr

6.I. Chapter Intro1 min

6.1.1. Functional Anatomy of the Kidney6 min

6.1.2. Urine Production6 min

6.1.3. Example: The Nephron2 min

6.1.4. The Renal Corpuscle9 min

6.2.1. Filtration Factors5 min

6.2.2. Glomerular Filtration2 min

6.2.3. Regulation of GFR9 min

6.2.4. Myogenic Response1 min

6.2.5. Vocabulary

6.3.1. Secretion and Reabsorption9 min

6.3.2. Transcellular Nephron52 sec

6.3.3. Secretion and Reabsorption3 min

6.4.1. Hormones Associated With The Kidney5 min

6.4.2. Renin-Angiotensin- Aldosterone System (RAAS)4 min

6.4.3. RAAS Practice Question3 min

6.4.4. Hormone Summary Chart

6.Q. Checkpoint Quiz8 Qns

7. Respiratory Physiology

58min

7.I. Chapter Intro2 min

7.1.1. Respiratory Physiology5 min

7.1.2. Respiratory Zone9 min

7.1.3. Alveolar Ventilation3 min

7.2.1. Muscles of Respiration

7.2.2. Pressure in the Lungs6 min

7.2.3. Lung Compliance and Surface Tension7 min

7.2.4. Alveoli Structure2 min

7.3.1. Respiration1 min

7.3.2. Lung Health and Disease

7.3.3. New Practice Question4 min

7.3.4. Respiration Regulation4 min

7.3.5. Respiration Rate3 min

7.4.1. Gas exchange7 min

7.4.2. Carbon Dioxide Gas Exchange2 min

7.4.3. Gas Exchange2 min

7.Q. Checkpoint Quiz6 Qns

8. Gastrointestinal Physiology

58min

8.1.1. Intro to Digestion

8.1.2. Practice problem 22 min

8.1.3. The mouth & Esophagus4 min

8.1.4. Type of Digestion

8.2.1. The Stomach6 min

8.2.2. Layers of the Stomach and Small Int.

8.2.3. The Small Intestine6 min

8.2.4. Small Intestine Cells2 min

8.2.5. Small Intestine Part 26 min

8.2.6. Small Intestine2 min

8.2.7. The Large Intestine3 min

8.3.1. Accessory Structures of Digestion6 min

8.3.2. Accessory Organs of Digestion2 min

8.3.3. Regulation of Digestion7 min

8.3.4. Regulation of Digestion2 min

8.4.1. Absorption6 min

8.4.2. Biomolecules and Cellular Respiration4 min

8.Q. Checkpoint Quiz8 Qns

9. Neurophysiology

1.1hr

9.1.1. Basics of the Nervous System

9.2.1. The Resting Membrane Potential5 min

9.2.2. Example 1: Resting Membrane Potential 3 min

9.2.3. Practice 1: Resting Membrane Potential4 min

9.3.1. Voltage-Gated Channels6 min

9.3.2. The Action Potential10 min

9.3.3. Action Potential Propagation7 min

9.3.4. Action Potential Example Problem3 min

9.3.5. Action Potential Practice Problem2 min

9.3.6. Action Potential Practice Problem4 min

9.4.1. Chemical Synapse and Post Synaptic Effects6 min

9.4.2. Excitatory Synapses5 min

9.4.3. Inhibitory Synapses and Neuromodulators5 min

9.4.4. Practice: The synapse2 min

9.4.5. Practice: The Synapse2 min

9.4.6. Practice: The synapse3 min

9.Q. Checkpoint Quiz5 Qns

9.P.1. Additional Practice Question 1

9.P.2. Additional Practice Question 2

9.P.3. Additional Practice Question 3

9.P.4. Additional Practice Question 4

10. Central Nervous System (CNS)

55min

10.1.1. CNS Anatomy7 min

10.1.2. Spinal Cord Anatomy11 min

10.1.3. CSF, Meninges and Brain Vasculature9 min

10.1.4. Example 1: CNS Anatomy and Introduction 2 min

10.1.5. Example 2: CNS Anatomy and Introduction 3 min

10.1.6. Practice 1: CNS Anatomy and Introduction 43 sec

10.1.7. Practice 2: CNS Anatomy and Introduction2 min

10.2.1. Stages of Sleep7 min

10.2.2. States of Consciousness9 min

10.2.3. Example 1: Sleep Patterns1 min

10.2.4. Example 2: Neurotransmitters 1 min

10.2.5. Practice 1: Consciousness and Sleep2 min

11. Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)

31min

11.1.1. Overview9 min

11.1.2. Example Problem - ANS1 min

11.1.3. Practice Question - ANS2 min

11.2.1. Introduction to Autonomic Nervous System5 min

11.2.2. Sympathetic Nervous System4 min

11.2.3. Parasympathetic Nervous System1 min

11.2.4. Hypothalamus and Amygdala4 min

11.2.5. Example 1: ANS2 min

11.2.6. Practice 1: ANS3 min

11.2.7. Practice 2: ANS

11.Q. Checkpoint Quiz7 Qns

12. Somatic Nervous System (SNS)

1.4hr

12.1.1. The Motor Unit And Its Function10 min

12.1.2. Example: Alpha vs. Gamma Motor Neurons1 min

12.1.3. Example: Spindle vs. Golgi2 min

12.1.4. Practice: Muscle Spindles2 min

12.2.1. Reflexes3 min

12.2.2. Example: Patellar Reflex2 min

12.2.3. Practice: Reflex Neurons51 sec

12.2.4. Spinal Cord

12.3.1. Motor Cortex And Corticospinal Tract5 min

12.3.2. Practice: Neural Representation2 min

12.3.3. Plasticity2 min

12.3.4. Example: Brain Plasticity2 min

12.3.5. Cerebellum4 min

12.3.6. Basal Ganglia1 min

12.3.7. Parkinsons Disease1 min

12.3.8. Example: Movement Control2 min

12.3.9. Practice: Movement Lesions1 min

12.4.1. Components of Motor Behavior5 min

12.4.2. Components of Motor Behavior Part 210 min

12.4.3. Withdrawal Reflex4 min

12.4.4. Stretch and Inverse Stretch Reflex6 min

12.4.5. Motor Cortex And Corticospinal Tract6 min

12.4.6. Example 1: Motor Behavior and Reflexes2 min

12.4.7. Practice 1: Motor Behavior and Reflexes3 min

12.4.8. Practice 2: Motor Behavior and Reflexes3 min

12.Q. Checkpoint Quiz8 Qns

13. Sensory Physiology

1.6hr

13.1.1. Introduction to Sensory Modalities2 min

13.1.2. The Skin And Its Sensory Receptors10 min

13.1.3. Other Types of Skin Receptors3 min

13.1.4. Ascending Pathways and Somatosensory Cortex6 min

13.1.5. Example 1: Somatosensory Modality 12 min

13.1.6. Practice: Somatosensory Modality 14 min

13.1.7. Practice: Somatosensory Modality 22 min

13.2.1. Anatomy Of The Eye6 min

13.2.2. The Retina8 min

13.2.3. Retinal Ganglion Cell Receptive Fields4 min

13.2.4. The Visual Pathway8 min

13.2.5. Example 1: Visual Modality 5 min

13.2.6. Practice 1: Visual Modality 2 min

13.2.7. Practice 2: Visual Modality 3 min

13.3.1. Auditory General Anatomy3 min

13.3.2. Function Of The Cochlea6 min

13.3.3. Auditory Pathway3 min

13.3.4. Vestibular Organs4 min

13.3.5. Example: Auditory Modality 13 min

13.3.6. Example: Auditory Modality 21 min

13.3.7. Practice: Auditory Modality 12 min

13.3.8. Practice: Auditory Modality 22 min

13.4.1. Gustatory Modality3 min

13.4.2. Olfactory Modality3 min

13.4.3. Example 1: Gustatory Modality1 min

13.4.4. Practice 1: Gustatory & Olfactory Modality2 min

13.Q. Checkpoint Quiz10 Qns

13.P.1. Practice: Cochlear Nerve

13.P.2. Practice: Receptors

13.P.3. Practice: Scenario

13.P.4. Practice: Systems

14. Skeletal Muscle Physiology

1.6hr

14.1.1. Muscles Intro3 min

14.2.1. Muscle Anatomy8 min

14.2.2. Example Problem: Muscles2 min

14.3.1. Muscle Contraction8 min

14.3.2. Practice Question3 min

14.3.3. Practice Question - actin-myosin-ATP cycle2 min

14.4.1. Neuromuscular Junction5 min

14.4.2. Practice Question: NMJ2 min

14.4.3. Practice Question3 min

14.5.1. The Motor Unit And Its Function10 min

14.5.2. Graded Muscle Contractions3 min

14.5.3. Example Problem - Graded Muscle Contractions2 min

14.6.1. Skeletal Muscle Organization11 min

14.6.2. Skeletal Muscle Contraction9 min

14.6.3. Length Tension Relationship6 min

14.6.4. Skeletal Muscle Energy Metabolism8 min

14.6.5. Example 1: Skeletal Muscle Physiology1 min

14.6.6. Practice 1: Skeletal Muscle Physiology2 min

14.6.7. Practice 2: Skeletal Muscle Physiology2 min

14.6.8. Practice 3: Skeletal Muscle Physiology2 min

14.Q. Checkpoint Quiz7 Qns

15. Integrative Physiology

46min

15.1.1. Hypothalamus and Amygdala9 min

15.1.2. Hypothalamus3 min

15.1.3. Neural Hormonal Reflex4 min

15.1.4. Appetite3 min

15.1.5. Obesity10 min

15.1.6. Obesity3 min

15.2.1. Circadian Rhythm - Overview and Sleeping8 min

15.2.2. Example Problem - Circadian Rhythm1 min

15.2.3. Circadian Rhythms

15.3.1. Thermoregulation5 min

15.3.2. Problems with Thermoregulation

15.3.3. Overheating

15.Q. Checkpoint Quiz7 Qns

16. Endocrine Physiology

1.2hr

16.1.1. Intro to Endocrine5 min

16.1.2. Negative Feedback and Body Fluids6 min

16.1.3. Example: Negative Feedback3 min

16.2.1. Hormones Types and Functions4 min

16.2.2. Hormone Types1 min

16.2.3. Hormones2 min

16.3.1. The Pituitary Gland7 min

16.3.2. Example: Pituitary Gland3 min

16.3.3. The Thyroid Gland7 min

16.3.4. Practice: Thyroid Gland3 min

16.3.5. The Adrenal Gland7 min

16.3.6. Example: Adrenal Gland2 min

16.4.1. The Thyroid Gland7 min

16.4.2. Thyroid Gland3 min

16.4.3. The Pancreas5 min

16.4.4. The Pancreas3 min

16.5.1. Important Things to Know3 min

16.5.2. Hormone Summary chart26 sec

16.Q. Checkpoint Quiz11 Qns

16.P.1. Practice: Hypothalamus

16.P.2. Practice: Posterior Pituitary

16.P.3. Practice: Neurohormone

16.P.4. Practice: Adrenal Gland

16.P.5. Practice: Thyroid Gland 1

16.P.6. Practice: Thyroid Gland 2

17. Reproductive Physiology

53min

17.1.1. Parts of Male Reproduction7 min

17.1.2. Male Reproduction Hormones3 min

17.1.3. Practice: Male Reproduction Hormones2 min

17.2.1. Oogenesis4 min

17.2.2. Practice: Spermatogenesis vs. Oogenesis2 min

17.2.3. Menstrual Cycle7 min

17.2.4. Practice: Menstrual Hormones2 min

17.2.5. Female Reproduction Hormones8 min

17.2.6. Example: Hormone Regulation (Female)3 min

17.2.7. Reproductive Conditions

17.3.1. Fertilization4 min

17.3.2. Pregnancy8 min

17.3.3. Example: Pregnancy (Implantation)2 min

17.4.1. Reproductive Vocabulary2 min

17.Q. Checkpoint Quiz9 Qns

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