c PHYSIOLOGY 210 (FALL 2020/WINTER 2021) ONLINE COURSE
OUTLINE
1. Overview
Welcome cto cPhysiology c210 conline. cThis cis ca c2-term c6 ccredit cintroductory ccourse cin
chuman cphysiology. cThis ccourse cis cdesigned cto cgive cyou can cin-depth cunderstanding cof
cthe cintegrated cfunction cof cthe chuman cbody. cStudents cwill cstudy cthe cfunction cand
cregulation cof cthe chuman cbody cand cthe ccomplexities cand cinteractions cof ccells, ctissues,
cmajor corgans cand csystems. cTopics cinclude cphysiology cof cthe ccell, cmuscle cand csensory
cphysiology, cperipheral cand ccentral cnervous csystems, chormonal ccontrol cmechanisms,
cblood cand cbody cdefense cmechanisms cand cphysiology cof cthe ccardiovascular, crespiratory,
creproductive, curinary cand cdigestive csystems.
2. Important cinformation
a. Physiology c210 conline csection ccoordinator:
Dr. cKyla
cSmith cRoom
c7-35A
Tel: c780.492.5440
Email:
Office chours: cNo cset chours; ccontact cby cemail cfor can cappointment.
b. Required cTextbook:
Vander’s cHuman cPhysiology: cThe cMechanisms cof cBody cFunction cby cWidmaier,
cRaff cand cStrang. cMcGraw-Hill, c15 cEdition. cTextbooks cmay cbe cpurchased cat cthe
th
cUniversity cof cAlberta cBookstore cin cthe cStudents’ cUnion cBuilding. cPlease csee
cbelow cfor coptions cfor cpurchasing ca ctextbook.
Type cof cBook: Cost
c(2020):*
Textbook c(no cconnect) $127.98
Textbook c(with cconnect) $138.98
eBook $99.00
*Suggested clist cprice
A c“connect ccode” cprovides cyou cwith caccess cto cthe ctextbook’s conline
cLearnSmart/Smartbook cactivities. cPlease csee cthe cheading ctitled c“Vander’s cHuman
cPhysiology cConnect cRegistration” cbelow cthe csyllabus con chow cto caccess cConnect,
cthe conline cwebsite cfor cthe ctextbook. cOrder cyour cbooks cthrough cthe cU cof cA
cwebsite crather cthan cthe ctextbook cpublisher, cas cthe cduration cof cthe cconnect caccess
cmay cnot cbe cthe csame cthrough cthe cpublisher.
,c. Use cof ceClass:
All cmaterial cfor cthe conline csection cof cPhysiology c210 cwill cbe cposted cin ceClass.
cEach cmodule/topic chas ca ctab. cAll cthe cmaterial cfor ca ctopic cis cposted cunder cits ctab,
cincluding cvideos, cpowerpoint cpresentations cto cdownload, cstudy cnotes c(in ca cword
cdocument cand cpdf), csample cquestions cand cobjectives. cYou cwill calso cfind ca clink cto
cthe ctextbook’s cwebsite.
Please ccheck cout cthe cIntroduction csection cat cthe cbottom cof cthe ceClass ccourse cpage.
Recommended crequirements cto cparticipate cin conline ccourses cfrom cIST:
See cthe cfollowing cfor cinformation con cthe cIST cwebsite:
chttps://www.ualberta.ca/information-services-and-technology/services/software-
chardware-vendors/technology-requirements.html#computer
IST ccomputer crequirements:
-A ccomputer cwhich ccan crun ca ccurrent csupported cversion cof cWindows cor cMacOS
-Windows c(Version c8, c8.1, cor c10) cor cMac c(Version c10.13 cor chigher)
-Intel cCore ci5 cor chigher cprocessor
-Google cChrome cor cFirefox cweb cbrowser
-4 cGB cRAM cMemory cminimum; c8 cGB cRAM crecommended
-500 cGB cHDD
-Wireless cadapter cthat csupports cthe cUniversity's cwireless c(UWS) cstandards c802.11n
cor c802.11ac
-Microphone, cand cspeakers cor cheadphones
-A cwebcam cfor crecording cof cexam cwriting
d. Examinations:
Important cinformation cregarding cCOVID-19 cexam crules:
Under cthe ccurrent csituation, cwe care cnot callowed cto cgather con cthe cU cof cA ccampus
cfor cexams. cExams cwill cbe cwritten cthrough ceClass cusing ca c3 cparty cexam
rd
cmonitoring ctool c(Smart cExam cMonitor; cSEM) cand cExam cLock. cStudents care
cresponsible cfor censuring ctheir ccomputer cand cinternet cmeet cthe crequirements cneeded
cto cparticipate cin cthe ccourse cand crun cthe cexam csoftware.
The cSEM ctool cwill crecord cstudents cas cthey cwrite con ctheir cown claptop/computer.
cAudio cand cvideo cof cyour cexam cwill cbe crecorded cfor clater creview cby cthe
cinstructor. cA cwebcam cand cmicrophone cwill cbe cneeded cto cconfirm cyour cidentity
cand cmonitor cboth cyour ccomputer cscreen cas cwell cas cyour cphysical cenvironment
cduring can conline cassessment. cStudents cmust cwrite cin cisolation c– cexams ccannot cbe
cwritten cwith cfriends/family cin cthe croom cor cin cpublic cenvironments c(ie. ccoffee
cshops). cExam crules cwill cbe cposted cin cthe cannouncements csection cand cin ceClass
cprior cto cthe cexam.
Students cmust chave ca claptop/desktop ccomputer c– ctablets, cipads, chybrid cdevices cand
cmobile cdevices ccannot crun cthe cexam ctool. cIf cyou cdo cnot chave ca claptop/computer,
cconsider
, borrowing cone cfor cthe cexams cfrom cfriends/family/roommates. cIf ca cstudent chas
can colder claptop cwith cno cmicrophone, ca cset cof cheadphones ccan cbe cused cand
cleft cplugged cin con cthe cdesk cto crecord csound.
Recommended crequirements cfor cexaminations: cbasic crequirements cfor cSEM
ctool:
- Chrome cbrowser c(only cthis cbrowser cworks cwith cSEM)
- Webcam
- Functional cmicrophone c(computer cmicrophone cor cheadset cleft con cdesk)
- Device: cLaptop, cdesktop, cor cChromebook c(mobile cphones, ctablets cand
ciPads care cnot csupported)
- Operating csystem: cOSX, cWindows, cChromeOS
- Fully ccharged cdevice cand/or cpower csupply
The ctool cis caccessed cthrough ceClass cand cruns cin ca cbrowser cwindow c(no
csoftware cinstallation cis crequired). cUsers care crequired cto cvalidate cand cgrant
cpermission cto ctheir cwebcam, cmicrophone, cand cgrant cpermission cfor cscreen
crecording. cPlease csee cthe cfollowing clink cfor cmore cinformation:
chttps://support.ctl.ualberta.ca/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/434/1/
cusing-smart-exam-monitor-sem---students
Students cwill cbe crequired cto ctest ctheir ccomputers cwith cthe cexam csoftware cprior cto
cthe cexamination cand cnot con cthe cday(s) cof cthe cexam cto ctroubleshoot cany cproblems
cbeforehand. cStudents cwho cfail cto cdo cthis cwill cnot cbe cgiven can cextension cfor cthe
cexam. cThrough ceClass, cwe care cable cto csee cif cstudents chave ccompleted cthe cpre-
exam ctesting.
If cthe ccurrent csituation cchanges cand cwe care cable cto cgather cfor cexams, cwe cmay
coffer can con- ccampus cexam. cWe cwill ckeep cstudents cupdated cif cthere care cany
cchanges. cStudents cwho care cnot ccomfortable ccoming cto ccampus cmay cstill copt cto
cwrite conline. cStudents cout cof ctown cwill cstill cbe coffered conline cexamination cwriting
cand cwill cnot cneed cto ccome cto cthe cuniversity ccampus.
All cexams cconsist cof cmultiple-choice cquestions conly. cThe cdistribution cof cmarks cis
cshown cbelow:
Exam: Weight cof cexam:
1 cmid-term cexam
st
15%
Fall cterm cexam 35%
2nd cmid-term cexam 15%
Winter cterm cexam 35%
The cpass cmark cfor cPhysiology c210 conline cwill cbe c50%.
The cweight cof cthe cfinal cexam cis c35% cand ctherefore cno cre-examination cis
callowed cat cthe cend cof cthe ccourse.
OUTLINE
1. Overview
Welcome cto cPhysiology c210 conline. cThis cis ca c2-term c6 ccredit cintroductory ccourse cin
chuman cphysiology. cThis ccourse cis cdesigned cto cgive cyou can cin-depth cunderstanding cof
cthe cintegrated cfunction cof cthe chuman cbody. cStudents cwill cstudy cthe cfunction cand
cregulation cof cthe chuman cbody cand cthe ccomplexities cand cinteractions cof ccells, ctissues,
cmajor corgans cand csystems. cTopics cinclude cphysiology cof cthe ccell, cmuscle cand csensory
cphysiology, cperipheral cand ccentral cnervous csystems, chormonal ccontrol cmechanisms,
cblood cand cbody cdefense cmechanisms cand cphysiology cof cthe ccardiovascular, crespiratory,
creproductive, curinary cand cdigestive csystems.
2. Important cinformation
a. Physiology c210 conline csection ccoordinator:
Dr. cKyla
cSmith cRoom
c7-35A
Tel: c780.492.5440
Email:
Office chours: cNo cset chours; ccontact cby cemail cfor can cappointment.
b. Required cTextbook:
Vander’s cHuman cPhysiology: cThe cMechanisms cof cBody cFunction cby cWidmaier,
cRaff cand cStrang. cMcGraw-Hill, c15 cEdition. cTextbooks cmay cbe cpurchased cat cthe
th
cUniversity cof cAlberta cBookstore cin cthe cStudents’ cUnion cBuilding. cPlease csee
cbelow cfor coptions cfor cpurchasing ca ctextbook.
Type cof cBook: Cost
c(2020):*
Textbook c(no cconnect) $127.98
Textbook c(with cconnect) $138.98
eBook $99.00
*Suggested clist cprice
A c“connect ccode” cprovides cyou cwith caccess cto cthe ctextbook’s conline
cLearnSmart/Smartbook cactivities. cPlease csee cthe cheading ctitled c“Vander’s cHuman
cPhysiology cConnect cRegistration” cbelow cthe csyllabus con chow cto caccess cConnect,
cthe conline cwebsite cfor cthe ctextbook. cOrder cyour cbooks cthrough cthe cU cof cA
cwebsite crather cthan cthe ctextbook cpublisher, cas cthe cduration cof cthe cconnect caccess
cmay cnot cbe cthe csame cthrough cthe cpublisher.
,c. Use cof ceClass:
All cmaterial cfor cthe conline csection cof cPhysiology c210 cwill cbe cposted cin ceClass.
cEach cmodule/topic chas ca ctab. cAll cthe cmaterial cfor ca ctopic cis cposted cunder cits ctab,
cincluding cvideos, cpowerpoint cpresentations cto cdownload, cstudy cnotes c(in ca cword
cdocument cand cpdf), csample cquestions cand cobjectives. cYou cwill calso cfind ca clink cto
cthe ctextbook’s cwebsite.
Please ccheck cout cthe cIntroduction csection cat cthe cbottom cof cthe ceClass ccourse cpage.
Recommended crequirements cto cparticipate cin conline ccourses cfrom cIST:
See cthe cfollowing cfor cinformation con cthe cIST cwebsite:
chttps://www.ualberta.ca/information-services-and-technology/services/software-
chardware-vendors/technology-requirements.html#computer
IST ccomputer crequirements:
-A ccomputer cwhich ccan crun ca ccurrent csupported cversion cof cWindows cor cMacOS
-Windows c(Version c8, c8.1, cor c10) cor cMac c(Version c10.13 cor chigher)
-Intel cCore ci5 cor chigher cprocessor
-Google cChrome cor cFirefox cweb cbrowser
-4 cGB cRAM cMemory cminimum; c8 cGB cRAM crecommended
-500 cGB cHDD
-Wireless cadapter cthat csupports cthe cUniversity's cwireless c(UWS) cstandards c802.11n
cor c802.11ac
-Microphone, cand cspeakers cor cheadphones
-A cwebcam cfor crecording cof cexam cwriting
d. Examinations:
Important cinformation cregarding cCOVID-19 cexam crules:
Under cthe ccurrent csituation, cwe care cnot callowed cto cgather con cthe cU cof cA ccampus
cfor cexams. cExams cwill cbe cwritten cthrough ceClass cusing ca c3 cparty cexam
rd
cmonitoring ctool c(Smart cExam cMonitor; cSEM) cand cExam cLock. cStudents care
cresponsible cfor censuring ctheir ccomputer cand cinternet cmeet cthe crequirements cneeded
cto cparticipate cin cthe ccourse cand crun cthe cexam csoftware.
The cSEM ctool cwill crecord cstudents cas cthey cwrite con ctheir cown claptop/computer.
cAudio cand cvideo cof cyour cexam cwill cbe crecorded cfor clater creview cby cthe
cinstructor. cA cwebcam cand cmicrophone cwill cbe cneeded cto cconfirm cyour cidentity
cand cmonitor cboth cyour ccomputer cscreen cas cwell cas cyour cphysical cenvironment
cduring can conline cassessment. cStudents cmust cwrite cin cisolation c– cexams ccannot cbe
cwritten cwith cfriends/family cin cthe croom cor cin cpublic cenvironments c(ie. ccoffee
cshops). cExam crules cwill cbe cposted cin cthe cannouncements csection cand cin ceClass
cprior cto cthe cexam.
Students cmust chave ca claptop/desktop ccomputer c– ctablets, cipads, chybrid cdevices cand
cmobile cdevices ccannot crun cthe cexam ctool. cIf cyou cdo cnot chave ca claptop/computer,
cconsider
, borrowing cone cfor cthe cexams cfrom cfriends/family/roommates. cIf ca cstudent chas
can colder claptop cwith cno cmicrophone, ca cset cof cheadphones ccan cbe cused cand
cleft cplugged cin con cthe cdesk cto crecord csound.
Recommended crequirements cfor cexaminations: cbasic crequirements cfor cSEM
ctool:
- Chrome cbrowser c(only cthis cbrowser cworks cwith cSEM)
- Webcam
- Functional cmicrophone c(computer cmicrophone cor cheadset cleft con cdesk)
- Device: cLaptop, cdesktop, cor cChromebook c(mobile cphones, ctablets cand
ciPads care cnot csupported)
- Operating csystem: cOSX, cWindows, cChromeOS
- Fully ccharged cdevice cand/or cpower csupply
The ctool cis caccessed cthrough ceClass cand cruns cin ca cbrowser cwindow c(no
csoftware cinstallation cis crequired). cUsers care crequired cto cvalidate cand cgrant
cpermission cto ctheir cwebcam, cmicrophone, cand cgrant cpermission cfor cscreen
crecording. cPlease csee cthe cfollowing clink cfor cmore cinformation:
chttps://support.ctl.ualberta.ca/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/434/1/
cusing-smart-exam-monitor-sem---students
Students cwill cbe crequired cto ctest ctheir ccomputers cwith cthe cexam csoftware cprior cto
cthe cexamination cand cnot con cthe cday(s) cof cthe cexam cto ctroubleshoot cany cproblems
cbeforehand. cStudents cwho cfail cto cdo cthis cwill cnot cbe cgiven can cextension cfor cthe
cexam. cThrough ceClass, cwe care cable cto csee cif cstudents chave ccompleted cthe cpre-
exam ctesting.
If cthe ccurrent csituation cchanges cand cwe care cable cto cgather cfor cexams, cwe cmay
coffer can con- ccampus cexam. cWe cwill ckeep cstudents cupdated cif cthere care cany
cchanges. cStudents cwho care cnot ccomfortable ccoming cto ccampus cmay cstill copt cto
cwrite conline. cStudents cout cof ctown cwill cstill cbe coffered conline cexamination cwriting
cand cwill cnot cneed cto ccome cto cthe cuniversity ccampus.
All cexams cconsist cof cmultiple-choice cquestions conly. cThe cdistribution cof cmarks cis
cshown cbelow:
Exam: Weight cof cexam:
1 cmid-term cexam
st
15%
Fall cterm cexam 35%
2nd cmid-term cexam 15%
Winter cterm cexam 35%
The cpass cmark cfor cPhysiology c210 conline cwill cbe c50%.
The cweight cof cthe cfinal cexam cis c35% cand ctherefore cno cre-examination cis
callowed cat cthe cend cof cthe ccourse.
