Exercise 1: Cell Transport Mechanisms and Permeability
Activity 1: Simulating Dialysis (Simple Diffusion)
Activity 2: Simulated Facilitated Diffusion
Activity 3: Simulating Osmotic Pressure
Activity 4: Simulating Filtration
Activity 5: Simulating Active Transport
Exercise 2: Skeletal Muscle Physiology
Activity 1: The Muscle Twitch and the Latent Period
Activity 2: The Effect of Stimulus Voltage on Skeletal Muscle Contraction
Activity 3: The Effect of Stimulus Frequency on Skeletal Muscle Contraction
Activity 4: Tetanus in Isolated Skeletal Muscle
Activity 5: Fatigue in Isolated Skeletal Muscle
Activity 6: The Skeletal Muscle Length-Tension Relationship
Activity 7: Isotonic Contractions and the Load-Velocity Relationship
Exercise 3: Neurophysiology of Nerve Impulses
Activity 1: The Resting Membrane Potential
Activity 2: Receptor Potential
Activity 3: The Action Potential: Threshold
Activity 4: The Action Potential: Importance of Voltage-Gated Na+ channels
Activity 5: The Action Potential: Measuring Its Absolute and Relative Refractory Periods
Activity 6: The Action Potential: Coding for Stimulus Intensity
Activity 7: The Action Potential: Conduction Velocity
Activity 8: Chemical Synaptic Transmission and Neurotransmitter Release
Activity 9: The Action Potential: Putting It All Together
Exercise 4: Endocrine System Physiology
Activity 1: Metabolism and Thyroid Hormone
Activity 2: Plasma Glucose, Insulin, and Diabetes Mellitus
Activity 3: Hormone Replacement Therapy
Activity 4: Measuring Cortisol and Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
Exercise 5: Cardiovascular Dynamics
Activity 1: Studying the Effect of Blood Vessel Radius on Blood Flow Rate
Activity 2: Studying the Effect of Blood Viscosity on Blood Flow Rate
Activity 3: Studying the Effect of Blood Vessel Length on Blood Flow Rate
Activity 4: Studying the Effect of Blood Pressure on Blood Flow Rate
Activity 5: Compensation: Studying the Effect of Blood Vessel Radius on Pump Activity
Activity 6: Studying the Effect of Stroke Volume on Pump Activity
Activity 7: Compensation in Pathological Cardiovascular Conditions
Exercise 6: Cardiovascular Physiology
Activity 1: Investigating the Refractory Period of Cardiac Muscle
Activity 2: Examining the Effect of Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Activity 3: Examining the Effect of Temperature on Heart Rate
Activity 4: Examining the Effects of Chemical Modifiers on Heart Rate
Activity 5: Examining the Effects of Various Ions on Heart Rate
Exercise 7: Respiratory System Mechanics
Activity 1: Measuring Respiratory Volumes and Calculating Capacities
Activity 2: Comparative Spirometry
Activity 3: Effect of Surfactant and Intrapleural Pressure on Respiration
Exercise 8: Chemical and Physical Processes of Digestion
Activity 1: Assessing Starch Digestion by Salivary Amylase
Activity 2: Exploring Amylase Substrate Specificity
Activity 3: Assessing Pepsin Digestion of Protein
Activity 4: Assessing Lipase Digestion of Fat
Exercise 9: Renal System Physiology
Activity 1: Renal System Physiology
Activity 2: The Effect of Pressure on Glomerular Filtration
Activity 3: Renal Response to Altered Blood Pressure
Activity 4: Solute Gradients and Their Impact on Urine Concentration
Activity 5: Reabsorption of Glucose via Carrier Proteins
Activity 6: The Effect of Hormones on Urine Formation
Exercise 10: Acid-Base Balance
Activity 1: Hyperventilation
Activity 2: Rebreathing
Activity 3: Renal Responses to Respiratory Acidosis and Respiratory Alkalosis
Activity 4: Respiratory Responses to Metabolic Acidosis and Metabolic Alkalosis
Exercise 11: Blood Analysis
Activity 1: Hematocrit Determination
Activity 2: Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
Activity 3: Hemoglobin Determination
Activity 4: Blood Typing
Activity 5: Blood Cholesterol
Exercise 12: Serological Testing
Activity 1: Using Direct Fluorescent Antibody Technique to Test for Chlamydia
Activity 2: Comparing Samples with Ouchterlony Double Diffusion
Activity 3: Indirect Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)
Activity 4: Western Blotting Technique
