Human Physiology Unit 1

A Note About Class Notes

(Bring to class on paper or access via your computer or mobile device)
NOTE:  For each lecture I have provided 3 versions of notes - the text is identical, but non-essential photos have been removed from the "Handouts" version and some slides are condensed to save paper and ink. 

  • "HANDOUTS" = 3 slides per page with lines to the right of each (best for printing)
  • "GRID" = 4 slides per page (also good for printing)
  • "SLIDES" = has 1 slide per page (best for viewing and annotating on a laptop, tablet or phone)

Study Guide for Unit 1

Labs and Lab Reference Materials

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Unit 1 Labs



Lab Reference Materials

Watch  these videos BEFORE
Lab #2 (Sera Measurements)

Homeostasis and Feedback:  Chapter 1

Molecular Interactions (Chapter 2)

If you need an inorganic chemistry refresher, scroll down to the bottom of this page and watch "Chemistry Basics I and II." 

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Flops on a Boat (1,1-dimethyl-4-flops-cyclohexane) (boat conformation)
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Structures of all amino acids found in human proteins (click image to enlarge)

Review:  Macromolecules

What are all those hexagons?

The Life and Death of Cells - Chapter 3 (p. 58 - 76 only)

Review of Cell Cycles and Cell Division

DNA, the Nucleus and Nuclear Processes (p. 112 - 118)

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Life Code: RNA codes for the amino acids (click to enlarge)

Differential Gene Expression

Learn More About Stem Cells Here

PREVIEW (watch before the lecture)

Video clip introducing transcription and translation. 
(And she uses the word 'festooned' as a bonus).

Transcription and Translation Animations

Transcription Animation

Translation Animation

Energy and Enzymes (Chapter 4)

Enzyme Inhibition Animation
(Competitive vs. Non-competitive)
(I know, I know!)

Cellular Metabolism:  (Chapter 4)

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Colored TEM image of a mitochondrion Photo credit: CNRI/Science

Animations Can Help You Visualize
Some of This Material

Electron Transport Chain Animation

ATP Synthase Animation

Cell Membranes and Membrane Transport (Chapter 5)

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(click to enlarge the gummy bears)

Unit 1 Extras

Drew Berry:  Animations of Unseeable Biology

2015 Breakthrough of the Year:  CRISPR-Cas9