Human Physiology Unit 1

Homeostasis and Feedback

Homeostasis SLIDES

Review of Homeostasis and Feedback

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Molecular Interactions (Chemistry Foundations)

Chemistry Foundation SLIDES

Flops on a Boat (1,1-dimethyl-4-flops-cyclohexane) (boat conformation)

Structures of all amino acids found in human proteins (click image to enlarge)

Review:  Macromolecules

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The Life and Death of Cells

Cells SLIDES

Review of Cell Cycles and Cell Division

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DNA, the Nucleus and Nuclear Processes

Nucleus SLIDES

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

Transcription and Translation Animation

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Energy and Enzymes

E&E SLIDES

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Cellular Metabolism

Metabolism SLIDES

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

Animations Can Help You Visualize
Some of This Material

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Cell Membranes and Membrane Transport (Chapter 5)

Membranes SLIDES

(click to enlarge the gummy bears)

Labs and Reference Materials

Unit 1 Labs

• Scientific Inquiry
• Sera Measurements
• Enzyme Lab
• Osmolarity & Tonicity

Lab Reference Materials

• Helpful Hints:  Keeping Your Lab Notebook
• Sample Pre-Lab
• The Spectrophotometer (read before Lab #2)
• Using the GENESYS 30 Spectrophotometer (read before Lab #2)
• Helpful Hints:  Making Solutions and Dilutions (for Osmolarity & Tonicity Lab)
• Guide to Pipetting
• Penguin Prof Helpful Hints:  Scientific Notation
• More Details:  Scientific Notation, Powers and Prefixes
• Penguin Prof Helpful Hints:  Significant Figures

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Unit 1 Extras