Animal physiology is the study of how animals work and the biological processes essential for animal life, at levels of organization from membranes to the whole animal. The course focuses on the physiological function and regulation of the vertebrate from a holistic and comparative perspective, including cell physiology, organ physiology and system physiology. The physiological processes, regulation and mechanisms of blood, circulation, respiration, digestion, excretion, nervous, endocrine and reproduction are explained. Animal Physiology will assist in understanding the nature of life activities, promoting the protection of animal resources, improving the reproduction of animals, and achieving the sustainable development of animal farming.
Master the basic knowledge of animal physiology, comprehend the meaning of life activities, and promote the thinking on life.
01 COURSE OVERVIEW
1.2 Regulation and Control System of Physiological Function
1.1 Content of Animal Physiology
01 Unit test
02 TRANSMEMBRANE MOVEMENTS AND TRANSMEMBRANE SIGNAL TRASDUCTION
2.4 Concept of Transmembrane Signal Transduction
2.3 Endocytosis and Exocytosis
2.6 Transmembrane Signal Transduction Conducted by G Protein-coupled Receptors
2.1 Passive Transport
2.7 Transmembrane Signal Transduction Conducted by Enzyme-coupled Receptors
2.2 Active Transport
2.5 Transmembrane Signal Transduction Conducted by Ion Channels
02 Unit Test
02 Unit Assignment
03 MEMBRANE EXCITATION AND BIOELECTRICITY
3.6 Initiation of Action Potential
3.5 Electrophysiological Characteristics of Myocardium
3.4 Formation Mechanism of Action Potential
3.3 Formation Mechanism of Resting Potential
3.2 Bioelectricity
3.1 Membrane Excitability
03 Unit Test
03 Unit Assignment
04 CONDUCTION AND TRANSIMISSION OF EXCITATION AND MUSCLE CONTRACTION
4.5 Muscle Excitation-contraction Coupling
4.4 Mechanism of Skeletal Contraction
4.1 Conduction of Excitation within a Single Cell
4.3 Junction Transmission
4.2 Synaptic Transmission
04 Unit Test
05 BLOOD
5.3 Blood Coagulation
5.1 Function of Blood
5.2 Platelets Physiology
5.4 Blood Group and Principles of Transfusion
05 Unit Test
06 BLOOD CIRCULATION
6.7 Autoregulation of Local Circulation
6.5 Nervous Regulation of Cardiovascular Activity
6.1 Function of Circulation
6.3 Blood Pressure
6.6 Humoral Regulation of Cardiovascular Activity
6.4 Microcirculation and Formation of Tissue Fluid
6.2 Blood-pumping Function of Heart
06 Unit Test
07 RESPIRATORY
7.2 Ventilation of Fish Respiratory Organs
7.1 Ventilation of Mammalian Respiratory Organs
07 Unit Assignment
7.3 Gas Exchange
7.5 Transportation of Carbon Dioxide in Blood
7.4 Transportation of Oxygen in Blood
07 Unit Test
7.6 Regulation of Respiratory
08 DIGESTION AND ABSORPTION
8.10 Absorption of Saccharide
8.7 Absorption of Water and Inorganic Salts
8.9 Absorption of Fat
8.6 Microbial digestion
8.3 Secretion and Regulation of Gastric Juice
8.8 Absorption of Protein
8.1 Pattern of Animal Digestion
8.5 Secretion and Release of Bile
8.2 Gastrointestinal Movement
8.4 Secretion and Regulation of Pancreatic Juice
08 Unit Test
09 ENERGY METABOLISM AND BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION
9.1 Energy Metabolism
9.2 Body Temperature Regulation
09 Unit Test
10 EXCRETION AND OSMOREGULATION
10.5 Osmoregulation Organs
10.2 Function Anatomical Features of Kidney
10.1 Excretion Pathways
10.4 Regulation of Urine Production
10.3 Urine Production
10.6 Osmoregulation of Fish
10 Unit Assignment
10 Unit Test
11 ENDOCRINE SYSTME
11.1 Function of Endocrine
11.4 Synthesis and Secretion Regulation of Thyroid Hormones
11.6 Secretion Regulation of Pancreas Hormones
11.3 Hypothalamus and Hypophysis Pituitary
11.2 Cytological Mechanism of Hormone Action
11.5 Secretion Regulation of Adrenal Hormones
11 Unit Test
12 REPRODUCTION AND LACTATION
12.6 Reproduction in Fish
12.3 Function of Ovary
12.5 Lactation
12.1 Sexual Maturity
12.4 Reproduction in Mammals
12.2 Function of Testis
12 Unit Test
13 NERVOUS SYSTME
13.5 Sensory Function in Nervous System
13.1 Composition of Nervous System
13.3 Nervous Center Inhibition
13.2 Transmission of Excitation in Nervous Center
13.7 Regulation of Visceral Activity
13.4 Reflex Response Features
13.6 Concept of Somatic Movement
13 Unit Test
The basic knowledge of biology.
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Randall D, Burggren W, French K. Eckert Animal Physiology: Mechanisms and Adaptations. New York: W. H. Freeman and Company, 1998.