Course Title: Physiology of Homoeostasis  
Course Code: ZOL-7127
Credit Hours: 03
Instructor: Dr. Khawaja Raees Ahmad

Introduction to course

Homeostasis is the body's effort to keep a constant internal environment. This course will  provide an integrated knowledge and understanding of the major principles of homeostasis involved in the maintenance body physiological conditions. Themes in this course include the understandings on needs and body regulatory capicities of temprature and osmotic conditions, the organs involved in these regulations, adaptiveness, learnings and behavioral improvisations. 

Course pre requisites (if any)

Basic animal physiology and physiological mechanisms should be known to the students 

Learning outcomes

1. This course will inculcate the concept and importance of homoeostasis for animal life

2. It will develop a discrete concept of needs and mechanisms of homoeostastatic regulations 

Textbooks to be used for the course

1. Randall, D., Burggren, W., French, K. and Fernald, R., 2002. Eckert Animal Physiology: Mechanisms and Adaptations, 5th Ed. W.H. Freeman and Company, New York

2. Cindy L. Stanfield. 2013. Principles of human physiology -5th ed. Pearson Education, Inc.

3. Widmaier, EP., Vander, AJ. 2019. Vander’s human physiology: the mechanisms of body function. New York, NY : McGraw-Hill Education

4. Fox SI. Human physiology. 2016. 14th ed. McGraw-Hill Education, 2 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10121.

Description of system of Evaluation (Exam, assignments etc.)

Term paper in lieu of Mid-term :30

Final term :50

Sessional :20 (Class Participation)Time Table w.e.f. Nov. 26, 2020: M. Phil Zoology 1st semester Tuesday: 4-5PM; Thrusday: 04-05 and Friday 03-04PM ​

Detailed lesson plans for each lecture/week

Week 1: Homeostasis control systems: feed-back, feed forward

Suggested Book reading:

1. Widmaier, EP., Vander, AJ. 2019. Vander’s human physiology: the mechanisms of body function. New York, NY : McGraw-Hill Education. Pp5-10

Week 2: Non physiological homeostatic mechanisms

Suggested Book reading:

1. Widmaier, EP., Vander, AJ. 2019. Vander’s human physiology: the mechanisms of body function. New York, NY : McGraw-Hill Education. Pp1-5

 Week 3: Acclimatization,

Suggested Book reading:

1. Widmaier, EP., Vander, AJ. 2019. Vander’s human physiology: the mechanisms of body function. New York, NY : McGraw-Hill Education. Pp12-14

Week 4:  Strategies and Adaptations

Suggested Book reading:

1. Widmaier, EP., Vander, AJ. 2019. Vander’s human physiology: the mechanisms of body function. New York, NY : McGraw-Hill Education. Pp12-15

Week 5: Regulatory devices

Suggested Book reading:

1. Widmaier, EP., Vander, AJ. 2019. Vander’s human physiology: the mechanisms of body function. New York, NY : McGraw-Hill Education. Pp1-14

Week 6: Behavioral responses

Suggested Book reading:

1. Cindy L. Stanfield. 2013. Principles of human physiology -5th ed. Pearson Education, Inc. pp154
2. Widmaier, EP., Vander, AJ. 2019. Vander’s human physiology: the mechanisms of body function. New York, NY : McGraw-Hill Education. Pp241-245

Week 7: Thermoregulation: Strategies, adaptations,

Suggested Book reading:

1.  Widmaier, EP., Vander, AJ. 2019. Vander’s human physiology: the mechanisms of body function. New York, NY : McGraw-Hill Education. Pp593-596

Week 8: Importance of temperature to animal physiology

Suggested Book reading:

1. Widmaier, EP., Vander, AJ. 2019. Vander’s human physiology: the mechanisms of body function. New York, NY : McGraw-Hill Education. Pp587-590

 Week 9: Classification of temperature regulation

Suggested Book reading:

1. Eckert animal physiology: mechanisms and adaptations/David Randall, Warren Burggren, Kathleen French.-4th ed.pp665-722

Week 10: Heat exchange interactions between animals and the environment,

Suggested Book reading:

1. Eckert animal physiology: mechanisms and adaptations/David Randall, Warren Burggren, Kathleen French.-4th ed.pp665-722

Week 11: Ectotherms & Endotherms

Suggested Book reading:

1. Eckert animal physiology: mechanisms and adaptations/David Randall, Warren Burggren, Kathleen French.-4th ed.pp665-722

Week 12: Control of body temperature in endotherms

Suggested Book reading:

1. Eckert animal physiology: mechanisms and adaptations/David Randall, Warren Burggren, Kathleen French.-4th ed.pp665-722

Week 13: Comparison of ectothermy with endothermy

Suggested Book reading:

1.  Eckert animal physiology: mechanisms and adaptations/David Randall, Warren Burggren, Kathleen French.-4th ed.pp665-722

Week 14: The body fluids of animals

​Suggested Book reading:

1.Eckert animal physiology: mechanisms and adaptations/David Randall, Warren Burggren, Kathleen French.-4th ed.pp571-625

Week 15: The principles of osmosis: osmo-confirmers, regulatory strategies,

Suggested Book reading:

1. Eckert animal physiology: mechanisms and adaptations/David Randall, Warren Burggren, Kathleen French.-4th ed.pp571-625

Week 16: Osmotic responses of animals under changing environmental conditions

Suggested Book reading:

1. Eckert animal physiology: mechanisms and adaptations/David Randall, Warren Burggren, Kathleen French.-4th ed.pp571-625