New Labs!

Gastric Motility - Coming Online Fall 2018

In this new lab, students will explore the mechanisms of mastication, swallowing, motility and defecation. Get ready to drill/fill a tooth like a Dentist; evaluate chewing and swallowing like a Speech Language Pathologist; observe and analyze peristaltic activity using live gut tissue; and describe the events of defecation.

Temperature Regulation - Coming Online Spring 2019

In this lab, students will learn how to measure body temperature, how to avoid common errors in this measurement, and how to interpret alterations in body temperature. We will also do some simple experiments illustrating factors that can influence heat loss from the body surface.

Energy Expenditure and Aerobic Fitness - Coming Online Spring 2019

In this lab, students will determine the aerobic power of two volunteers by measuring the maximal oxygen consumption (V̇O_2max). Aerobic power is calculated by analyzing gas exchange during exercise with open circuit spirometry.

Dive Reflex - Coming Online Summer 2019

In this lab, students will investigate the effects of the diving response on heart rate and peripheral circulation in humans during simulated dives. Discover what makes marine mammals able to hold their breath up to 2 hours compared to 1-3 minutes for humans.

Pharmacology of the Unstimulated Ileum - In development

In this lab you will use a guinea pig ileum preparation to investigate the effects of two neurotransmitters and a calcium channel blocker on intestinal activity. You will use this knowledge to identify the receptors targeted by two mystery antagonists.

Physiology of Injury and Repair - Coming Online Fall 2022

In this lab, students will explore and assess typical wounds and compare/contrast the physiology of differing methods of treatment. Students will also evaluate biomechanical stress/strain properties of connective tissue for injury prevention.

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