WEEK 5 · Nov 2–8
Animal Physiology I: Nervous + Endocrine
Focus on neurons, membrane potential, action potentials, synapses, nervous systems, sensory systems, hormones, feedback loops. Read before the meeting; bring your hardest questions.
MAJOR CONCEPTS
What to know
Neuronsmembrane potentialaction potentialssynapsesnervous systemssensory systemshormonesfeedback loops
Practice focus: Sketch action potentials and feedback loops; answer physiology cases.
READ THIS WEEK
Choose your reading
Campbell Biology, 12th ed. · Ch. 45, 48–50
FREE ALTERNATIVE · OpenStax Biology 2e
OpenStax covers the week's material if you do not have Campbell. You do not need to read both textbooks.
MATERIALS