| Course title | |||||
| 環境生理生態学 [Environmental and Ecological Physiology] | |||||
| Course category | Requirement | Credit | 2 | ||
| Department | Year | 2～ | Semester | 3rd | |
| Course type | 3rd | Course code | 01RN2264 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 下田 政博, 福本 寛之 [SHIMODA Masahiro, FUKUMOTO Hiroyuki] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Faculty of Agriculture | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
| Both the human body and Ecological environment are automatically-regulated systems and are interacted with one another. Good handling or management is important to maintain the system. This course provides fundamental knowledge of human physiological system interacting with various external environments. |
| Expected Learning |
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This course are designed to enable students to: 1. Define and describe the physiological functions of human body in various environment. 2. Delineate the key viewpoints to create symbiotic environments for human and ecosystems Corresponding criteria in the Diploma policy: See the curriculum maps. https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/ |
| Course schedule |
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Following class will be scheduled. 1. Introduction: Bioclimate: changes in human living environment 2. Human sense 1.Cutaneous and auditory senses 3. Human sense 2.Visual and chemical (Taste and Smell) senses 4. Effects of thermal and sound environments on human senses 5. Nervous and muscular systems in human 6. Homeostasis in humans 7. Biological rhythm 8. Examination 1 9. Homeostasis in human 10. Biological rhythm in human 11. Stress system in human 12. Stress and emotion: emotional responses in human 13. human adaptations against stress 14. Effects of 24-hour society on the human physiological system 15. Examination 2 |
| Prerequisites |
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This lecture is an elective subject, and is one of the specialized subjects. Students need to preview and review for an amount of time as indicated in the student guidelines of TUAT, in addition to the attendance of lecture (30 hours). Related course: Health and Amenities (Shimoda and Fukumoto) |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| Before each class, you should get PDFs from Google Classroom. Please bring your own laptop PC (or a tablet device). |
| References |
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Textbooks on physiology and anatomy in humans. Some references will be introduced if needed. |
| Assessment/Grading |
| Examination 1 and 2 (100%): The exams will require writing short answers and short essays. |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| Course keywords |
| External environments, sense, homeostasis, interaction, adaptation/adaptability, biological rhythm |
| Office hours |
| It is advisable to make an appointment with the instructors via e-mail. |
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| Lecture Language |
| Japanese |
| Language Subject |
| Last update |
| 3/7/2019 6:22:46 PM |