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 01rn2030
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
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
Following class will be scheduled.
1. Introduction: Bioclimate: changes in human living environment
2. Human sense 1.Cutaneous sense
3. Human sense 2.Visual and auditory senses
4. Human sense 3.Chemical (Taste and Smell) senses
5. Effects of thermal and sound environments on human senses
6. Nervous and muscular systems in human
7. Effects of gravity and air pressure on human senses
8. Summary
Examination 1
9. Homeostasis in human
10. Biological rhythm in human
11. Stress system in human
12. Human adaptations against stress
13. Stress and emotion: emotional responses in human
14. Effects of 24-hour society on the human physiological system
15. Summary
Examination 2
Prerequisites
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
Textbooks on physiology and anatomy in humans.
Some references will be introduced if needed.
Assessment/Grading
Examination 1 (50%) and 2 (50%): The exams will require writing short answers and short essays.
・Exam 1 50%:to assess basic knowledge and understanding on human senses
・Exam 2 50%:to assess basic knowledge and understanding on homeostasis and stress adaptation in humans
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.
Remarks 1
Remarks 2
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Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
Last update
3/18/2022 9:25:41 AM