Lecture Hours/Week: 3 Lab Hours/Week: 3 Credit Hours: 4 Prerequisites: high school biology and chemistry, and two years of high school
mathematics Final Exam Required: Yes
Course Objectives: Students learn the terminology describing the anatomy and
physiology of the human body. Emphasis is placed on the structural and functional
relationships of the various systems as they interact to maintain homeostasis within the
body. Lecture and laboratory experiences are integrated. The laboratory provides hands-on
experience in laboratory procedures using both living and preserved specimens, and
laboratory instruments.
Content Outline:
Week
Topics
1
Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
2
Organization at the Molecular Level
3
Metabolism and Energetics
4
Organization at the Cellular Level
5
Organization at the Tissue Level
6
The Integumentary System
7
The Skeletal System: Osseous tissue and skeletal structure
8
The Axial Appendicular Skeleton
9
Muscle Tissue: Structure and Function
10
The Muscular System
11
The Nervous System: Neural Tissue
12
The Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves
13
The Brain and Cranial Nerves
14
The Nervous System: Integrative Functions
15
The Nervous System
16
Comprehensive Final Exam
Laboratory Outline:
Week
Topics
1
Terminology, Microscopy and Cell Structure
2
Molecules and Mitosis
3
Cell Membranes and Osmosis
4
Tissues: Epithelial and Connective
5
The Skeletal Plan and the Skull
6
The Vertebral Column and the Appendicular Skeleton
7
Articulations
8
Lab Practical Exam on Tissues and the Skeleton
9
Electronic Equipment, Autopsy Video
10
Electronic Stimulation and Recording of Muscle Function
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