Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology

Fall 2024

Biology 2404-001 (Sec 89272)

Austin Community College

Lecture M           12:00-2:50pm Zoom

Lab W           12:00-2:50pm Cyp 2212

Instructor: Eric Van Gorkom 

Email: evangork@austincc.edu 

Remind App

Cypress Creek: 223-2000

Office Phone: 223-2115

Office Hours:

T         9:00am - 10:00pm              Online

W 1:00pm - 1:30pm Room 2204.15

Also available by appointment

Course Description

Biol 2404 Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology (4-3-3). 

Credit Hours: 4

Classroom Contact Hours per week: 3

Laboratory Contact Hours per week: 3

Introduction to the structure and function of the human body with an emphasis on anatomy. Designed for students in the ACC health science programs. Fee: $24 Insurance: $3.50Skills: G

Prerequisites and Skills

Reading, writing, and mathematics proficiency as determined by the COMPASS or ASSET test, or by the statewide THEA test, or by providing an official transcript from another college. It is recommended that Medical Terminology be taken before or concurrent with this class.

BIOL 2404 is NOT intended to prepare students to take the A&PI assessment test. BIOL 1308 is the best course to prepare students for this assessment. Successful completion of Biol 2404 will NOT exempt you from taking the assessment test for Biol 2401 A&PI

Managing the Prerequisite Course Load:

Many ACC Health Sciences programs require BIOL 2401, BIOL 2402, and BIOL 2420 as prerequisites. Due to the rigorous nature of each of these courses, it is not recommended to take two of them in one semester. The Biology department recommends taking these courses in the following sequence:

Semester 1: BIOL 2401 – A&P I Semester 2: BIOL 2402 – A&P II

Semester 3: BIOL 2420 – Microbiology for the Health Sciences

Transferability

Biology 2404 is designed for students in the ACC health science program; it may not transfer to other schools. If you are transferring to another institution, check with that institution to make sure they will accept this course.

Course Rationale

Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology (Biology 2404) deals with the study of the body organs and systems and how these are related. We will concentrate on the general anatomy of the body and also learn some physiology associated with these structures.

This course is required for students seeking a career in the Allied Health Sciences at ACC in the fields of Radiology, EMS, Medical Coding, Medical Laboratory Technology, LVN, Occupational Therapy, Assistant OTA, Surgical Technology and Personal Fitness Trainer. If you plan on changing your career choice or continuing your education at another facility, be sure to check if this course is required for your degree program.

Check with your advisor if you have any questions or call the institution that you plan on attending. This class also has an important lab component to it in which we will spend hands on time examining both the internal and external body structures to gain a better understanding of how these structures work together. It is essential that you take advantage of the laboratory time associated with this class.

Grading Procedures

Lab Practicals: The lab practical will involve identifying basic anatomical structures learned in the lab and also will include questions about procedures, safety and results that you performed in the laboratory setting. There will be 5 lab practicals each worth about 40 points. These exams will be taken online using Respondus Lockdown browser with webcam.

SPECIAL NOTE: There will be NO MAKE-UPS on the lab practicals. Be sure to plan accordingly with your schedule. You may not take the comprehensive exam to replace a missed lab practical.

Exams: The written exams will include questions that will be from the lecture and textbook material and be in a format of multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, matching, and short answer. Spelling is an important component of this class and science so yes, spelling counts in this class. There will be 5 written exams in the class. These exams will be taken online using Respondus Lockdown browser with webcam.

SPECIAL NOTE: There will be NO MAKE-UPS on the lecture exams. If you miss a lecture exam, then you will have to take a comprehensive exam to replace the exam that you missed.

There will also be a Comprehensive Exam at the end of the semester. This exam will probably be on the last day of class and this test is optional. The “optional” means that you have a choice to take the exam or not. If you choose to take the exam and you do better on the exam than any previous lecture exam in the class, the comprehensive score will replace your previous lecture exam score. The only catch to that is that all of the previous exams must have been taken and a score recorded. You can’t just skip an exam and hope the comprehensive will replace it. It doesn’t work that way! The comprehensive test will have roughly 75 questions. All of the questions are multiple choice.

Quizzes: The quizzes will cover the previous lecture/lab  material and must be completed before the beginning of lecture class and during the first part of the lab class. So this means that there will be quizzes both online and in person. There will be NO MAKE-UPS. There will be about 15-20 quizzes and you may only count the top ten quiz grades for a total of 100 points. 

Discussion Board: You will be required to answer some discussion questions throughout the class that pertain to the material. Each discussion will be worth 2 pts each and we will have 10 of them through the semester.

Blood Safety Quiz: Before you can participate in the blood lab, you must first pass a Blood Safety quiz. This quiz will cover safety techniques that we will use in the lab including universal precautions, handling and disposal of biohazard material. Worth 10 points.

Review of Quizzes, Lab Practicals and Exams

You will have the opportunity to look over your quizzes and lab practicals after you have submitted the answers. The Lab practicals will have to be re-graded by me before your final grade is posted. I have to check your spelling. 

To review your quizzes and labs, you will have to Open your Lockdown Browser, go to my grades, find your quiz, and then click on the number grade. It will pull up the quiz. 

For the lecture exams, you will need to schedule a time with me to go over your exams.  

Final Grade:

Exams 80 points (x 5) = 400 points

Lab Practicals 40 points (x 5) = 200 points

Quizzes 10 points (x 10) = 100 points

Discussion Board   2 points (x 10) = 20 points

Blood Safety Quiz 10 points (x 1) = 10 points

730 total points

Record your grades 

Exam 1_____ Lab 1_____ Quizzes _______________

Exam 2_____ Lab 2_____ ________________

Exam 3_____ Lab 3_____

Exam 4_____ Lab 4_____ Blood Quiz _____________

Exam 5_____ Lab 5_____

Total points earned will be converted to semester letter grades on the following basis:

657-730 points (90%) = A

584-656  points (80%) = B

511-583  points (70% ) = C

438-510  points (60%) = D

Below 437 points = F

Note: The grades are NOT curved and there is NO extra credit in this course!

Preparation and Study Time

The course schedule indicates reading assignments for each lecture and lab period. You are expected to read the assigned material that applies to that day’s class or lab. If you want to get a good grade in this course, expect to spend about two hours studying and reading outside of class for every hour in class. Since you are in class 5 hour per week (lecture and lab) then you should expect to spend at least 10 to 15 hours per week studying and preparing for this class. The most common cause of poor grades is not being able, or willing, to schedule enough study time outside of class.

Course Rationale

Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology (Biology 2404) deals with the study of the body organs and systems and how these are related. We will concentrate on the general anatomy of the body and also learn some physiology associated with these structures.

This course is required for students seeking a career in the Allied Health Sciences at ACC in the fields of Radiology, EMS, Medical Coding, Medical Laboratory Technology, LVN, Occupational Therapy, Assistant OTA, Surgical Technology and Personal Fitness Trainer. If you plan on changing your career choice or continuing your education at another facility, be sure to check if this course is required for your degree program.

Check with your advisor if you have any questions or call the institution that you plan on attending. This class also has an important lab component to it in which we will spend hands on time examining both the internal and external body structures to gain a better understanding of how these structures work together. It is essential that you take advantage of the laboratory time associated with this class.

Student Learning Outcomes

Specific skills and competencies expected of students who complete this course include:

• Identify and explain gross and microscopic anatomical structures of all body systems and on an appropriate level (knowledge, comprehension, application and analysis)
• Identify and explain anatomical location, gross structures, and histological structure of tissues and organs of the human body
• Explain basic physiological processes of all body systems and on an appropriate level (knowledge, comprehension, application and analysis)
• Explain the role of body systems and mechanisms in maintaining homeostasis
• Work safely in a lab setting

General Education

As a Core Curriculum course, students completing this course will demonstrate competence in:

• Critical Thinking - Gathering, analyzing, synthesizing, evaluating and applying information.
• Interpersonal Skills - Interacting collaboratively to achieve common goals.
• Quantitative and Empirical Reasoning - Applying mathematical, logical and scientific principles and methods.
• Written, Oral and Visual Communication - Communicating effectively, adapting to purpose, structure, audience, and medium.
• Technology Skills - Using appropriate technology to retrieve, manage, analyze and present information.

Departmental Common Course Objectives

The ACC Biology Department has specified the content for this course in the departmental common course objectives. The departmental objectives are located at:

http://sites.austincc.edu/biology/common-course-objectives/

A list of specific learning objectives for each unit will also be provided. You are responsible for and will be tested on all material in the objectives. Some objectives will be your own responsibility and will not be covered during the lectures.

Required Textbook and Materials 

Textbook:

Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology, by Martini//Bartholomew, 6th or 7th edition

• Lab: Print the lab objectives from Blackboard

• Colored pencils

• Internet access

• Respondus Lockdown browser, you will need to download this onto your computer

• Webcam

• Computer (Dell, Acer, HP, Etc) or Mac

Optional Items

• “A Visual Analogy Guide to Human Anatomy” by Paul Krieger ISBN: 0-89582-659-3

• “The Visual Dictionary of the Human Body” ISBN: 1-879431-18-1

• Colored atlas

• Digital camera

Instructional Methodology

This course is normally taught in the classroom as a lecture/laboratory combination. However, for the Fall Semester this class is being taught as an online format or distance learning. Distance learning is very different than classroom learning. If you are new to distance education then I recommend that you review the ACC Distance Education General Information available at https://online.austincc.edu/faq/ Students will be using Blackboard Learning Management system for the class. There will be routine quizzes on lecture and lab material. Quizzes will be on blackboard. Chapter outlines for each chapter are available on blackboard.  You may either fill these out before class or fill them out during the lectures. My lectures consist of a powerpoint presentation along with me writing on the powerpoints and drawing pictures to support the presentations and the classes will be in a synchronous format.