Student Learning Outcomes & General Education Competencies

Course Level: 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 & 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.

The textbook is Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology, 7th Edition (ISBN: 9780134098845) OR  8th Edition (ISBN: 9780135203804 )  by Martini & Bartholomew. Publisher: Pearson

Required Lab Materials: See the Lab Schedule (on pages 7 & 8) to know when these will be needed.    

1. Z87-rated Safety Glasses or Goggles: You should have your own non-tinted safety eyewear on days chemicals or preserved specimens are used in the lab (Concept Lab Activity 1 & Dissection Days). 

LECTURE SCHEDULE – TENTATIVE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE

          Unit 1        Aug. 21 ……  Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology

                                     Aug. 23 ……  Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology

                                                          Basic Chemistry

                                     Aug. 28 ……  Basic Chemistry and Cell Structure & Function

                                     Aug. 30 ……  Cell Structure & Function and Tissues & Membranes

                                     Sept. 4  ……  Labor Day – No Class

                                     Sept. 6  …...  Tissues & Membranes and The Integumentary System 

                                                          The Integumentary System

                 Wednesday - Sept. 13 …… FIRST LECTURE EXAM

                      -- Class continues after the exam.

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                    Unit 2        Sept. 18 ……  The Skeletal System

                                     Sept. 20 ……  The Skeletal System

                                     Sept. 25 ……  The Skeletal System: Joints

                                                          The Muscular System

                                     Sept. 27 ……  The Muscular System

                                     Oct. 2    ……  The Muscular System                                                

                            Wednesday - Oct. 4 …… SECOND LECTURE EXAM (worth 100 points)

                                 -- Class continues after the exam.

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                    Unit 3        Oct. 9    ……  The Nervous System: Organization, Cells, and the CNS

                                     Oct. 11  ……  The Nervous System: The CNS and PNS

                                     Oct. 16 ……  The Nervous System: The PNS, including the ANS                                                                  The Nervous System: Special Senses

                                     Oct. 18  ……  The Nervous System: Special Senses

                                                          The Endocrine system

                                     Oct. 23  ……  The Endocrine system

                            Wednesday - Oct. 25 …… THIRD LECTURE EXAM

                                -- Class continues after the exam.

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                    Unit 4        Oct. 30  ……  The Cardiovascular System: Blood & Heart

                                     Nov. 1   ……  The Cardiovascular System: Heart & Blood Vessels

                                     Nov. 6   ……  The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels

                                     Nov. 13 ……  The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessel Physiology

                                     Nov. 15 ……  The Lymphatic & Body Defenses Against Infectious Agents

                                     Nov. 20 ……  The Respiratory System

                            Monday - Nov. 23  …… FOURTH LECTURE EXAM 

                                -- Class continues after the exam.

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                    Unit 5        Nov. 27 ……  The Digestive System

                                     Nov. 29 ……  The Digestive System and The Urinary System

                                     Dec. 4   ……  The Urinary System

                                                          The Male Reproductive System

                                     Dec. 6   ……  The Male and Female Reproductive Systems

                             Wednesday - Dec. 6 …… FIFTH LECTURE EXAM

Course Level: 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 & 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