Faculty

BIOL-2401 Anatomy and Physiology I

Toru Shibatani

Credit Spring 2026

Section(s)

BIOL-2401-028 (15551)
LEC TuTh 3:00pm - 4:20pm RRC RRC3 3330.00

LAB TuTh 4:30pm - 5:50pm RRC RRC3 3325.00

Course Requirements

This syllabus on the web is not a complete form of syllabus. The syllabus for this class will be combined with BIOL2401 because it is a paired class. Please read more details on the syllabus provided during the first week. Please read the syllabus provided during the first week.

Anatomy and Physiology I is the first part of a two course sequence. It is a study of the structure and function of the human body including cells, tissues and organs of the following systems: integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous and special senses. Emphasis is on interrelationships among systems and regulation of physiological functions involved in maintaining homeostasis. The lab provides a hands-on learning experience for exploration of human system components and basic physiology. Systems to be studied include integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, and special senses.

Attendance/Class Participation

The instructor has the right, but not the responsibility, to drop a student for not attending a class in person during the first week.

Regular and punctual class and laboratory attendance is required of all students. Your course performance depends on your attendance. You are responsible for all materials, activities, assignments, or announcements covered in classes, regardless of your reason for being absent.

Exams

All exams are designed to take no more than one hour to complete. The exam formats include multiple choices, true-false, matching, fill in the blank, short answer questions, and essay questions. Exam dates are indicated in the schedule provided. There is no re-testing in this course. Make-up exams are available only for students who always attend classes and submitted documented emergencies, and will be available only at the instructor’s discretion.

Labs

The lab practicals include Physiology labs and Anatomy labs, such as the identification of parts of models, specimens, and slides. The lab objectives are listed on each lab handout. I will specify during each lab which objectives will be covered on each exam.

Lab participations and Lab reports

The lab participation is not the same as the lab attendance. The lab participation such as animal dissections, lab-associated activities, lab reports, and working as a group, will be considered as parts of the grade. Your lab report will be accepted only with your lab participation.

Homework

The current medical cares and treatments will be researched at the Anatomical, molecular, and pharmacological levels. The homework will be given at each unit.

Assignments and Quizzes

Quizzes are given out throughout the semester to reinforce materials discussed in lectures and labs. There are 5 assignments. Assignment is given and answered in the blackboard. Each assignment is posted around one week before each exam. You may answer assignments by using your book or working together with your classmates.

Blackboard and ACC e-mail

Participation in the blackboard system is required as your source for announcements, e-mail, and web access for this course. You must keep a current ACC e-mail address listed in the Blackboard system. You are expected to log in to it at least once a day to check and read the announcements in your ACC e-mail and the blackboard.

Readings

Required Textbooks and Materials:

1. Human Anatomy and Physiology by Marieb (Pearson) You can substitute another comparable Human Anatomy and Physiology textbook, but show me the substitute so that I can verify it is suitable for our class.

2. Documents provided in class and through the blackboard

3. Documents specified in the class

Course Subjects

TENTATIVE 2021 Fall schedule for BIOL2401

Lecture Topics	Textbook	Lab Topics
Syllabus/Intro to Human Body	Ch. 1	Lab 1: Intro to Human Body 1
Homeostasis/Chemistry	Ch. 1	Lab 2: Safety Training/Intro 2
Chemistry	Ch. 2	Lab 3: Metric Lab
Cells 1	Ch. 3	Lab 4: pH Lab
Cells 2	Ch. 3	Lab 5: Passive Transport
Cells 3	Ch. 3	Lab 6: Microscopes
Tissues 1	Ch. 4	Lab 7: Tissues 1
Tissues 2	Ch. 4	Lab 8: Tissues 2
Integumentary	Ch. 5	Lab 9: Integument
Skeletal 1	Ch.6, 7	Lab 10: Skeletal 1
Skeletal 2	Ch. 7, 8	Lab 11: Skeletal 2
Muscular 1 (Exam 3 material)	Ch. 10	Lab 12: Muscle Tissues
Muscular	Ch. 10, 9	Lab 13: Muscular 1
Muscular	Ch. 9	Lab 14: Muscles Physiology
Muscular	Ch. 9	Lab 15: Muscular 2
Nervous: Neurophysiology	Ch. 11	Lab 16: Neurons
Nervous: Neurophysiology	Ch. 11	Lab 17: Brain 1
Nervous: Neurophysiology, CNS	Ch. 11,12	Lab 18: Brain 2
Nervous : CNS	Ch. 12	Lab 19: Brain
Nervous : PNS	Ch. 13	Lab 20: Spinal cord and PNS
Nervous : ANS	Ch. 14	Lab 21: Reflexes
Senses- General and Special senses, Eye	Ch. 16	Lab 22: Sensory anatomy 1
Senses - Eye, Ear	Ch. 16	Lab 23: Sensory anatomy 2
Senses - Ear	Ch. 16	Lab 24: Sensory physiology 1
Senses – Olfactory, Gustatory,	Ch. 16	Lab 25: Sensory physiology 2

Student Learning Outcomes/Learning Objectives

Course-Level:

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

Learning Outcomes for Lecture

Upon successful completion of this course, students will:

Use anatomical terminology to identify and describe locations of major organs of each system covered.
Explain interrelationships among molecular, cellular, tissue, and organ functions in each system.
Describe the interdependency and interactions of the systems.
Explain contributions of organs and systems to the maintenance of homeostasis.
Identify causes and effects of homeostatic imbalances.
Describe modern technology and tools used to study anatomy and physiology.

Learning Outcomes for Lab

Upon successful completion of this course, students will:

Apply appropriate safety and ethical standards.
Locate and identify anatomical structures.
Appropriately utilize laboratory equipment, such as microscopes, dissection tools, general lab ware, physiology data acquisition systems, and virtual simulations.
Work collaboratively to perform experiments.
Demonstrate the steps involved in the scientific method.
Communicate results of scientific investigations, analyze data and formulate conclusions.
Use critical thinking and scientific problem-solving skills, including, but not limited to, inferring, integrating, synthesizing, and summarizing, to make decisions, recommendations and predictions.