BIOL-2401 Anatomy and Physiology I
Charles Bernhard
Credit Fall 2025
Section(s)
BIOL-2401-557 (19865)
LEC TuTh 10:30am - 11:50am RRC RRC3 3330.00
LAB TuTh 12:00pm - 1:20pm RRC RRC3 3325.00
Course Requirements
Required Materials:
- Lab gear 1: Safety glasses/goggles with Z87.1 rating You can buy these at the ACC bookstores or even cheaper at HEB, Home Depot, Walmart, etc.
- Lab gear 2: Closed-toe shoes. If you drive to campus, consider keeping a pair in your trunk if possible.
- First Day Course Materials: This course is part of an inclusive access model called First Day™. Upon registering for the class, you have already paid a course fee which includes the required Modified Mastering A&P with Pearson eText. It is NOT recommended that you Opt Out, as these materials are required to complete the course. You can choose to Opt Out on the first day of class, but you will be responsible for purchasing your course materials at the full retail price and access to your materials may be suspended. For more information, including the Opt-Out process, see the Course Materials link in the course menu on the left.
If you opted out, you still must purchase Modified Mastering A&P with Pearson eText for Human Anatomy and Physiology, 12th edition, by Marieb and Hoehn. Pearson Educational Inc., 2024, ISBN-13: 9780134763446 directly through the link provided on Blackboard (you may use an earlier edition of the text but must purchase the access code for the 12th edition of Modified Mastering A&P; do not purchase Modified Mastering A&P from a 3rd party vendor; Both The Textbook And Modified Mastering A&P Are Required For This Course)
- A computer or iPad compatible with Respondus Monitor testing software. Chromebooks and other tablets are not compatible with Respondus Monitor. Technical requirements include:
- Windows (7,8,10), Mac (OS X 10.10 or higher), or iPad (iOS 10.0+)
- web camera (internal or external)
- microphone
- broadband internet connection
Readings
BIOL 2401 T/TH RRC Course Schedule - Bernhard - Fall 2025
Students are expected to SET PERSONAL DEADLINES for themselves, so it is never attempted to complete all assignments on Sunday in any given week.
|
Unit |
Week |
Date |
Day |
Lecture* |
Reading |
Lab |
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1 |
1 |
August 26 |
Tuesday |
Course intro/ Intro to Human Body |
Ch 1 |
Lab Safety |
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1 |
1 |
August 28 |
Thursday |
Intro/Homeostasis |
Ch 1 |
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|
|
1 |
1 |
August 31 |
Sunday |
Due by 11:59 PM**:
Additionally, successful students will:
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1 |
2 |
September 2 |
Tuesday |
Chemistry |
Ch 2 |
Microscopes/Metric Lab |
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1 |
2 |
September 4 |
Thursday |
Cells 1 |
Ch 3 |
pH Lab |
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|
1 |
2 |
September 7 |
Sunday |
Due by 11:59 PM:
Additionally, successful students will:
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1 |
3 |
September 9 |
Tuesday |
Cells 2 (Last day to drop w/o W = Sep 10) |
Ch 3 |
Passive Transport |
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|
1 |
3 |
September 11 |
Thursday |
Cells 3, Epithelial Tissues |
Ch 4 |
Tissues 1 |
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|
1 |
3 |
September 14 |
Sunday |
Due by 11:59 PM:
Additionally, successful students will:
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1 |
4 |
September 16 |
Tuesday |
Connective Tissues (Students will finish Ch 4 with membranes lecture video recording online) |
Ch 4 |
Tissues 2 |
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|
1 |
4 |
September 18 |
Thursday |
Unit 1 Lecture Exam |
Lab Practical 1 |
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1 |
4 |
September 21 |
Sunday |
Due by 11:59 PM:
Additionally, successful students will:
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2 |
5 |
September 23 |
Tuesday |
Integument |
Ch 5 |
Integument |
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2 |
5 |
September 25 |
Thursday |
Bone Tissue |
Ch 6 |
Bone Tissue |
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|
2 |
5 |
September 28 |
Sunday |
Due by 11:59 PM:
Additionally, successful students will:
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|
2 |
6 |
September 30 |
Tuesday |
Axial Skeleton |
Ch 7 |
Axial Skeleton |
|
|
2 |
6 |
October 2 |
Thursday |
Appendicular Skeleton |
Ch 7 |
Appendicular Skeleton |
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|
2 |
6 |
October 5 |
Sunday |
Due by 11:59 PM:
Additionally, successful students will:
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|
2 |
7 |
October 7 |
Tuesday |
Unit 2 Lecture Exam |
|
Lab Practical 2 |
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|
3 |
7 |
October 9 |
Thursday |
Articulations |
Ch 8 |
Knee Joint |
|
|
3 |
7 |
October 12 |
Sunday |
Due by 11:59 PM:
Additionally, successful students will:
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|
3 |
8 |
October 14 |
Tuesday |
Muscles 1 |
Ch 9 |
Muscle Tissues |
|
|
3 |
8 |
October 16 |
Thursday |
Muscles 2 |
Ch 9 |
Muscle Physiology |
|
|
3 |
8 |
October 19 |
Sunday |
Due by 11:59 PM:
Additionally, successful students will:
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|
3 |
9 |
October 21 |
Tuesday |
Muscles 3 |
Ch 10 |
Muscles of the body |
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|
3 |
9 |
October 23 |
Thursday |
Unit 3 Lecture Exam |
Lab Practical 3 |
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|
3 |
9 |
October 26 |
Sunday |
Due by 11:59 PM:
Additionally, successful students will:
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|
4 |
10 |
October 28 |
Tuesday |
Nervous 1: Neurophysiology |
Ch 11 |
Neurons |
|
|
4 |
10 |
October 30 |
Thursday |
Nervous 1 (cont.) |
Ch 11 |
Neurons (cont.) |
|
|
4 |
10 |
November 2 |
Sunday |
Due by 11:59 PM:
Successful students will:
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|
4 |
11 |
November 4 |
Tuesday |
Central Nervous System |
Ch 12 |
Brain 1 |
|
|
4 |
11 |
November 6 |
Thursday |
Central Nervous System (Students will finish Ch 12 with lecture video recordings as needed) |
Ch 12 |
Brain 2 (sheep brain dissection) |
|
|
4 |
11 |
November 9 |
Sunday |
Due by 11:59 PM:
Additionally, successful students will:
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|
4 |
12 |
November 11 |
Tuesday |
Veteran’s Day (Holiday) |
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|
4 |
12 |
November 13 |
Thursday |
Peripheral Nervous System |
Ch 13a |
Spinal cord |
|
|
4 |
12 |
November 16 |
Sunday |
Due by 11:59 PM:
Additionally, successful students will:
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|
4 |
13 |
November 18 |
Tuesday |
Unit 4 Lecture Exam |
Lab Practical 4 |
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|
5 |
13 |
November 20 |
Thursday |
Reflexes (Final withdrawal date is today: Nov 20) |
Ch 13b |
Reflexes |
|
|
5 |
13 |
November 23 |
Sunday |
Due by 11:59 PM:
Additionally, successful students will:
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|
5 |
14 |
November 25 |
Tuesday |
Senses 2: Eye (Senses 1: Taste, Smell online on your own) |
Ch 15 |
Cow eye dissection |
|
|
5 |
14 |
November 27 |
Thursday |
Thanksgiving (Holiday) |
|||
|
5 |
14 |
November 30 |
Sunday |
Due by Monday, Dec 1 instead at 11:59 PM: Additionally, successful students will:
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|||
|
5 |
15 |
December 2 |
Tuesday |
Autonomic Nervous System |
Ch 14 |
Vision Tests Online |
|
|
5 |
15 |
December 4 |
Thursday |
Senses 3: Ear |
Ch 15 |
Hearing Tests |
|
|
5 |
15 |
December 7 |
Sunday |
Due by 11:59 PM:
Additionally, successful students will:
|
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|
5 |
16 |
December 9 |
Tuesday |
Unit 5 Exam |
|
Lab Practical 5 |
|
|
16 |
December 11 |
Thursday |
Required Comprehensive Final (Exam 6) |
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|
16 |
December 14 |
Sunday |
Due by 11:59 PM: |
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*This schedule is tentative. Changes will be announced on Blackboard.
**Students are expected to SET PERSONAL DEADLINES for themselves, so it is never attempted to complete all assignments on Sunday in any given week.
Course Subjects
BIOL 2401 T/TH RRC Course Schedule - Bernhard - Fall 2025
Students are expected to SET PERSONAL DEADLINES for themselves, so it is never attempted to complete all assignments on Sunday in any given week.
|
Unit |
Week |
Date |
Day |
Lecture* |
Reading |
Lab |
|
|
1 |
1 |
August 26 |
Tuesday |
Course intro/ Intro to Human Body |
Ch 1 |
Lab Safety |
|
|
1 |
1 |
August 28 |
Thursday |
Intro/Homeostasis |
Ch 1 |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
August 31 |
Sunday |
Due by 11:59 PM**:
Additionally, successful students will:
|
|||
|
1 |
2 |
September 2 |
Tuesday |
Chemistry |
Ch 2 |
Microscopes/Metric Lab |
|
|
1 |
2 |
September 4 |
Thursday |
Cells 1 |
Ch 3 |
pH Lab |
|
|
1 |
2 |
September 7 |
Sunday |
Due by 11:59 PM:
Additionally, successful students will:
|
|||
|
1 |
3 |
September 9 |
Tuesday |
Cells 2 (Last day to drop w/o W = Sep 10) |
Ch 3 |
Passive Transport |
|
|
1 |
3 |
September 11 |
Thursday |
Cells 3, Epithelial Tissues |
Ch 4 |
Tissues 1 |
|
|
1 |
3 |
September 14 |
Sunday |
Due by 11:59 PM:
Additionally, successful students will:
|
|||
|
1 |
4 |
September 16 |
Tuesday |
Connective Tissues (Students will finish Ch 4 with membranes lecture video recording online) |
Ch 4 |
Tissues 2 |
|
|
1 |
4 |
September 18 |
Thursday |
Unit 1 Lecture Exam |
Lab Practical 1 |
||
|
1 |
4 |
September 21 |
Sunday |
Due by 11:59 PM:
Additionally, successful students will:
|
|||
|
2 |
5 |
September 23 |
Tuesday |
Integument |
Ch 5 |
Integument |
|
|
2 |
5 |
September 25 |
Thursday |
Bone Tissue |
Ch 6 |
Bone Tissue |
|
|
2 |
5 |
September 28 |
Sunday |
Due by 11:59 PM:
Additionally, successful students will:
|
|||
|
2 |
6 |
September 30 |
Tuesday |
Axial Skeleton |
Ch 7 |
Axial Skeleton |
|
|
2 |
6 |
October 2 |
Thursday |
Appendicular Skeleton |
Ch 7 |
Appendicular Skeleton |
|
|
2 |
6 |
October 5 |
Sunday |
Due by 11:59 PM:
Additionally, successful students will:
|
|||
|
2 |
7 |
October 7 |
Tuesday |
Unit 2 Lecture Exam |
|
Lab Practical 2 |
|
|
3 |
7 |
October 9 |
Thursday |
Articulations |
Ch 8 |
Knee Joint |
|
|
3 |
7 |
October 12 |
Sunday |
Due by 11:59 PM:
Additionally, successful students will:
|
|||
|
3 |
8 |
October 14 |
Tuesday |
Muscles 1 |
Ch 9 |
Muscle Tissues |
|
|
3 |
8 |
October 16 |
Thursday |
Muscles 2 |
Ch 9 |
Muscle Physiology |
|
|
3 |
8 |
October 19 |
Sunday |
Due by 11:59 PM:
Additionally, successful students will:
|
|||
|
3 |
9 |
October 21 |
Tuesday |
Muscles 3 |
Ch 10 |
Muscles of the body |
|
|
3 |
9 |
October 23 |
Thursday |
Unit 3 Lecture Exam |
Lab Practical 3 |
||
|
3 |
9 |
October 26 |
Sunday |
Due by 11:59 PM:
Additionally, successful students will:
|
|||
|
4 |
10 |
October 28 |
Tuesday |
Nervous 1: Neurophysiology |
Ch 11 |
Neurons |
|
|
4 |
10 |
October 30 |
Thursday |
Nervous 1 (cont.) |
Ch 11 |
Neurons (cont.) |
|
|
4 |
10 |
November 2 |
Sunday |
Due by 11:59 PM:
Successful students will:
|
|||
|
4 |
11 |
November 4 |
Tuesday |
Central Nervous System |
Ch 12 |
Brain 1 |
|
|
4 |
11 |
November 6 |
Thursday |
Central Nervous System (Students will finish Ch 12 with lecture video recordings as needed) |
Ch 12 |
Brain 2 (sheep brain dissection) |
|
|
4 |
11 |
November 9 |
Sunday |
Due by 11:59 PM:
Additionally, successful students will:
|
|||
|
4 |
12 |
November 11 |
Tuesday |
Veteran’s Day (Holiday) |
|||
|
4 |
12 |
November 13 |
Thursday |
Peripheral Nervous System |
Ch 13a |
Spinal cord |
|
|
4 |
12 |
November 16 |
Sunday |
Due by 11:59 PM:
Additionally, successful students will:
|
|||
|
4 |
13 |
November 18 |
Tuesday |
Unit 4 Lecture Exam |
Lab Practical 4 |
||
|
5 |
13 |
November 20 |
Thursday |
Reflexes (Final withdrawal date is today: Nov 20) |
Ch 13b |
Reflexes |
|
|
5 |
13 |
November 23 |
Sunday |
Due by 11:59 PM:
Additionally, successful students will:
|
|||
|
5 |
14 |
November 25 |
Tuesday |
Senses 2: Eye (Senses 1: Taste, Smell online on your own) |
Ch 15 |
Cow eye dissection |
|
|
5 |
14 |
November 27 |
Thursday |
Thanksgiving (Holiday) |
|||
|
5 |
14 |
November 30 |
Sunday |
Due by Monday, Dec 1 instead at 11:59 PM: Additionally, successful students will:
|
|||
|
5 |
15 |
December 2 |
Tuesday |
Autonomic Nervous System |
Ch 14 |
Vision Tests Online |
|
|
5 |
15 |
December 4 |
Thursday |
Senses 3: Ear |
Ch 15 |
Hearing Tests |
|
|
5 |
15 |
December 7 |
Sunday |
Due by 11:59 PM:
Additionally, successful students will:
|
|||
|
5 |
16 |
December 9 |
Tuesday |
Unit 5 Exam |
|
Lab Practical 5 |
|
|
16 |
December 11 |
Thursday |
Required Comprehensive Final (Exam 6) |
||||
|
16 |
December 14 |
Sunday |
Due by 11:59 PM: |
||||
*This schedule is tentative. Changes will be announced on Blackboard.
**Students are expected to SET PERSONAL DEADLINES for themselves, so it is never attempted to complete all assignments on Sunday in any given week.
Student Learning Outcomes/Learning Objectives
Course Rationale:
This course is designed for students entering professional programs. It provides a foundation for the clinical topics covered in those courses by requiring mastery of factual material, laboratory techniques, and problem-solving skills. This course is a prerequisite for Introduction to Microbiology (BIOL 2420) and A&P II (BIOL 2402) and is intended to adequately prepare students for these courses and for health sciences programs.
Anatomy & Physiology I and II prepares students applying to one of the following ACC Allied Health Science programs:
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- Sonography
- Dental Hygiene
- Nursing – ADN
- Nursing – MOBT
- Personal Fitness Trainer (AAS)
- Physical Therapist Asst/PTA
Student Learning Outcomes:
Course-Level:
Specific skills and competencies expected of students who complete this course include:
- 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.
- 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.
General Education:
As a Core Curriculum course, students completing this course will demonstrate competence in:
- Demonstrating higher level critical thinking skills, solving problems, and following directions.
- Directing their own learning activities to meet course objectives.
Departmental Common Course Objectives:
The ACC Biology Department has specified the content for this course in the departmental Common Course Objectives located under “Course Information” (Common Course Objectives) on the Biology Department web page.
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