This is the first part of a two-semester course that presents in a comprehensive manner the structure and function of the human body. Topics include tissues and the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems. A dissection component of the laboratory work is required for successful completion of the course. This course is designed for students in the health programs.

Lecture: 3 hours; Laboratory: 2 hours

Prerequisite: Grade of C- or better in Biological Principles I (BIOL121) or successful performance on departmental challenge exam, and Preparing for College Reading II (ENGL092), Introductory Writing (ENGL099), and Fundamentals of Mathematics (MATH010), or waiver by placement testing results, or Departmental Approval. Anatomy and Physiology I (BIOL201) must be taken before Anatomy and Physiology II (BIOL202).

Required Course Materials:

1. Textbook: Elaine Marieb and Katya Hoehn. Human Anatomy and Physiology 7/e. Pearson/Benjamin Cummings. 2007. ISBN 0-8053-5910-9.
2. Lab Manual: Elaine Marieb and Susan Mitchell. Laboratory Manual for Human Anatomy and Physiology (cat version) 8/e. Pearson/Benjamin Cummings. 2008. ISBN 0-8053-7258-X. Includes PhysioEx 7.0 CD-ROM (laboratory simulation software).
3. Bound notebook

   This will be used as part of an ongoing lab notebook project. The best type of bound notebook is an artist’s sketch book that can usually be found in the clearance section at places like Borders or Barnes and Noble, often for less than $5.00. Otherwise, a standard composition book (black and white cover, found at any supermarket, convenience store or office supply store) will be acceptable.

4. High-speed internet connections (LAN, DSL, cable, etc.)
5. Working e-mail account

Additional Course Materials (suggested, but not required):

1. Histology Atlas: Dennis Strete, A Color Atlas of Histology. Pearson/Benjamin Cummings, 1995. ISBN 9780673991904
2. Krieger, Paul. A Visual Analogy Guide to Human Physiology. Morton Publishing Co., 2008. ISBN 9780895827074
3. Colored pencils: For your histology notebook.

In the absence of the lecture environment, you have to rely on your textbook. Each week, I will assign specific readings from the book. During the day classes, we do not cover the material in as detailed a fashion as the book does, so you will notice that I will pick small sections throughout the book. Youʼre certainly welcome to read each chapter from start to finish, but you wonʼt be responsible for all of the material in each chapter.

Each week when you visit the course website, you will be given a list of objectives that you need to complete within that week. These objectives will include readings from the textbook, online activities and animations, homework questions and an online quiz that youʼll take at home through WebCT. If you fall behind, it will become difficult to catch up. We cover a tremendous amount of material in this course, and it can be overwhelming for the day students. Taking this course online can present a whole series of additional challenges.

Each week of material will be accompanied by a quiz that you will take in WebCT. You will have a week to take each quiz; they will close at 9:00 a.m. on the following Monday. These quizzes count as a maximum of 140 extra credit points towards your final grade.

We will cover four body systems (integumentary, skeletal, muscular and nervous), as well as sections on tissues and articulations and an introduction to anatomy and physiology. Together, these seven areas will comprise our course of study this semester. For each of these areas, you have been given a packet of questions that you must answer and submit for a grade. The purpose of these System Assignments is to get you to practice answering the types of questions I ask and to give you an opportunity to research answers from the textbook and/or lab manual.

We will meet together ten times during the semester. These meetings are mandatory and their dates are posted at the top of this document. We will use this time to complete lab activities and to take lecture and lab exams. Because we wonʼt see each other very often, occasionally weʼll fit multiple lab activities into a single lab. Therefore, itʼs very important that you do not miss these meetings.

You have received a series of objectives for each lab. These objectives will outline what you are expected to accomplish during the assigned lab time and how you should focus your time before the next lab session. Occasionally, a lab activity will have a short lab handout that will be turned in for a grade. These will be short enough so that you can finish them and turn them in immediately. You cannot turn in a lab handout unless you have completed the lab activity.

A great deal of the Anatomy & Physiology lab experience will be conducted on your own. As any of the day students will tell you, they spend lots of their own time in the lab, learning the bones and muscles or studying tissues under the microscope. This means that you will undoubtedly need to come in at different times to study the materials.

During the course of this semester, we will use the 8th edition of Elaine Mariebʼs Human Anatomy & Physiology Laboratory Manual (cat version). It contains the instructions for the labs that weʼll do. I will not assign you homework out of the lab manual, and therefore I donʼt consider the lab manual a required purchase for everyone. At least one person in your lab group should have a copy for our onsite meetings. I think that students do benefit from having their own copy, but I donʼt consider it a necessity (like the textbook). Older editions of the lab manual are fine, but you may need to flip around for the correct section.

Late assignments will not be accepted. If you are absent on the day an assignment is due, you must get it to me by 3:00 p.m. Friday of the week it is due, unless you've made an arrangement with me in advance.

Your final grade in this course is a culmination of the work you complete throughout the semester. Final grades are non-negotiable and no extra credit assignments are accepted at the end of the semester in the event you are not happy with your grade.

Your attendance is expected at all onsite meetings. There are no make-up lecture exams. In the event that you miss a lecture exam, your grade on the final exam will be used in its place. If a serious illness or family emergency prevents you from taking a lab exam, please notify me on or before the day of the exam if possible, and documented proof of the reason for the absence must be presented if requested when you return to class. At that time, the problem will be dealt with on an individual basis. Failure to comply with these procedures will result in a grade of 0 for the missed lab exam.

Students are responsible for maintaining the highest standards of academic honesty and integrity in this course. Violations of academic honesty will usually fall in one of two categories: cheating or plagiarism. Cheating includes, for example, copying or buying the work of others; hiring or persuading others to do work under a false name; concealing notes or other helpful materials during a exam; communicating with your classmates during an exam. Plagiarism is the use of another person's work or ideas as one's own without giving appropriate credit. In short, plagiarism is intellectual theft and is, therefore, taken seriously; consequently, using the ideas or language of others in an oral, written, technical, or artistic work must be properly acknowledged and documented. Students are responsible for understanding what constitutes plagiarism in their classes and should note that these offenses are often very easy for the instructor to catch. In this class, the penalty for cheating or plagiarism will be a grade of zero (0) for the work in question and possibly a failing grade for the course.

Please note that copying either text or drawings out of textbooks, course materials and websites is also prohibited. All work conducted in this course is to be yours and yours only!

This course includes some dissection of preserved materials. Dissections in Anatomy and Physiology I include the sheep brain and cow eye. While we try to order materials in the safest preservatives available, it is not advisable for pregnant women to be present in the lab during dissections. If you are pregnant or become pregnant during the course, please notify the instructor immediately.

Students with disabilities who believe that they may need accommodations in the classroom are encouraged to contact Andrea Henry (Disability Counselor for Learning Disability Services; ext. 1805) or Stan Oliver (Disability Counselor; ext. 1464) as soon as possible, in order to ensure that such accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion.

• Use the general steps of the scientific method to form hypotheses, collect and evaluate data, and draw conclusions, in order to learn to distinguish between science and pseudoscience, and to evaluate scientific information in both professional journals and the popular press.
• Use anatomical vocabulary correctly in order to be able to read and understand the text and laboratory instructions, and communicate effectively in a professional setting.
• Observe and describe differences in basic tissue types in order to be able to predict tissue and organ function based on structure.
• List the eleven organ systems, the organs they include, and their basic function, in order to carry out a systematic (as opposed to regional) study of the human body.
• Apply the basic principles of biology to the functions of cells and the plasma membrane in the human body in order to be able to predict the nature of processes involving membrane transport, receptors, surface area and energy, thus learning from understanding rather than memorization.
• Relate structure to the function of cells, tissues, and selected organs in order to demonstrate an understanding of the physiology of the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems.
• Describe the homeostatic condition and control systems for important variables in order to understand the nature of the "normal" or "healthy" condition. Describe the results of homeostatic imbalance of the same important variables in order to relate changes to the underlying causes of disease.
• Present and interpret data from charts and graphs in order to develop skills in using charts and graphs to convey information, to be able to read and understand professional journals and to understand data used in the workplace and presented at meetings and conferences.
• Communicate accurately and clearly both in writing and orally in order to educate patients (for students entering allied health fields) and communicate with professional colleagues.
• Work safely in the laboratory and follow simple laboratory protocols in order to work cooperatively to complete laboratory exercises and conduct experiments using the scientific method
• Use appropriate study skills to ensure success in the course
• To strengthen core competencies (including critical thinking, technology skills, oral communications, quantitative skills, reading and writing) in order to increase success in this and other courses and in the workplace.