Syllabus - Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology

Course Requirements

Course Description

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

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.

Instructional Methodology

This course is taught in the classroom as a lecture/laboratory combination. You must attend both parts of this class if you intend on passing this course. There will be routine quizzes on lecture and lab material. Some quizzes will be on blackboard and some will be in the classroom. Chapter outlines for each chapter are available on blackboard. You may either fill these out before class or fill them out during lecture class. My lectures consist of myself writing information on the white boards with markers. I use powerpoint and videos to support the lecture material.

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. These will be given in the laboratory or lecture room.

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 4 written exams in the class. These exams will be taken during class time and you will have to complete the exam during that time. There will not be any extra time to take the exam. Taking exams within a time limit is also part of the learning process. Almost anyone can finish and obtain the correct answers for an exam, if they are given unlimited time to perform that task. You are responsible to take the exam on the given day unless that day has been changed on your syllabus.

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 exams in the class, the comprehensive score will replace your previous 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 be given at the beginning of our class meetings and there will be NO MAKE-UPS. I will notify you when we will have these quizzes. These quizzes will cover information from the previous lecture/lab and will consist of 10 questions. There will be about 12-14 quizzes and you may only count the top ten quiz grades for a total of 100 points.

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.

Return of Exams

I will return the exams within one week of the exam date and possibly earlier in some cases. You will have the opportunity to look over your exams and ask questions about the exam during and after class (preferred). I retain all lecture exams and will deduct 20 points per day (not class period) if the exam is not returned.

Final Grade:

Exams 100 points (x 4) = 400 points

Lab Practicals 50 points (x 4) = 200 points

Quizzes 10 points (x 10) = 100 points

Blood Safety Quiz 10 points = 10 points

710 total points

Record your grades

Exam 1_____ Lab 1_____ Quizzes _______________

Exam 2_____ Lab 2_____ ________________

Exam 3_____ Lab 3_____

Exam 4_____ Lab 4_____ Blood Quiz _____________

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

639-710 points (90%) = A

568-638 points (80%) = B

497-567 points (70%) = C

426-496 points (60%) = D

Below 426 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.

Readings

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 (Please bring text with you to class)

Textbook:

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

Lab: Print the lab objectives from Blackboard
Safety Goggles or Glasses: must meet ANSI standards of Z87.1
Close-toed shoes
Colored pencils

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
Any other study guides
Digital camera

Course Subjects

Van Gorkom- BIOLOGY 2404-TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE-Fall 2019

Date	Lecture	Laboratory
27-Aug	Introduction	Introduction, Metric
29-Aug	Ch 1	Lab Safety, landmarks, cavities, planes

3-Sep	Chemistry Ch 2	Microscope orientation, Cell
5-Sep	Chemistry Ch 2	pH lab

10-Sep	Cell Ch 3	Diffusion and Osmosis
12-Sep	Cell	Mitosis

17-Sep	Tissues Ch. 4	Tissues, Integumentary
19-Sep	Integumenatry Ch 5	Histology of Bone

24-Sep	EXAM 1	LAB PRACTICAL 1
26-Sep	Skeletal Ch 6	Axial Skeleton

1-Oct	Skeletal	Appendicular Skeleton
3-Oct	Skeletal Ch 6	Joints

8-Oct	Muscle Ch 7	Muscles, Nerve Tissue
10-Oct	Nervous Ch 8	Brain dissection

15-Oct	Nervous Ch 8	Cranial nerves/ spinal cord
17-Oct	Nervous Ch 9	Eye dissection

22-Oct	Nervous Ch 9	Ear
24-Oct	EXAM 2	LAB PRACTICAL 2

29-Oct	Endocrine Ch 10	Endocrine, Blood Safety Test
31-Oct	Blood Ch 11	Blood typing lab

5-Nov	Heart Ch 12	Heart dissection
7-Nov	Heart Ch 12	Blood vessels

12-Nov	Blood Vessels Ch 13	Blood vessels
14-Nov	EXAM 3	LAB PRACTICAL 3

19-Nov	Lymphatic and Immunity Ch 14	Lymphatic
21-Nov	Respiratory Ch 15	Respiratory

26-Nov	Digestive Ch 16	Digestive
28-Nov	Digestive Ch 16	Urinary

3-Dec	Urinary Ch 18	Urinalysis, Reproductive
5-Dec	Urinary Ch 18	Reproductive

10-Dec	Reproductive Ch 19	LAB PRACTICAL 4
12-Dec	EXAM 4 (Ch.16, 18-19)

Please Note: Schedule Changes May Occur!

Student Learning Outcomes/Learning Objectives