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Sep 16, 2024
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BIOL& 241 Anatomy and Physiology 16 credits
The first quarter of a two-quarter sequence designed to give students a working knowledge and understanding of the basic systems of the human body. Includes a basic introduction to chemistry as well as a detailed study of cytology and histology and examines the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, and sensory systems.
This course meets the Natural Science with lab general education distribution requirement.
Prerequisites: BIOL& 160 or instructor permission.
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to:
- Interpret the inseparable relationship between the structure and function of the human organism and illustrate how all of the body systems integrate and form a functioning organism
- Demonstrate the ability to practice safe laboratory procedures
- Demonstrate the ability to use dissection instruments appropriately
- Demonstrate the ability to integrate concepts as demonstrated by the ability to identify similarities between different systems of the body
- Demonstrate the ability to perform literary research and identify and locate appropriate resources to answer questions about the human body and its pathologies
- Demonstrate effective communication skills to a peer audience, using different media, by being able to present a common pathology of the body, and its related physiological processes
College-Wide Learning Outcomes
This course teaches to the college-wide learning outcome of Teamwork, the ability to participate actively and cooperatively in a group to advance a common goal.
Total Hours: 70 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 50 Guided Practice (Lab or Clinical) Hours: 20
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