ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I
Contents
SYLLABUS
Professor: Dr. Priftakis Email: DPriftakis@citytech.cuny.edu
Course title: Anatomy & Physiology I (Lecture and Laboratory)
Course code: BIO2311 and BIO2311L
Credit hours: 4 credit hours
Prerequisite: BIO1101, or equivalent, and CUNY certification in reading & writing. Corequisite: BIO2311L
Required materials:
Lecture: Online A&P Textbook – Openstax.org
Laboratory: Lab Manual – Laboratory Manual (Fetal Pig), 12th ed., by E. Marieb; Benjamin Cummings Pub., Lab coat, nitrile gloves, dissecting instruments
Course technology requirements: CityTech email account and OpenLab account
Course Description: This is the first part of a two semester course. It covers the anatomy and physiology of the cell, tissues, skeletal, muscular and nervous systems.
Course-Based Learning Outcomes:
– Describe the biological levels of organization of multicellular organisms
– Define and explain basic medical terminology as related to anatomy and physiology
– Understand, identify, and describe the various regions, sections, positions and directions of the body
– Identify and describe the major body cavities and their subdivisions
– Understand and describe the anatomy and physiology of the cell, tissues, skeletal, muscular, nervous, and integumentary system
– Define and describe the mechanisms involved in homeostatic regulation of the body
– Develop basic laboratory techniques relevant to the field of physiology
City Tech General Education Common Core Learning Outcomes:
– Value knowledge and learning
– Use the sciences as a forum for the study of values, ethical principles, and the physical world
– Engage in an in-depth, focused, and sustained program of study
– Employ scientific reasoning and logical thinking
– Communicate in diverse settings and groups using written (both reading and writing), oral (both speaking and listening), and visual means
– Derive meaning from experience as well as gather information from observation
– Understand and employ both quantitative and qualitative analysis to describe and solve problems both independently and cooperatively
– Understand and navigate systems
– Demonstrate intellectual honesty and personal responsibility
LECTURE SCHEDULE
WEEK 1: Chapter 1 – An Introduction to the Human Body
WEEK 2: Chapter 2 – The Chemical Level of Organization
WEEK 3: Chapter 3 – The Cellular Level of Organization
WEEK 4: Chapter 4 – The Tissue Level of Organization
WEEK 5: Chapter 5 – The Integumentary System
WEEK 6: Chapter 6 – Bone Tissue and the Skeletal System
WEEK 7: Chapter 7 – Axial Skeleton
WEEK 8: Chapter 8 – The Appendicular Skeleton
WEEK 9: Chapter 9 – Joints
WEEK 10: Chapter 10 – Muscle Tissue
WEEK 11: Chapter 11 – The Muscular System
WEEK 12: Chapter 12 – The Nervous System and Nervous Tissue
WEEK 13: Chapter 13 – Anatomy of the Nervous System
WEEK 14: Chapter 14 – The Somatic Nervous System . .
WEEK 15: Chapter 15 – The Autonomic Nervous System
LABORATORY SCHEDULE
WEEK 1: Organization of the Human Body: Review Metric system The Language of Anatomy Anatomic Position; Body Orientation and Direction; Body Planes and Sections; Surface Anatomy; Body Cavities; Serous Membranes; Organ Systems Overview
WEEK 2: The Microscope and Its Uses
WEEK 3: The Skeletal System – I Bone Classification and Structure, Bone Markings and Classification, Gross Anatomy of a Typical Long Bone, Microscopic Structure of Compound Bone, Chemical Composition of Bone, The Appendicular Skeleton
WEEK 4: The Skeletal System – II The Axial Skeleton, The Fetal Skull
WEEK 5: The Skeletal System – III Articulations, Body Movements, Review for Bone Practicum
WEEK 6: Cell Structure and Division
WEEK 7: Transport Mechanisms Passive Transport, Diffusion, Filtration
WEEK 8: Basic Tissues of the Body
WEEK 9: Histology of Muscle and Nerve Histology of Muscle and Nerve Nervous Tissue, Neuron Anatomy;. Classification; Structure of a nerve
WEEK 10: Organization and Activity of Muscle Tissue Microscopic Anatomy, Organization and Classification of Skeletal Muscle, Use of physiograph and preparation of frog muscle; drug action, Use the Physio-EX CD.
WEEK 11: The Nervous System The Spinal Cord and Nerves, Use the Physio-EX CD, Human Reflexes
WEEK 12: General Sensation General Sensation, Sensory Receptors, Distribution and Localization of Receptors, Adaptation to Touch and Temperature
WEEK 13: The Brain and Cranial Nerves Gross Anatomy, Dissection of the Sheep Brain
WEEK 14: Special Senses – Vision Anatomy of the Eye, Dissection of Cow (sheep) eye
WEEK 15: Special Senses – Hearing and Equilibrium Anatomy of the Ear, Taste and Olfaction
POLICIES
CLASSROOM POLICIES
- Be on time
- NO TEST MAKE-UPS! A missed exam = 0%
- No food in classroom or lab
- VERY STRICT NO CELL PHONE POLICY!!! Cell phones should be switched off or on silent (NOT vibrate!)
GRADING POLICY
Lecture (60%):
- 4 exams (lowest dropped) = 25% each
- Class presentation = 15%
- Class conduct = 10% (this includes cell phone use, headphone use, talking in class, walking in and out of classroom excessively, sleeping, and any actions considered to be non-conducive to a learning environment)
- Grade is adjusted based on tardiness. If student has 1 more absence than the maximum allowed, grade will be dropped half a letter grade. If student has 2 more absences than the maximum allowed, grade will be dropped a full letter grade. After that, a WU (Unofficial Withdrawal) will be assigned.
- 2 LATENESSES = 1 ABSENCE
COLLEGE POLICY ON ABSENCE/LATENESS
A student may be absent without penalty for 10% of the number of scheduled class meetings during the semester as follows:
Class Meets Allowable Absence
1 time/week 2 classes
2 times/week 3 classes
3 times/week 4 classes
Students are responsible for making up any missed work on days that they are absent. If a student’s class absences exceeds this limit the instructor will alert the student that a grade of WU may be assigned. Unless otherwise indicated by the instructor, two times late is treated as one absence.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY STATEMENT
Students and all others who work with information, ideas, texts, images, music, inventions, and other intellectual property owe their audience and sources accuracy and honesty in using, crediting, and citing sources. As a community of intellectual and professional workers, the College recognizes its responsibility for providing instruction in information literacy and academic integrity, offering models of good practice, and responding vigilantly and appropriately to infractions of academic integrity. Accordingly, academic dishonesty is prohibited in The City University of New York and at New York City College of Technology and is punishable by penalties, including failing grades, suspension, and expulsion. The complete text of the College policy on Academic Integrity may be found in the catalog.
LETTER GRADE WITH PERCENTAGE POINT CORRELATION
A: 93-100
A-: 90-92.9
B+: 87-89.9
B: 83-86.9
B-: 80-82.9
C+: 77-79.9
C: 70-76.9
D: 60-69.9
F: Below 60
