ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY Course Syllabus
Semester 1 (18 weeks)
Semester Two (18 weeks)
*Laboratories:
Lab 1: Planes and Sections and Microscopy
Lab 2: Chemical review: DNA; pH; Biological Buffers.
Lab 3: Histology / Integumentary system.
Lab 4: Skeleton: Bones, Levers, articulations and movement. Deer leg.
Lab 5: Rabbit Muscles and ATP; Practicum Test
Lab 6: Blood Lab; Sheep Heart Dissection; Heart sounds.
Lab 7: Neurological lab: Reflexes, sensation and making sense of our world.
Lab 8: Effect of drugs on fish.
Lab 9: Cat 1: Integumentary; surface anatomy; Muscular System. Digestive system.
Lab 10: Cat 2: Respiratory and Circulatory, Urogenital/reproductive, nervous and skeletal system.
Lab 11: Field Trip to Bodies
*Topics and Labs are subject to change
Semester 1 (18 weeks)
- Overview of the Human Body
- Basic Chemistry of Life
- Cellular Biology
- The Integumentary System (Skin and Membranes) and Associated Structures.
- The Skeletal System
- The Muscular System
- The Nervous System and Special Senses
- The Endocrine System
- The Circulatory System (Blood and Cardiovascular)
- The Lymphatic System
Semester Two (18 weeks)
- The Respiratory System
- The Digestive System
- The Urinary System
- The Reproductive System
- Psychology Unit:
- The Developing Teen Brain
- The Pathophysiology of Addictions
- Sleep and Biological Rhythms
- The Lymphatic System
- The Digestive System
- Review for CLEP
*Laboratories:
Lab 1: Planes and Sections and Microscopy
Lab 2: Chemical review: DNA; pH; Biological Buffers.
Lab 3: Histology / Integumentary system.
Lab 4: Skeleton: Bones, Levers, articulations and movement. Deer leg.
Lab 5: Rabbit Muscles and ATP; Practicum Test
Lab 6: Blood Lab; Sheep Heart Dissection; Heart sounds.
Lab 7: Neurological lab: Reflexes, sensation and making sense of our world.
Lab 8: Effect of drugs on fish.
Lab 9: Cat 1: Integumentary; surface anatomy; Muscular System. Digestive system.
Lab 10: Cat 2: Respiratory and Circulatory, Urogenital/reproductive, nervous and skeletal system.
Lab 11: Field Trip to Bodies
*Topics and Labs are subject to change