- Description
Anatomy & Physiology
Course Length: 2 Semesters, Full Year
Format: Self Paced Online
Course Type: Core Science Credit
Students can register for one semester or both anytime during the year.
Includes: Access to class via Google Classroom, 5 assignments each week (90 total assignments each semester), access to graded assessments via Quizizz, vocabulary practice on Quizlet, online textbook resources, and science spiral template.
Description: Anatomy and Physiology is a course that will enable students to develop an understanding of the relationships between the structures and functions of the human body. Students will also learn the mechanisms for maintaining homeostasis within the human body. This course will involve laboratory activities, projects, dissections, textbook material, models, diagrams, journal writings, and clinical studies.
Class Approach: Lectures and activities will emphasize topics related to human anatomy and physiology. Students will read journals/medical articles, participate in group discussion questions, complete labs/lab reports, and complete diagrams of body systems.
Goals:
Upon successful completion of Anatomy and Physiology students will be able to-
1. Use appropriate terminology to discuss anatomy and physiology.
2. Identify anatomical structures and describe the complex interrelationships between
structure and function.
3. Explain how body systems work together to maintain homeostasis.
4. Propose evidence-based hypotheses to explain physiological responses or the functions of anatomical structures.
Textbook: Various resources will be used in the class, but all chapters will be provided via pdf from Cengage, CK-12, Holt and Glencoe resources.
Additional Supplies/Resources Needed:
Color pencils, tape, pens, notecards, 1 spiral notebook (90 pages or larger), scissors, tape, construction paper, play-doh or clay for 3d system models, dissection tools, latex gloves, dissection tray, dissection specimens (cow eye, cow heart, and sheep brain).
Requirements: The student will need access to a computer and wifi, and the ability to upload work using a computer. All students should have completed Middle School Life Science, and High School Biology before taking this course.
Weekly Homework: Students will have 5-6 min assignments each week. In addition to weekly assignments, labs and online interactives are part of the curriculum.
Anticipated Course Topics:
First Semester:
Introduction to Anatomy
Chemical levels of organization
Structure and function
Tissue level of organization
Integumentary system
Skeletal system
Muscular system
Nervous system
Senses
Endocrine system
Second Semester:
Cardiovascular system: Blood
Cardiovascular system: Heart
Lymphatic system/ Immunity/Diseases
Lymphatic system/ Immunity/Diseases
Respiratory system
Digestive system
Urinary system & Reproductive System
Reproductive system
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Dissections are recommended, but alternatives will be provided by request for students who prefer to not dissect. Anatomy Paper Models is a separate lab addition class that can be used with this course for a lab alternative.