BIOLOGY 237

HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I

Professor: Jim Swan

• Office: NRPH B16B
• [email protected]
• Phone: 272-5380
• Spring 2006 Office Hours: Tues. and Thurs: 9:30->10:30 AM  Other times by appointment
• Class:   TR 11 AM ->12:15 PM Kiva Auditorium

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A&P Homepage	Sample Tests & Quizzes	Featured References	A&P Topic Links and References
Course Guidelines	Spring 2006 Syllabus [Includes all links]	Unit Study Guides (Objectives)	Course Policies

GUIDELINES:

Course Description

There is an accompanying laboratory, BIOL 247L

It is strongly suggested that you take BIOL 247L and BIOL 237 simultaneously. These courses complement one another and information gleaned in one will be relied upon in the other.

Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

Identify and describe the major anatomical features of the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems.

Identify and describe the functional characteristics of the major tissues of the human body.

Critically discuss the physiological processes of the above systems.

Integrate the anatomy and physiology of the organ systems.

Infer function from anatomical structure.

Understand the roles of the organ systems in maintaining homeostasis.

Course Requirements and Policies

Students are expected to attend class and are responsible for obtaining information about missed work and assignments or announcements. Students wishing to withdraw must do so through I-tel. All withdrawals before  April 14th, 2006 will automatically receive a WP.   After that date, in order to withdraw, students must present documentation of a family or medical emergency and receive approval of college dean; WP or WF will be assigned as appropriate: WP requires 70% average on all tests.   

Incomplete Grade:

Incompletes are not intended to avoid failure or withdrawal and will not be used for that purpose.

Requirements for grade of "Incomplete" (I):

1. Student must have completed more than 50% of the semester's work.

2. Student must have an average of 70% or higher.

3. Student must have a documented family or medical emergency which prevents them from completing the semester.

4. All grades already earned will be combined with additional grades to make up I.

5. It is expected that the I will be made up during the following semester (summer excepted). Extension of one additional semester may be given only with good cause. No extension beyond that will be allowed.

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Access to MyA&P Resources from the publisher of your textbook:     Use course ID swan16247

Grading Procedure:

Four 100-point unit tests will be given plus a 200-point Final Exam which is cumulative over the entire semester. The lowest unit test is dropped. No makeup tests will be given. A missed unit test, regardless of the reason missed, will be the test which is dropped. Final grade will be based on percentage of points earned out of points possible:  198-100 A+,   90-97 A, 89 A-, 88 B+, 80-87 B, 79 B-, 78 C+, 70-77 C, 69 C-, 68 D+, 60-67 D,   59 D-, <59  F. A student earning 90% on each of the four unit tests may exempt the final exam. At the end of the semester, points from WebCT �Extra Credit� Quizzes and Case Histories etc. will be added to total points earned before percentage is determined. Extra points will not figure into any mid-semester calculation, nor can they be used to exempt the final exam, or to earn a grade of A+.

There is an additional opportunity to earn 5 extra points by submitting a Student Survey, signing up for the class Listserv, and taking the Introduction Quiz on the use of web materials on WebCT.

First: Read Orientation to Using WebCT, linked to the main class web page: http://webanatomy.net/unmanatomy.htm.

Next: Log on to WebCT (http://webct.unm.edu) using your UNM NetID and password.

Then: Find the first assignment and complete it: read the required pages, fill out and submit the student survey,

and sign up for the Listserv.

Finally: Peruse the materials available and take the Introduction Quiz.

Once the survey and quiz are submitted and you have signed up for the Listserv, you will be credited with 5 extra points.

NOTE: The deadline for completing this assignment to receive the extra points is Feb. 17, 2006. Extra points do not contribute to exempting the final exam.

*The grade of A+ is reserved for the top 2% of students and requires a full 98% without rounding and without any extra points which may have been available.

Tentative**  SYLLABUS

DATES** [Links to class notes]	TOPICS [Links to unit objectives]	TEXT REFERENCE* [PPT Lectures in PDF]	LINKS AND REFERENCES  Articles in PDF format on WebCT [Sample Tests and Quizzes] [Histoanatomy]
The following row indicates review content only. Most of it will not be covered in class or specifically tested.
Jan. 17  Introduction [Review Notes]	[Introduction] [Biochemistry and Cell Review]	Chapters 1,2, 3 [Sample Quiz]	[The Architecture of Life] [Building Doors Into Cells]
Jan. 19, 24 [Histology Notes]	[Histology]	Chapter 4  [Histology � PDF]	[Excitability and Membrane Electropotential] [Apoptosis] [Epithelial Histology] [Connective Histology]
Jan. 26, 31 [Integument Notes]	[Integumentary System]	Chapter 5  [The Integument � PDF]
Feb. 2, 7 [Skeletal Notes]	Skeletal System	Chapters 6,7  [Skeletal System � PDF]	[Osteoporosis] [Bone Histology] [Quiz]
Feb. 9	TEST 1**		Sample Tests [1A][1B][1C]
Feb. 14, 16 [Arthrology Notes]	Arthrology	Chapter 8  [The Integument � PDF]	[Arthroscopic Surgery]
Feb. 21, 23, 28 [Muscle Notes 1- Histology] [Muscle Notes 2 - Cell Physiology]	Muscle Histology& Physiology	Chapter 9  [The Muscular System]	Graphs: Excitation-Contraction Graded Contractions Metabolism [Sci Am Article: Your Bionic Future: Muscles] [Facts About Performance Boosters] [Muscular Dystrophy] [Muscle Histology]
Mar. 2, 7 [Muscle Notes 3 - Graded Contractions and Metabolism]	The Skeletal Muscles [Muscle List]	Chapter 10 [Muscle Actions]  [The Muscles - PDF]	[Hosford muscle tables] [ Master Muscle List]
Mar. 9	TEST 2**		Sample Test [2A][2B][2C]
March 13-18 Spring Break, No Classes
Mar. 21, 23 [Neurology Notes] [Spinal Notes]	[Neurology Spinal Cord	Chapter 11 pp.338-397,  Chapter 12 pp. 469-483,  Chapter 13, pp.497-499, 508-526,    Chapter 11, pp 398-425,   [The Nervous System]	[Glioma Tumors] [Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis with Beta Interferon] [Spinal Cord Repair]  [Neural Histology]
Mar. 28, 30 [Reflex Notes] [Neurophysiology Notes]	Reflexes/Spinal Nerves] Neurophysiology		[Stretch-Tendon Reflexes] [Spinal Cord Diagram]
Apr. 4	TEST 3**	Sample Tests [3A][3B][3C]
April 6-18 [Brain Notes] [Lateral Brain Diagram] [Sagittal Brain Diagram]	The Brain Cranial Nerves	Chapter 12, pp.429-461,    Chapter 13, pp 483-491,   [The Brain]	[Parkinson's and Dopamine] [Interpreting Alzheimer's Abnormalities] [The Prefrontal Lobes and Schizophrenia] [Dystonias][Deep Brain Stimulation] [Exercise and Brain Health] [Histology of the Brain]
Thurs., Fri., Nov. 24, 25, Thanksgiving Holidays
April 20, 25 [Autonomic Notes]	Autonomic N.S.	Chapter 14  [Autonomic NS - PDF]	. [Are You Ready For A New Sensation]
April 27	Finish/Review
May 2	TEST 4**		Sample Tests  [4A][4B][4C]
May 4	Review/Q&A	.
Tuesday, May 9	Final Exam	10 AM->12 noon	[Final Topics]

*Referenced to Marieb, 6^th Edition   

**This schedule is TENTATIVE and is intended to provide the sequence of topics. Daily topics may vary from this schedule, and major schedule changes may be announced. Tests will be announced with at least one week's notice.

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STUDY GUIDES/UNIT OBJECTIVES

Sample Tests & Quizzes

Jim Swan
Revised: February 08, 2006 .