Anatomy and Physiology
Syllabus
Clare C. Roop
Text: Hole’s Human Anatomy & Physiology. Shier, Butler & Lewis. 2004. McGraw-Hill.
Chapter 1
Human Anatomy & Physiology
Labs: The Language of Anatomy
Organ Systems Overview
The Microscope
Chapters 3 & 4
Cells
Cellular Metabolism
Labs: The Cell: Anatomy and Division
The Cell: Transport Mechanisms and Permeability
Chapter 5
Tissues
Labs: Classification of Tissues
Chapter 7
Skeletal System
Labs: Overview of the Skeleton: Classification and Structure
The Axial Skeleton
The Appendicular Skeleton
The Fetal Skeleton
Chapter 8
Joints of the Skeletal System
Labs: Articulations and Body Movements
Chapters 10 & 11
Nervous System I
Nervous Tissue II
Labs: Histology of Nervous Tissue
Gross Anatomy of the Brain and Cranial Nerves
Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves
Human Reflex Physiology
Sheep Brain Dissection
Chapter 12
Somatic & Special Senses
Labs: Special Senses: Vision
Investigating Eyesight
Two-Point Discrimination
Special Senses: Hearing and Equilibrium
Hearing Tests
Comparing Reaction Rates
Special Senses: Olfaction and Taste
Limits of Learning Lab
Sheep Eye Dissection
Chapter 9
Muscular System
Labs: Microscopic Anatomy, Organization, and Classification of Skeletal
Muscle
Gross Anatomy of the Muscular System
Skeletal Muscle Physiology Simulation
Chapters 17 & 18
Digestive System
Nutrition & Metabolism
Labs: Anatomy of the Digestive System
Nutrition Lab
Chapter 20
Urinary System
Labs: Anatomy of the Urinary System
Urinalysis
Sheep Kidney Dissection
Chapter 15
Cardiovascular System
Labs: Blood
Anatomy of the Heart
Anatomy of the Blood Vessels
Sheep Heart Dissection
Chapter 19
Respiratory System
Labs: Anatomy of the Respiratory System
Lung Capacity Lab
Chapter 6
Skin & Integumentary System
Labs: The Integumentary System
Classification of Body Membranes
**We will cover through part of the Nervous System the first semester and will complete through the
Respiratory System the second semester. If time allows we will cover the remaining chapters.