SYLLABUS: SUMMER 1 2013
BIOL 2401 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I
HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM
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BIOL. 2401 – 0003 (44044) - 4 Credit Hours - PREREQUISITE = BIOL 1406
Savannah E. Zinebi, Ph.D.
savannah.zinebi@hccs.edu – if urgent use :savannazinebi@yahoo.com
Monday & Wednesday 08:00 - 12:45 Lec. in Room 312 LHSB
Tuesday & Thursday
08:30 - 12:50 Lab. in Room 314 LHSB
Textbook: Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology: 9th Edition 2012, Benjamin Cummings
Publishing Co. Editors: Martini. Nath. Bartholomew. Bring this book to both lect. & lab. Classes.
Lab book: Human Anatomy & Physiology I BIOL 2401 Lab Manual, 4th Edition Eds. JohnsonMurray, J. and J. Wagle (white cover)
HCCS’ goal is that all students become knowledgeable about the human anatomy and
how the body systems function separately and in synchrony with each other.
Successful completion of this course prepares you for BIOL 2402.
Free tutoring at LHSB room 313 & 415 / Computer lab at LHSB room 415
Deadline to withdraw from class with a “W”
June 24th 2013
https://hccs1.mrooms3.net/login/index.php (log in with W# like emails)
www.masteringaandp.com (Course ID needed when logging in: MAPCENTRAL53762)
HCC website: http//cc.hccs.edu/biology/AllStudyPages/StudyPages/2401.htm
Prerequisites:
College reading level as determined by SAT, ACT, TASP, or successfully passing ENGL 0305
with a “C” or better. ENGL 0305 or ENGL 0316 AND ENGL 0307 or 0326, OR higher level course (ENGL 1301), OR
placement by testing, MATH 0308. BIOL 2404 and/or CHEM 1405 highly recommended.
Course Purpose: This course is the first part of the study of human anatomy and
physiology that will be completed in BIOL 2402. It will help satisfy human anatomy and physiology
requirements for nursing, pre-dental, pre-medical, and other health-related fields and is a
prerequisite course for the Associate Degree of Nursing program at Lone Star College-North Harris.
It may also serve as the basic science course required for an associate degree.
Course Outcomes: Students will use microscopes, microscope slides, diagrams, models,
and dissection of animal specimens during their study of the following systems: integumentary,
skeletal, muscular, nervous (including special senses), and endocrine systems. Upon completion of
the course, the students will be able to:
1. Identify important anatomical structures in each of the listed organ systems.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of all important physiological processes of the
Integumentary, Skeletal, Muscular, Nervous, and Endocrine systems.
3. Describe the interrelationships between anatomy and physiology in each of the organ
systems listed.
4. Explain the principle of homeostasis and the primary control mechanisms that operate at
all levels of the organ systems listed. Course ID: MAPCENTRAL53762
Help Lines: when absent or have questions, call these classmates for update & come prepared (= take Responsibility)
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TESTING
FOUR LECT. EXAMS will be given, each worth 100 points. The questions will be primarily multiple
choices, with some true or false, figures identification, & short assays. The material for these tests will
come from lecture notes & book EXCEPT when otherwise noted that material from the laboratory manual
will be included. On test days, once someone has finished the exam, no other student may enter
and start that exam if late. If you are late for class on a test day, you may be prohibited from
taking the test. A set time limit for each exam will be announced. If you arrive late for an exam, you will
have only the time remaining from the official start of the exam. THERE WILL BE NO MAKEUP EXAMS
unless you can prove you had to go to court or emergency room or military services on the day & time of
the exam.
LECTURE QUIZZES will be given the next lecture class after a chapter is finished. We take the
first quiz starting the 2nd day of class. If late, you get a zero. Make sure you bring your scantron &
pencil/ & eraser with you every day. Scantron to buy “FORM NO 882-E”
TWO LAB EXAMS will be given, each worth 100 points, & contain 80 -100 questions.
Lab exam 1 on: organ systems & organs, microscope, cell division, tissues, bones
Lab exam 2 on: muscles, joints, skin, nervous system.
NO words bank is given, you will have models and figures to identify and write legend for.
Studying your book figures and the models in the lab is the only way to get a good grade
Always bring your lab manual and textbook to class.
Laboratory Study Pages are available on eagle online for your assistance and it is good practice to
refer to the information provided here before, during and after labs
Lab Study Resources:
 Department Laboratory Study Pages, including cat dissection pages
http://imc02.hccs.edu/BiologyLabs/GB2/GB2index.html
 Biology and Physical Sciences Computer Lab: 4th floor, LSHB Room 41
 Biology and Physical Sciences Tutoring Lab 3rd floor, LSHB 313
LAB QUIZZES will be given during lab sessions & will cover what you learned in the lab the day before
FINAL EXAM: is comprehensive (all chapters included). You will have 1 final exam made of 50 questions
from THE DEPARTMENT and another final exam of 100 questions given by me. No one can skip the final
exam; if you do, you get a zero. I will count both final exams 50% and 50% of the final exam average.
MISSING TESTS:
If you miss a lect. exam with no excuse, you will get a zero that you can drop. If you miss more than
one lect. Exam, then those grades will be a zero & will be averaged in with your other grades when
the final grade is calculated. You can’t drop any lab exam: they all count.
EAGLE ONLINE website: https://hccs1.mrooms3.net/login/index.php (use Firefox)
This is where you find the powerpoint lecture notes, homeworks, reviews for lecture and lab exams, etc.
This website has 16 HOMEWORKS assignments are uploaded on eagle online. For each homework
assignment that you do & upload on eagle online before deadlines, you get 1 extra point on your
final. Check Eagle online for each homework deadline.
Your Eagle Online login will be your HCC User ID (sometimes referred to as the “W” number). All
HCC students have a unique User ID. If you don't know your HCC User ID, you can retrieve it here:
https://hccsaweb.hccs.edu:8080/psp/cspwd/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HCCS_CUST_MENU.HCC_UAT.GBL
or http://d2.parature.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=8513
Eagle’s live Phone Support: 1 (855) 836-3519 or 877-422-6111
The default student password is “distance.” Students will then be prompted to change their
password after their first login. This password is independent of your Online Registration password or
Blackboard Vista password. You will be required to change your password when you first log in.
“MASTERINGAandP.com”: This is the textbook website that has a load of exercises and activities.
If you do all the assignments on this website, “www.masteringAandP.com”, you get 20 pts added to your
final lect. Exam). The Course ID needed to get to book’s exercises is: MAPCENTRAL53762
Student Phone Support for masteringaandp.com is: 1-877-672-6877 Mon-Fri, 12 noon-8pm
RESEARCH PROJECT:
You will be writing & presenting a research project (in groups of 2 students) on health issues like cancer,
Liver cirrhosis, DNA technology, euthanasia, alcoholism, drug addiction etc. You will write a 4 pages report
(2pages per student) with 2 extra pages, 1 for bibliography to support your writing & 1 for the outline. Then
you will make a PowerPoint to present your research before your classmates if you wish for 5 extra pts. This
research paper is as important as any lecture exam (worth 100 pts). You will get the project on the 3rd
day of class. Written project grade is the same for the 2 partners but the presentation grade is individual.
More detail will be given to you when the projects are assigned to you.
HOW DO I CALCULATE MY GRADE AVERAGE?
4 lect. exams 100 pts each (drop lowest)
1 Final lecture exam:
2 lab exams 100 pts each (both count)
12 lab quizzes: drop 2 & average the rest
15 lect. Quizzes: drop 3 & average the rest
Research project
Lab book reports (must be done as we go)
Mastering biology online
Homework (For every homework you do, you have 1 extra pt)
FINAL GRADE:
GRADING SCALE:
300 pts
200 pts
200 pts
100 pts
100 pts
100 pts
100pts
20 pts
16 pts
= (1130) / 12
90-100=A / 80-89= B / 70-79=C / 60-69=D / 0-59=F
NOTICE TO STUDENTS FROM THE BOARD OF REGENTS:
All students who repeat a course for the third time (and beyond) will be assessed an additional
$50.00/credit fee on top of the normal tuition for the course. Please ask your instructor/counselor
about opportunities for tutoring / other assistance prior to considering course withdrawal or if you
are not receiving passing grades. Info on money for college: http://www.collegefortexans.com/
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS:
Receiving a W in a course may affect the status of your student Visa. Once a W is given for the
course, it will not be changed to an F because of the visa consideration. Please contact the
International Student Office at 713-718-8520 if you have any questions about your visa status
and other transfer issues.
DISABILITY STATEMENT:
ADA Accommodation
Any student with a documented disability (e.g. physical, learning, psychiatric, vision, hearing, etc.) who
needs to arrange reasonable accommodations must contact the Disability Services Office at the respective
college at the beginning of each semester. Instructors are authorized to provide only the accommodations
requested by the Disability Support Services Office. To visit the ADA Web site, log on to www.hccs.edu, click
Future students, scroll down the page and click on the words Disability
Information.
For questions, please contact Donna Price at 713.718.5165 or the Disability Counselor at your college.
District ADA Coordinator ‐ Donna Price ‐ 713.718.5165
Central ADA Counselors ‐Jaime Torres ‐ 713.718.6164, Martha Scribner ‐ 713.718.6164 (Room LHSB 106)
HCC Policy Statement: Academic Honesty
A student who is academically dishonest is, by definition, not showing that the coursework has been
learned, and that student is claiming an advantage not available to other students. The professor is
responsible for measuring each student's individual achievements and also for ensuring that all students
compete on a level playing field. Thus, in our system, the professor has teaching, grading, and
enforcement roles. You are expected to be familiar with the College's Policy on Academic Honesty,
found in the catalog. What that means is: If you are charged with an offense, pleading ignorance of the
rules will not help you. Students are responsible for conducting themselves with honor and integrity in
fulfilling course requirements. Penalties and/or disciplinary proceedings may be initiated by College
System officials against a student accused of scholastic dishonesty. “Scholastic dishonesty”: includes,
but is not limited to, cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion.
Cheating on a test includes:
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Copying from another students’ test paper;
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Using materials not authorized by the person giving the test;
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Collaborating with another student during a test without authorization;
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Knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing, transporting, or soliciting in whole or part the contents
of a test that has not been administered;
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Bribing another person to obtain a test that is to be administered.
Plagiarism means the appropriation of another’s work and the unacknowledged incorporation of that
work in one’s own written work offered for credit.
Collusion means the unauthorized collaboration with another person in preparing written work offered for
credit. Possible punishments for academic dishonesty may include a grade of 0 or F in the particular
assignment, failure in the course, and/or recommendation for probation or dismissal from the College
System. (See the Student Handbook)
HCC Policy Statements
Class Attendance – Attendance will be recorded at the beginning of each class session, it is important to
log into Eagle Online on the first day of the semester and henceforth on a regular basis! Participating
regularly is the best way to succeed in this class. Research has shown that the single most important
factor in student success is attendance. Class attendance is checked, tracked, and reported to the
business office. Although it is your responsibility to drop a course for nonattendance, the instructor has
the authority to drop you for excessive absences. Poor attendance records tend to correlate with poor
grades. If you miss any class, including the first week, you are responsible for all material missed. It is a
good idea to find a friend or a buddy in class who would be willing to share class notes or discussion or
be able to hand in paper if you unavoidably miss a class.
THINGS YOU SHOULD DO after YOU RECEIVE THIS SYLLABUS:
• Read the syllabus in its entirety
• Ask any questions you might have about the syllabus
• Log‐on to Eagle Online (https://hccs1.mrooms3.net/login/index.php) using the Eagle Online ID (Student
#) and password (distance). See above.
• Download and print (if you can) the lecture notes for the course. You can print a limited number of
pages at the various computer labs on campus.
• Check out the lab study pages.
• Take Quizzes found on Mastering Biology site.
THERE IS NO DISCUSSION ON THE FOLLOWING RULES
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Written project must be turned in on Thursday of week 3 (projects given day 2)
Oral presentation will be given anytime you wish but before Wednesday of week 4 for 5 pts
Every time a chapter is finished, a quiz is given the next lecture session
You must have a scantron (FORM NO 882-E) + pencil at all times
NO MAKEUP for any missed work/tests: If absent on test day, you get a zero except with paperwork
from Court, Emergency Room, military services.
Deadline to withdraw: June 24th 2013
If you use your phone or a computer in LECTURE ,50 pts will be taken off your exam
If you miss 12 hours of class, you will automatically be dropped from class
Before coming back from an absence, know what happened & be ready for quiz or exam
BEING ABSENT IS NOT AN EXCUSE TO avoid taking an exam or quiz: BE READY
NO offensive language/attitude/behavior is tolerated: if so, you are dropped from class
If you leave your table or lab bench messy, 5 points will be taken off your lab exam
Disinfect lab table w/ detergent before & after use to avoid cross contamination
If you come to class late or leave class early, or take long breaks, you get ½ absence
If planning on an absence, arrange with classmates for update before hand
If for safety reason you need help on campus, call campus police at 713-718-8888
PRINT YOUR NOTES BEFORE COMING TO CLASS, ONE CHAPTER AT A TIME
I WILL BE SHORTENEING THE CHAPTERS A BIT, SO DO NOT PRINT THEM ALL AT ONCE.
I WILL ALWAYS LET YOU KNOW WHEN IT IS READY FOR PRINT
WHENEVER WE ARE DOING LABS, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO OPEN YOUR LAB
BOOK AT THE PAGES WE ARE DOING AND DO YOUR REPORTS AS WE GO THROUGH THE
SEMESTER.
I WILL PICK UP YOUR LAB BOOKS FOR A GRADE DURING WEEK 3 OR 4
YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CHECKING YOUR EMAILS EVERY SINGLE DAY AS I WILL
BE EMAILING YOU REGULARLY. DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT TELLING ME ANY EXCUSE
TENTATIVE CLASS SCHEDULE SUMMER I 2013:
Subject to changes
DATE
TOPICS: LAB AND LECTURE
June 03
Orientation: safety procedures? Syllabus
Chap.1: An Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology/ Exercise 2: Anatomical Terminology
Chap.4: The Tissue Levels of Organization
June 04
Chap. 3: The Cellular Levels of Organization - Finish Chap. 4
Introduction of Exercises 1: The Microscope and Cell begin Tissues, Exercises 4 & Exercise 5
June 05
Chap. 3: The Cellular Levels of Organization
June 06
Tissue slides / Exercises 3, 4 & 5 - Study Cell Model
Chap 5: The integumentary system - Start Chap. 6: Bone Tissue if possible
Microscope, Tissues slides, Skin. Exercise 6
June 10
Lecture Exam 1
(chap 1, 3, 4, 5)
Chap. 7: The Axial Skeleton - Finish Chap. 6
June 11
Chap. 8: The Apendicular Skeleton
June 12
Study bone tissue in slides (use microscope) / Lab: Exercise 6
Chap. 9: ARTICULATION - Finish Chap. 8
Review Bones – Tissues – terminology – cell model – cell division
June 13
Lab Exam 1: (organ systems, microscope, tissues, bones) Exercise 9
Finish chap. 9
June 17
Lecture Exam 2 (chap 6, 7, 8, 9)
Chap. 10: Muscle Tissue
June 18
Chap.11: The Muscular System - Finish Chap. 10
Study muscles models/ Spinal Nerves Exercice 10
June 19
Chap. 12: Neural Tissue - Finish Chap. 11
Study muscle models/ Finish Exercise 7, 8, 9
June 20
Chap. 13: The spinal cord, spinal nerves, & somatic reflexes - Finish Chap. 12
Lab: Spinal Cord & Spinal Nerves. Exercises 10, 12 & 14
June 24
Lecture Exam 3
RESEARCH PAPER DUE
(chap 10, 11)
Chap. 14: The brain & the cranial nerves - Finish Chap. 13
June 25
Finish chap.14 Human Reflexes, study cranial nerves on the brain model
Study all nervous system models in lab / discuss/Finish these Ex. 11, 12 & 14
June 26
Chap. 15: Neural Integration I : Sensory Pathways & the Nervous system
June 27
Finish and review Muscles – Brain – joints – etc. all lab models
Chap. 16: Neural Integration II: The Integration..
ORAL PRESENTATION
Review Muscles – Brain – joints – etc. all lab models
July 1
Lecture Exam 4
(chap 12, 13, 14)
Chap. 17: The special senses
July 2
Lab Exam 2: Muscles, Joints, Nervous System: Brain, spinal cord, nerves, senses
Finish Unfinished lecture - Review
July 3
FINAL EXAM (COMPREHENSIVE = ALL CHAPTERS (1-17) INCLUDED))
July 4
HOLIDAY
GRADES POSTED JULY 7)
I reserve the right to change this schedule to fit the course of lecture & then give you a new copy