SYLLABUS: FALL 2012
BIOL 2401 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I
HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM
Name: ________________________
Course Title:
Instructor:
Email Address
Lect. hours:
Lab. hours:
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HCCs website:
BIOL. 2401 – 0009 (76420) - 4 Credit Hours - PREREQUISITE = BIOL 1406
Savannah E. Zinebi, Ph.D.
savannah.zinebi@hccs.edu (emergency only: savannazinebi@yahoo.com)
Tuesdays:
5:30 - 8:30 Lab in Room 312 LHSB
Thursdays: 5:30 - 8:30 Lect. 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.
Course
Description:
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 NOVEMBER. 2nd
Tutoring:
Withdrawal
Lab book: Human Anatomy & Physiology I BIOL 2401 Lab Manual, 4th Edition Eds. JohnsonMurray, J. and J. Wagle (white cover)
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.
Help Lines: when absent, call these classmates for update & come prepared (= take Responsibility)
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Email
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TESTING
FOUR LECT. EXAMS will be given, each worth 100 points. The questions will be primarily multiple
choices, but will include some true or false, fill in the blank, figures identification, and 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 week of the semester. If late, you get a zero. Make sure you bring your
pencil and your scantrons with you every lecture class day.
TWO LAB EXAMS will be given, each worth 100 points, for 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 word 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
LAB QUIZZES will be given during lab sessions & will cover what you learned in the lab
FINAL EXAM: is comprehensive (all chapters included), made of 200 questions and is worth 200 points.
No one can skip the final exam, if you do you get a zero
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 and will be averaged in with your other
grades when the final grade is calculated. You can’t drop any lab exam grade: they all count.
RESEARCH PROJECT:
You will be writing and presenting a research project (in groups of 2 students only) on health issues
like cancer, Liver cirrhosis, DNA technology, euthanasia, alcoholism, drug addiction etc. You will
write a 4-6 pages report with an extra pages for bibliography to support your writing & the outline.
Then you will make a PowerPoint to present your research before your classmates. This research
paper is as important as any lecture exam (worth 100 pts). You will get the project on the 3rd week
of the semester. 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 given on week 2.
HOW DO I CALCULATE MY GRADE AVERAGE?
4 lect. exams 100 pts each (drop lowest)
300 pts
1 Final lecture exam:
200 pts
2 lab exams 100 pts each (both count)
200 pts
10 -12 lab quizzes: drop 2 & average the rest
100 pts
15 lecture Quizzes: drop 3 & average the rest
100 pts
Written Research project
100 pts
Mastering biology online
14 pts
16 Homework (For every homework you do, you have 1 extra pt)
16 pts
FINAL GRADE:
= (1030) / 12
GRADING SCALE: 90-100=A / 80-89= B / 70-79=C / 60-69=D / 0-59=F
HOMEWORKS AND MASTERING A&P:
All homework assignments (16 pts) given to you by the instructor must be turned in (TYPED) one
by one. When? Before lecture on a chapter is started, the homework on that chapter must be
turned in. To be safe, always turn in 2 homework assignments in advance. Example: turn in HW 7
when we start chapter 6.
If you do the assignments on the book website, you get up to 14 pts (add to final lecture Exam)
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:
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 Central College, Room LHSB 106, phone #: 713-718-6164
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT TAKING THIS COURSE
1. The textbook and lab manual are required (= MUST have): buy them used
2. Full class attendance is required. STUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYTHING COVERED
DURING THEIR ABSENCE. If you decide to stop attending class it is your responsibility to let me
know before you withdraw. The last day to withdraw is NOVEMBER 2nd 2012
3. To avoid disruption in the classroom, all phones must be set on the silent mode or turned off
during the class period. If a cell phone goes off, you lose 5pts. If you are seen using a cell
phone or any other electron device during an exam, you will not be allowed to complete the
exam. (Certain students with documented disabilities may be exempt from this rule.)
4. No one other than students enrolled in the class are allowed in any classroom.
5. Eating, drinking, or smoking is NOT allowed in the laboratory.
6. You must read the laboratory safety rules before doing any of the lab exercises.
7. The laboratory safety release form must be signed during the first lab session you attend. If you
do not sign the release form, none of your test papers will be returned to you.
8. Dissection of preserved animals is required in the following courses: BIOL 1407, 1314, 2401
and 2402. You may be excused from dissection if you have a letter from your doctor declaring
that you are unable to handle dissection specimens. I strongly suggest that if you are pregnant,
you seek the advice of your physician before participating in dissection.
9. Grades will not be posted publicly at any time during midterm and at the end of the semester;
they will be posted on HCC website.
10. CHEATING IS NOT PERMITTED. This means the only source of information that you may use
during an exam is your own brain! If cheating occurs, the student will receive a zero for the
exam or a grade of “F” in the course.
11. Students who require reasonable accommodations for disabilities are encouraged to report
to Room 106 LHSB, or call 713.718.6164 to make necessary arrangements. Instructors are
only authorized to provide accommodations requested by the Disability Support Services Office.
THINGS YOU SHOULD DO after YOU RECEIVE THIS SYLLABUS:
Read the syllabus in its entirety & Ask any questions you might have about it
Access your HCCS email account. This is an account you have automatically as a
registered student at HCCS. Go to www.hccs.edu, click on “For Students”, then “Student
Email”. This will take you to a place where you can find out about your User ID and
Password. HCCS will be using this email account to send you important information about
registration, financial aid, etc.
Investigate the various sites on HCCs websites that are there to help you study for the
course: Quizzes, Interactive Sites, and Lab Study Pages. Try some of the interactions out to
see if you think they will be helpful. There is probably more on the site than you could
actually ever use, so try to choose those things that you think will help you succeed.
THERE IS NO DISCUSSION ON THE FOLLOWING RULES
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Written project must be turned in on Thursday of week 12 (projects given week 2)
Oral presentation will be given on Thursday of week 13 If time permits
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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.
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Deadline to withdraw: November 2nd
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Every time a chapter is finished, a quiz is given the next lecture session
You must have a scantron (form 882-E) + pencil at all times
If you use your phone in class, 50 points off. If you talk during lecture, 5pts off
YOU CANNOT USE your computer during class time, if so 10 points off final 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
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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
FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE: CHECK THIS WEBSITE
http://www.hccs.edu/hcc/System%20Home/Departments/Admissions_and_Registration/Calendars/
2011-2012%20Calendars/Final%20Exam-Spring%202012.pdf
TENTATIVE CLASS SCHEDULE FALL 2012:
Subject to changes
DATE TOPICS: LAB & LECTURE
Aug. 28
Orientation: safety procedures? Syllabus
Chap.1: An Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology
Aug. 30
Finish Chap 1 / Chap.4: The Tissue Levels of Organization /
Ex. 2
Sept. 04
Ex 4 & 5
Sept. 06
Introduction of Exercises 1: The Microscope and Cell begin Tissues,
Chap. 3: The Cellular Levels of Organization/ (30 min lect)
Chap. 6: Bone Tissue, Finish chap. 3
Sept. 11
Tissue slides / (30- min lect)
Sept. 13
Sept. 18
Sept. 20
Sept. 25
Sept. 27
Oct. 02
Oct. 04
Oct. 09
Oct. 11
Oct. 16
Oct. 18
Oct. 23
Oct. 25
Oct. 30
Nov. 01
Nov. 06
Nov. 08
Ex. 3, 4 &5
Tissue slides and finish
Finish Chap 6: Bone Tissue
Microscope, Tissues, Skin. / (30- min lect)
Lecture Exam 1
(chap 1, 3, 4, 5) / Chap. 7: The Axial Skeleton
Bone slides, lab exercise / (30- min lect)
Finish Chap. 7 / Chap. 8: The Skeletal System
Ex. 6
Study bone tissue in slides (use microscope) / (30- min lect)
Finish Chap. 8: The Apendicular Skeleton / Chap. 9: ARTICULATION
Ex. 6
Study bone / joints models / Review for lab exam /finish
Chap. 10: The muscular tissue, Finish chap. 9
Ex. 6
Lab Exam 1: (organ systems, microscope, tissues, bones)
Ex. 9 , 10
Lecture Exam 2 (chap 6, 7, 8, 9) / finish Chap. 10: The Muscular Tissue
Ex. 7 , 8 & 9
Study muscles models/ Spinal Nerves
Chap. 11: Muscular System
Ex. 7, 8, 9
Study muscle models/ Finish
Chap. 12: Neural Tissue
LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW
Ex. 10, 12 & 14
Lab: Spinal Cord & Spinal Nerves. / (30- min lect)
Lecture Exam 3
(chap 10, 11) /Chap. 13: Spinal Cord , spinal nerves, & reflexes
Nov. 13
Nov. 15
Nov. 20
Nov. 22
Human Reflexes, study cranial nerves on the brain model/ (30min Lect)
Nov. 27
Nov. 29
Finish and review lab models / start Chap. 15: Neural Integration I : Sensory Pathways & th
Dec. 04
Dec. 06
Chap. 16: Neural Integration II: The Autonomic Nervous System Students present chap 17
Chap. 14: The brain & the cranial nerves
RESEARCH PAPER DUE
Finish chap.14/ Study all nervous system models in lab / discuss/Finish these Ex. 11, 12 & 14
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS
Lecture Exam 4
(chap 12, 13, 14)
Dec. 11
Lab Exam 2: Muscles, Joints, Nervous System: Brain, spinal cord, nerves, senses
FINAL EXAM 5:30pm (COMPREHENSIVE=CHAPTERS 1 through 17)
Dec. 13
OPEN for any change if needed (ex. Lab exam 2)
Dec. 15
GRADES POSTED
I reserve the right to change this schedule to fit the course of lecture & then give you a new copy