North Seattle Community College
Math & Sciences Division
Course Outline
Division: Math & Sciences
Program/Dept: Zoology
Course Number: BIOL 128
Credits: 5
Variable: No
Course Title: Survey of Human Anatomy and Physiology
Inst. Intent: 11 Academic Transfer
Fee: Yes
CIP:
26 0601
Type: FN Science Lab Fee
Type:
Degree/Certificate Requirement: No
Name of Degree/Certificate Requirement:
Distribution Requirement for AA/AAS: The Natural World: The Living World
Transfer Status to 4-year institution: Yes
If yes, please describe:
Transfers to the University of Washington as ZOOL 118 (5), 119 (1)
Course length: One quarter
Course Contact Hours: 77
Lecture: 33
Lab: 44
Prerequisite: No
Class Size: 32
Clinical:
Other:
-
If yes, please describe:
Required Placement Tests: No
If yes, please describe:
Comments:
Course Description:
An introductory course for non-science majors in the structure and function of the human body.
elementary human anatomy and physiology will be described and illustrated. Course is designed
to establish a basis for the study of clinically related subjects in the paramedical fields.
Course Outcomes/Learning Objectives:
I. Develop an understanding of the basic facts and principles from anatomy and physiology
including normal and some pathological conditions.
II. Develop knowledge of the fundamental anatomical structure of the human body.
III. Understand the essential physiological processes of the human body.
IV. Integrate facts and principles from anatomy and physiology to achieve an understanding of
the daily activities and responses of the healthy human body to maintain homeostasis in its
ever-changing environment.
V. Develop knowledge of medical terminology used to describe body structure and function:
prefixes, suffixes, and roots with emphasis on basic rules, medical vocabulary building,
medical abbreviations, and knowledge of many medical terms relating to the systems of the
body and of medical specialties.
NSCC General Education Outcomes and/or Related Instructional Outcomes (for
technical courses) Met by Course: (list each outcome):
Attitude #2:
Discover the interdisciplinary nature of knowledge.
Outcome #1: Think critically in reading and writing.
A.
Develop the attitudes that support problem solving and the reasoning
process.
B.
Apply thinking skills.
Outcome #4: Assess, evaluate, and apply information from a variety of sources and a variety
of contexts.
Outcome #10: Identify and understand fundamental concepts of the physical and life sciences
and the effects that the uses of these concepts and resulting technologies have
on the individual, on society, and on the biosphere.
A.
Understand the working principles with which we build models in the
physical and life sciences.
Topical Outline and/or Major Divisions:
I.
Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
A.
Definition of terms
B.
Terms of location and position
C.
Fundamental body planes
D.
Properties and characteristics of living matter
E.
The cell, tissues, membranes, glands, organs, and systems
F.
The skin
II.
The Skeletal System
A.
Introduction
B.
Function of bones and the skeletal system
C.
Formation and structure of bones
D.
Divisions of the skeleton and bone components
E.
Articulations of joints - types and functions
F.
Types of movements
III.
The Muscular System
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
XI.
A.
Types of muscles
B.
Function of muscles
C.
Characteristics of muscle tissue
D.
Muscular action and motion
E.
Primary muscle groups
The Digestive System
A.
Nutritional foodstuffs
B.
Divisions of the alimentary canal
C.
Accessory organs of digestion
D.
Alimentary tract, digestion -mechanical and chemical
The Circulatory System
A.
Introduction
B.
Organs in blood-vascular system
C.
Lymphatic system
D.
Formed elements-blood cells
E.
Plasma and constituents
F.
Antigens, antibodies, and blood types
G.
Tissue fluid and lymph
The Respiratory System
A.
Components
B.
Mechanism for breathing
C.
Functions of upper and lower respiratory tracts
D.
Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide
E.
Lung diseases and breathing problems
The Urinary System
A.
Organs
B.
Formation of urine
C.
Kidney function - evaluation of
D.
Channels of excretion
The Reproductive System
A.
Male and female reproductive organs
B.
Sequence of events in reproduction
The Endocrine System
A.
General endocrine concepts
B.
Glands, hormones and normal functions
C.
Hyposecretion and hypersecretion
The Nervous Systems
A.
Basic elements
B.
Divisions
C.
Structural division of CNS and PNS
D.
Functions
The Sense Organs
A.
Special Sensory Systems
B.
Hearing and equilibrium
C.
Vision
D.
Smell
E.
Taste
F.
Proprioception
Course Requirements (Expectations of Students)
Participate in class and lab activities. Complete assigned work and take scheduled exams and
quizzes. Complete lab work satisfactorily. Includes partner evaluation for lab component.
Methods of Assessment/Evaluation:
1.
Exams
2.
Lab work
3.
Participation
4.
Special projects
Required Text(s) and/or Materials:
To be selected by instructor
Supplemental Text(s) and/or Materials:
Handouts as provided by instructor
Outline Developed by:
Betty Jane Wills
Date: February 1, 1988
Revised by:
Teresa Tipton
Date: August 1, 1996
Revised by:
Course number changed
Formally ZOO 128
Date: Fall 2000