PACIFIC COLLEGE OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE
Instructor: Dr. Michael Gillespie
Course No. WS511 (2 Didactic Units; .5 Lab Units; 2.5 Units)
Phone: 917.324.8546
Course Title: Anatomy 1
Email: DrG@healingartscenter.info
Spring 2011
www.healingartscenter.info
PREREQUISITES: Admission to the Acupuncture/Oriental Medicine program, or permission of the
Dean. This course is presented at an introductory level assuming no previous experience in science.
PURPOSE OF THE COURSE:
This course comprehensively presents the human muscular-skeletal system. While the entire system is
covered, particular emphasis is placed on internal areas to avoid when needling and external landmarks
that guide the location of acupuncture points.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES FOR THE STUDENT: Students will learn:
1. Basic structural and functional principles of bones and muscles;
2. Names, locations and functions of all the major bones;
3. Names, locations, origins, insertions and actions of all the major muscles;
4. Palpation of all major bones and muscles on a person;
5. Be able to palpate, locate, and identify on themselves and others surface bones and boney
prominences and muscles.
REQUIRED TEXTS:
Principles of Anatomy and Physiology, Tortora & Derickson 12th Ed.
RECOMMENDED TEXTS: Trail Guide to the Body, Biel
Anatomy Coloring Book
METHODS OF PRESENTATION: Lectures, demonstrations, and practical sessions.
LEVEL OF COMPREHENSION REQUIRED: Basic comprehension of the knowledge’s presented
and the simple ability to palpate the bones and muscles on a person.
APPLICATION: This learning is applied in the practical sessions in class as a basis for hands-on
therapies and point locations taught in other classes.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND EVALUATION:
Attendance (75% required)
P/F
Weekly quizzes
1/3
Midterm Exam
1/3
Final Exam
1/3
*Late arrival for class or after breaks will be counted as 15 minutes (minimum) non-attendance.
The lowest quiz grade will be dropped from the overall point totals.
THERE ARE NO MAKE UPS FOR QUIZZES.
PACIFIC COLLEGE OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE
Instructor: Dr. Michael Gillespie
Course No. WS511 (2 Didactic Units; .5 Lab Units; 2.5 Units)
Phone: 917.324.8546
Course Title: Anatomy 1
Email: DrG@healingartscenter.info
Spring 2011
www.healingartscenter.info
Regular attendance is a requirement for getting the most from your education at Pacific. Students must
attend 75% of the hours scheduled for any given academic course or a grade of “F” is assigned and the
course must be retaken at normal tuition rates. Faculty may establish attendance requirements in excess of
75% with the approval of the Academic Dean. Clinical courses and some academic courses required
100% attendance.
GRADING
A=94-100
C+=77-79
A-=90-93
C=70-76
B+=87-89
B=84-86
B-=80-83
F=69 or lower I=Incomplete
The faculty of Pacific College has adopted the following description of letter grades to supplement the
numerical descriptions of the catalog:
A means outstanding achievement. The student has met more than 90% of the course objectives. An A
grade is only available for the highest, exemplary accomplishments.
B means average performance. Student has met at least 80% of the course objectives. The student may
need some remedial work in order to fully meet the course objectives. Because all course objectives are
important in this curriculum, some remediation, either by focused independent study or tutorial, is
recommended before proceeding to advanced courses.
C is below average and is awarded for marginally satisfactory performance. Student may proceed in
courses for which the course is a prerequisite but remediation is strongly recommended. C should be
considered a warning grade. It is the college's observation that C students are at risk of failure on
comprehensive and state licensure exams.
Pluses and minuses, with the exception of A+ and C-, may now be used to differentiate between letter
grades and are calculated in student GPAs. A+ is not used because the college is on a 4.0 standard with A
equal to 4.0. An A is reserved for the highest standards of accomplishment. C- is not used because C is
the minimum passing grade in the program, therefore, less than a C indicates a failure to achieve a
passing grade and should be awarded an F.
MAKE-UP EXAMS:
Makeup of a missed examination is subject to approval by the faculty member involved. Make-up fees
are applicable. Faculty is under no obligation to excuse a student from an exam and may assign a failing
or lower grade to a missed exam. Students must notify the instructor, at least 72 hours prior, that they
will miss an exam and the reason. If excused, midterm and final exams must be made up one week of the
exam date. The Administration office may administer these exams. (PCOM Catalog Part 2, pg 19)
PACIFIC COLLEGE OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE
Instructor: Dr. Michael Gillespie
Course No. WS511 (2 Didactic Units; .5 Lab Units; 2.5 Units)
Phone: 917.324.8546
Course Title: Anatomy 1
Email: DrG@healingartscenter.info
Spring 2011
www.healingartscenter.info
AUTHORIZATION FOR INCOMPLETE GRADE: Any student seeking authorization for an “I”
must first present a written petition to the Academic Dean. It is the responsibility of the student to bring
pertinent information to the instructor and the Dean and to reach an agreement on the means by which the
remaining course requirements will be satisfied. An incomplete shall not be assigned when the only way
a student can make up the work would be to attend a major portion of the course when the class is next
offered. An ”I” may not be assigned when the student’s GPA is less that 70%. A student receiving an “I”
must make up the specified deficiency and receive a grade by the end of the second week of the next
semester, or the “I” automatically becomes an “F” on the first day of the third week of the term and the
course must be retaken at normal tuition rates. There are no extensions to this policy. It is the student’s
responsibility to ascertain that the instructor has delivered the final grade change to the administration
before the third week of the term begins.
Notes:
PACIFIC COLLEGE OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE
Instructor: Dr. Michael Gillespie
Course No. WS511 (2 Didactic Units; .5 Lab Units; 2.5 Units)
Phone: 917.324.8546
Course Title: Anatomy 1
Email: DrG@healingartscenter.info
Spring 2011
www.healingartscenter.info
COURSE OUTLINE:
WEEK
TOPIC
1
Introduction
Anatomical terms
Bones and Skeletal System
Axial Skeleton Intro
Appendicular Skeleton Intro
2
Quiz 1 (Anatomical Directional Terms, Regions, Quadrants, Cavities, Etc.)
Bones of the Skull, Vertebral Column and Thoracic Cage
3
Quiz 2 (Axial Skeletal System Bones)
Bones of Pectoral (Shoulder) Girdle
Bones of Upper Limb
4
Quiz 3 (Upper Extremity Bones)
Bones of the Pelvic (Hip) Girdle
Bones of the Thigh and Leg
Ankle and Foot Bones
5
Quiz 4 (Lower Extremity Bones)
Joints
6
Quiz 5 (Joints)
Review
7
MIDTERM PRACTICAL & WRITTEN EXAM
8
Muscles and Muscle Tissue
9
Quiz 6 (Muscles and Muscle Tissue)
Muscles of facial expression
Muscles of mastication
10
Quiz 7 (Muscles of Facial Expression and Mastication)
Muscles of Shoulder Girdle
Muscle of Upper Limb
11
Quiz 8 (Muscles of the Shoulder Girdle and Upper Limb)
Muscles of the Neck, Spine and Thorax
12
Quiz 9 (Muscles of the Neck, Spine, and Thorax)
Muscles Crossing the Hip and Knee Joints
PACIFIC COLLEGE OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE
Instructor: Dr. Michael Gillespie
Course No. WS511 (2 Didactic Units; .5 Lab Units; 2.5 Units)
Phone: 917.324.8546
Course Title: Anatomy 1
Email: DrG@healingartscenter.info
Spring 2011
www.healingartscenter.info
13
Quiz 10 (Muscles crossing the Hip and Knee Joints)
Muscles of the Leg
Muscles of Ankle and Foot
Review
14
FINAL PRACTICAL & WRITTEN EXAM